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PENNSYLVANIA 



GENEALOGIES; 



SGOTCH-IRISH and GERMAN. 



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WILLIAM HENRY EGLE, M. D., M. A. 




HAREISBURG : 

Lane S. Hart, Printer and Binder. 

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PREFATORY. 



This volume is the author's contribution to the Genealogy of his 
native State. It is the result of years of conscientious labor in this 
neglected field of our State History, and comprises only a portion of 
the material which he has gathered. On the reception of this vol- 
ume, with its limited edition, will depend, in a measure, whether 
another volume shall follow. In this brief prefatory note, he takes 
the occasion to acknowledge his especial obligations to James H. 
Shields, of Chicago, Eliot McCormick, of New York, Bucher 
A'iRES, of Philadelphia, John Blair Linn, of Bellefonte, Isaac 
Craig, of Allegheny City, James B, Lyon, of Pittsburgh, and 
A. Boyd Hamilton, of Harrisburg, for very valuable assistance. 

Harrisburg, Penn'a, February i, 1886. 



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Ainsworth and Andrews. 5 

SamueV) b. Januafj 28, 1802; m. Februaiy 3, 1831, Mar- 
G^ARET Eamsey, and had issue (surname Andrews) : 

i. Mary -Eliza, h.YQhrwaxy 19, 1832; m. October 18, 1849, 
Rev. Patterson Reece, d. January 23, 1855, and had 
Patter son- A n dreios . 
ii. Hugh, b. March 16, 1834 ; a lawyer of Jonesboro', Illinois. 
in. James-Bamsey, b. May 25, 1836; m. Alice Hagenbach. 
iv. John, b. December 15, 1837. 
V. Elizabeth-Agnes, b. March 9, 1840; m. Rev. James T. 

Pollock. 
vi. George- Washington, b. February 22, 1842; a lawyer of 

Murfreesboro', Illinois. 
vii, ;Sar«/i-JE'ZZen, b. January 14, 1844. 
via. Anna-Isabella, b. August 8, 1846. 
ix. William-Chalmers, b. August 13, 1850 ; d. August 17, 1866. 
X. Margaret-Effie, b. August 25, 1852. 

XII. James Andrews, * (Elizabeth, ^ John,^ Samuel) b. 
November 26, 1805 ; m. November 20, 1827, Mary Cornelia 
Yan Cleve, b. December 2, 1807. They had issue (surname 
Andrews) : 

i. Benjamin-Van Cleve, b. September 5, 1828; m. Samantha 

Bucher. 
ii. America, b. April 8, 1835. 
iii. Franklin- Morrow, b. August 22, 1838; m. Mary Eloisa 

Price. 
iv. John-Van Cleve, h. May 5, 1842. 
V. Samuel-Dover, b. October 11, 1844. 
vi. Laura-N., b. April 8, 1849. 

XIII. Eliza Andrews, * (Elizabeth, ^ John,^ Samuel,^) b. 
December 17, 1807; d. Februaiy 4, 1860, at Xeuia, Ohio; m. 
Al>jxander Stephen. They had issue (surname Stephen) : 

i. Elizabeth-Ann, m. Loomis. 

ii. Ifancy'-Jn.ne, m. Williams. 

iii. Hugh-Andrews, m. Artemisia 



iv. Eloise- Margaret, m. Luther Haines. 
V. Charles- Alexander, m. Mary Lester. 

vi. John-Ainsworth, m. Harriet Galbraith. 

vii. Martha-Isabella, m. ■■ — Dunn. 

via. George- Washington. 

ix. Eleanora. 

XIV. Hugh Andrews, 4 (Elizabeth, 3 John, ^ Samuel, i) b. 



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Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



September 2, 1810 ; d. March, 1862 ; ra., Januarj^ 18, 1831, 
Phcebe Cook, b. March, 1810. They had issue (surname 
Andrews) : 

i. Angelina, b. Jan. 7, 183.3; m, Jan. 18, 1855, Levi Kirby. 
n. Abraham, b. July 12, 1835 ; m. Dec. 30, 1855, Jane Pearson. 

Hi. Samuel, b. Jan. 10, 1841 ; m. Hollingshead. 

iv. Eleanora, b. May 7, 1846; m. John Cochran. 
V. Joseph-Wilbur, b. Dec. 4, 1848. 
vi. Eliza, \). Oct. 11, 1851. 




Allen of Hanover. 



ALLEN OF HANOVER. 



1. William Allen,' b. in Scotland ; left his native coun- 
try on account of religious persecution, and settled in the 
Province of Ulster, Ireland. Whether he came to America 
cannot now be determined. He had, among other children, 
two sons : 

2. i. William^ b. February. 1709 ; m. Elizabeth . 

3. ii. Joseph. 

II. William Allen, ^ (William, i) b. February, 1709, in 
county Antrim, Ireland; d. Decemoer 26, 1784. He came to 
America about 1730. and settled in Hanover township, Lan- 
caster, now Dauphin county. Pa. His name appears on all the 
early Provincial tax lists, and in 1777 took the oath of alle- 
giance. His wife, Elizabeth, b. March, 1705 ; d. May 3, 1800. 
They had issue, all b. in Hanover: ~ . 

i' John. 

ii. Sarah, m. James Dixon. 
Hi. Jean., m. John Sawyer. 
iv. Elizabeth., m. Samuel Mann. 

V. Mavy^m. John Snodgrass. 

4. vi. Samnel, m. Rebecca Smith. 

5. vii. William, h.nH; m. Rebecca Green. 

III. Joseph Allen, ^ (William, i) arrived in the Province 
of Pennsylvania about the year of his brother's coming (1730) 
and died soon after in Philadelphia ; m. in Ireland, and had 
issue : 

6. i. Joseph, m. Jane Riddle. 

lY. Samuel Allen, ^ (William, ^ William, i ) b. in the county 
Antrim, Ireland, and died prior to 1788 ; m., by Rev. John 
Roan, of Deny church, Rebecca Smith. Samuel Allen's 
name appears on the petition against the division of Hanover 
township, February, 1769, and also on the Provincial assess- 
ment lists. They had issue, all born in Hanover : 



8 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

I. Mary., b. September 9, 1765 ; d. March 10, 1806 ; m. Captain 
John Barnett. (see Barneit record.) 
7. il. William, h.Mny 16, 1761 ; m. Nancy Ainsworih. 
in. Robert, h. July 14, 1769. 

iv. EUzaheth, b. July 20, 1771; m. October, 1792, by Rev. J. 
Snodgrnss, David Strain, and had William, James, ax\A 
a daughter, who married Samuel Hiser. 
V. David, b. 1773; m. Price, of Barren county, Ken- 
tucky, where be lived and died. 
vi. Samuel, b. 1776. 

Y. William Allen, ^ (William, ^ William, i) b. 1744; d. 
October 16, 1794. He was a lieutenant in Colonel Green's 
battalion, Eevolutionary army, and was wounded in the arm 
at the battle of White Plains, and taken prisoner. He was 
accidentally killed at a cider-press, and buried in old Hanover 
churcliyard. Colonel Allen m., in 1780, Eebecca Geeen, 
daughter of Colonel Timothy Green. After his death his 
children were sent to school at Litiz and Philadelphia. Mrs. 
Allen remained a widow some years, and then married Moses 
Barnett. She died July 30, 1837. Colonel Allen's children 
were : 

i.. Elizahetk, (1st,) b. 1781: d. 1786. 

a. Effy, b. October 19, 1783 ; d. January 25, 1811 ; m., Febru- 
ary 16, 1804, by Rev. James Snodgrass, Robert Rogers, 
and had Rebecca, b. May 1, 1805, m. Thomas Mitchell 
McCormick; ^adrew;, b. 1806, d. 1845; Williajn Allen, h. 
1808, d. 1851 ; was judge of the courts at Springfield, O. ; 
and Robert-Henderson, b. June 25, 1811. 
Hi. William, h. 1785; d.in Philadelphia,by accidental poison- 
ing. 
iv. Elizabeth, (2d,) b. April 16, 1789; bap. July 26. 1789; m., 
March 13, 1813, Joseph Barnett, of Hanover, [see Barnett 
record-) 

V. Timothy-Green, b. June, 1791 ; bap. July 11, 1791. In the 
war of 1812, he and his cousin, Joseph Barnett, enlisted 
in the Chambersburg Union Volunteers, Captain Mc- 
Clintock. He was taken ill on the march to Buffalo, 
Kew York, and died at an inn, seven miles from that 
town, on the 12th of December, 1812. In 1867, Isaac 
Moorhead, of Erie, had his remains removed to Penn- 
sylvania and placed beside those of his mother. 

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this countr}^ when a boy by his father, who died iu Philadelphia. 
Settled on the Manady, in Hanover township, and d. March 24, 
1817. Joseph Allen signed the petition against the division of 
Hanover township in 1769. His name is on the Provincial as- 
sessment lists. He was a contributor and member of old Han- 
over church, where he and his wife were buried. He m. Jane 
EiDDLE, daughter of James and Janett Eicldle of Hanover, b. 
1729, d. January 6, 1804. They had issue: 

James, m. Elizabeth Painter. 

Jane^ d. in infancy. 

Joseph., b. Jan. 25, 1768 ; m. Eleanor McEwen. 

Margaret, m. March 25, 1790, by Rev. J. Snodgrass, Charles 

Brown ; settled in Miami county, Ohio, about 1800, and 

had three sons and four daughters. 
John, m. Hannah Sawyer. 
Robert, m. Nancy McISTamara. 
Tristram, d. July 8, 1817 ; buried at Hanover church. 

VII. William Allen, ^ (Sam ael,^ William, i) b. iu Hanover 
May 16, 1767; d. Nov. 14, 1844 ; m. March 18, 1790, by Eev, 
J. Snodgrass, Nancy Ainsvtokth, daughter of John Ains- 
worth and Margaret Mayes, b. Jan. 8, 1767; d. Jan. 2, 1845. 
Their children, all born in Hanover, were : 

12. i. Samuel, b. 1791; m. Eleanor Brown. 

ii. Margaret, b. 1794; m. John Mahargue ; lived and died in 

Halifax, Dauphin county, Pa. 
Hi. Rebecca, b. July 24, 1796; m. Dec. 15, 1816, by Rev. J. 

Snodgrass, David Espy, [see Espy record.) 
iv. iV^ancy, b. Aug. 10,1799; m. Samuel Todd, {see Tocldrecord.) 
V. Mary, (Polly,) b. 1802 ; d. in Hanover July 4, 1822. 
vi. Sally, b. 1803; m. George W. Dumars; d. Sept. 15, 1869, 

near Tivoli, Peoria county, HI. 

13. vii. William, b. March 1, 1809 ; m. Mary Albright. 

VIII. James Allen,* (Joseph, ^ Joseph, 2 William, i) m. 
Elizabeth Painter, who died in 1818. They had issue, all 
born in Hanover: 

i. Joseph, moved to Illinois in 1829. 
ii. John, d. near Linglestown in 1878. 
Hi. Thomas, moved to Iowa. 
iv. James, moved to Iowa. 

V. Mary, d. at 14 years of age. 
vi. Jane, d. at 24 years of age. 
vii. Eleanor, moved to Iowa. 



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IX. Joseph Allen, ^ (Joseph, ^ Joseph, ^ William, i) b. in 
Hanover, Jan. 25, 1768 ; d. Oct. 1, 1839 ; m. May 6, 1794, by 
Rev. James Snodgrass, Eleanor McEwen, b. Sep. 12, 1769 ; 
d. Feb. 1, 1834; both buried in Hanover grave-yard. Major 
Joseph Allen was a prominent citizen of Hanover township, 
and a contributor and a member of old Hanover church from 
1795 until his death. Their children, all born in Hanover, 
were: 

i. Jane (1st), b. July 22, 1795 ; d. May 3, 1803. 

a. John, b. March 5, 1797 ; merchant in Harrisburg, and 
moved tlience to Springfield, 111. ; m. Mary llarasey, and 
d. 1874, leaving three sons and three daughters. 

14. Hi. Joseph., b. Nov. 10, 1798; m. Mary Kiider. 

iv. Eleanor, h. Sept. 27, 1800; d. Sept., 1873; m. James B. 
Oliver, of West Newton, Westmoreland county, Pa. 

15. V. Robert, b. May 7, 1803; m. Eleanor Bueher. 

VI. Mary -Elizabeth (1st), b. Nov. 5, 1805; died in infancy. 

vii. Margaret, b. -June 24, 1809 ; d. 1881, in Blair county. Pa. 

via. Jane (2d), b. July 27, 1812. 
ix. Mary-Elizabeth (2d), b. Oct. 6, 1814 ; m. Oct. 27, 1842, b" 
Rev. Jas. Snodgrass, the Rev. A. K. Bell, D.D., of Blair 
county, Pa., and liad five children, viz: Mary, b. in 
Hollidaysburg, and m. Rev. A. Wilson of Rocliester, 
Pa. ; Robert- Allen, d. early in youtli ; Ellen-Allen, b. in 
Logan's Valley, Feb. 15, 1848, and m. Calvin Roller, M. 
D., of Hollidaysburg; Martin, b. in Logan's Valley, 
Sept. 30, 1849, attorney at law, Hollidaysburg, and m. 
Irene Lemon ; Bavid, d. in infancy. 

X. John Allen, ^ (Joseph, ^ Joseph, ^ William, i) b. in Han- 
over township ; m. Feb., 1780, Hannah Sawyer of Derry 
township in now Dauphin county. Pa., who died 1818, and 
buried in Hanover graveyard. John Allen moved to Frank- 
lin, Warren county, Ohio, about 1823, and d. 1837. From 
thence the family moved to Covington, Fountain county, In- 
diana, where many of his descendants now reside. They had 
issue, all born in Hanover township : 

i. John, m. 1836, Sarah Pressley of Franklin, Warren county, 
O., and d. March 9, 1874, leaving Hannah, Mary J., Al- 
bert, Charles, and Lee. 

ii. Joseph, m. Nov. 18, 1841, Mary J. McFadden of Wayne 
county, Ind., leaving: 



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16. 1. James L., b. May 24, 1845. 

2. Frank. 

3. Viola. 

in. Nancy, m. C. S. Vickers ; d. 1867. 
iv. Jane, h. 1801 ; d. Aug. 27, 1812. 

V. Margaret, m. John B. Grain of Warren county, O.; d. 1858. 
vi. Sarah, m. Wm. V. Dubois of Warren county, O. : d. in 
Covington, Ind., 1882. 

XL Robert Allen/ (Joseph, ^ Joseph, ^ William, i) m, 
Nakcy McNamara, and iu 1822 moved from Hanover to 
Frankstown, on the Juniata, where he died in 1830. They 
had issue: 

i. Anna-Jane, d. in Frankstown, 1832. 
n. Margaret, d. in Hollidaysburg, 1878. 
in. Sarah, d. in Altoona, 1874. 
iv. Joseph, d. in Ohio. 
V. Robert, lives in Hastiugs-on-Hudson. 

XII. Samuel Allen, ^ (William,* Samuel, ^ William, ^ Wil- 
liam,!) b. in Hanover in 1791; bap. Feb. 3, 1792 ; d. Jan. 23, 
1863, in Three Rivers, Mich. ; m. 1822, Eleanor Brown, who 
d. Nov. 23, 1859. They had issue : 

i. Nancy-Jane, b. 1823; m. Elias E. Millman of Three 
Rivers, Mich, 

a. Mary, b. 1825 ; na. Joseph W. Marshall of Bellefonte, Pa. 
Hi. William, b. 1827; m. Sally McKee of Vincennes, Ind., 
and had Williarn- Archibald, Anna-Mary, Ella, and 
Samuel-Brown, 
iv. Samuel-Brown, b. 1830 ; m. Elizabeth Smith, of Franklin 
county, Ohio, and had Nellie, Bumney, and William- 
Smith. 

V. Sally-Margaret, b. 1832. 

XIII. William Allen, ^ (William,* Samuel, ^ William,^ 
William,!) b. March 1, 1809 ; m. Mary Albright, and d. in 
Hanover, 1380. They had issue: 

i. William, 
ii. Mary-Jane. 
Hi. Rebecca-Emerson. 
iv. John-Marshall. 

XI Y. Joseph Allen, ^ (Joseph, ^ Joseph,^ Joseph, ^ Wil- 
liam, i) bom in Hanover, November 10, 1798; d. in Washing- 



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ton county, Iowa, November 23, 1869 ; m. Maey Kridee, of 
Selinsgrove, Snyder county, Pennsylvania, who was b. in 1808, 
and d. January 18, 1879. Tl^ey moved to then Iowa Terri- 
tory, near Burlington, November 10, 1841. They had issue : 

i. Ellen M., b. February 5, 1837; m., September 20, 1863, J. 

B. Goble. of Cass county, Michigan. 
ii. Mary E., b. N'ovember 20, 1838 ; d. early. 
m. JRohert, b. December 4,1840; d. February 6, 1862, in the 

War of the Rebellion. 
iv. John G.. b. September 29, 1844 ; d. May 20, 1863, in the War 

of the Rebellion. 
V. Joseph, b. March 4. 1846 ; m., July 3, 1877, Eva Craig, and 

lives near Riverside, Washington county, Iowa. 
vi. Mary C, b. February 26, 1850 ; m., March 5, 1876, D. W. 
Ott, of Riverside, Washington county, Iowa. 

XV. Egbert Allen; ^ (Joseph, * Joseph, ^ Joseph, ^ Wil- 
liam,!) b. in Hanover, May 7, 1803 ; d. July 29, 1872, and is 
buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia ; m. January 21, 
1830, Eleanor Bucher, daughter of Jacob Bucher, of Harris- 
burg, Pa. {see Bucher record.) Robert Allen commenced mer- 
chandising in Harrisburg, but changed his residence to Phila- 
delphia in 1828, where he became a wholesale merchant and 
manufacturer. He was prominent in politics and in the 
church, and held numerous public and responsible positions, 
as bank director, railroad director, and commissioner of the old 
Richmond district before consolidation in 1854. They had 
one daughter, Susan- Bucher^ b. May 21, 1832. 

XVI. James L. Allen, ^ (Joseph,^ Joseph, ^ Joseph, 2 Wil- 
liam, i) b. May 24, 1845, in Covington, Indiana; m., November 
7, 1866, Louisa Campbell, daughter of Abram Campbell, of 
Fountain county, Indiana. Clerk of the Circuit and Common 
Pleas Courts of Fountain county, to which he was elected 
consecutive terms. His children are Grace. Joseph, Wilbur, 
Helen, James L., and Russell C. 



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Alricks Family, 13 



ALRICKS FAMILY. 



I. On the 19th of December, 1656, Jacob Alricks, son of 
Claes Alricks, bom in 1603, at Amsterdam, was appointed in 
Holland, by the Burgomasters and Council of the city of Am- 
sterdam, Governor of that city's colony on the Delaware. He 
sailed from the Texel on the 25th of the same month, in the 
ship Printz Maurits, and reached the American coast on the 
8th of March following. The vessel was wrecked on Long 
Island, but, fortunately, every man was saved, as well as their 
baggage, the vessel being merely stranded. He, subsequently, 
through the kindness of some natives, reached Manhattan 
Island (jSTew York). On the 16th of April, he sailed in the 
ship Bever from the harbor of New Amsterdam, and arrived at 
Fort New Amstel, on the Delaware, five days after. He at once 
assumed command, and sent forward, by the first opportunity, a 
full report of the condition of the Dutch Colony on the Delaware. 
His position was far from an easy one. Not only the Swedes, 
who had been the first settlers, and whose conquest had been 
made by the Dutch under Stuveysant, Grovernor of all the 
New Netherlands, bat the English, as also the Maryland col- 
onists, gave him considerable concern. Besides, the Dutch 
themselves were more or less dissatisfied on account of the fail- 
ure of the crops for several years in succession, and this 
operated in retarding emigration. By direction of the com- 
missioners, he made treaties with the Indians for lands, pre- 
pared a map of the country, and employed his utmost exertions 
to promote trade on the Delaware. On the 30th of December, 
1659, aged fifty-six years. Governor Jacob Alricks died at New 
Amstel. His papers and property were sequestrated by his 
successor, Governor D'Hinayossa, but Govern or- General Stu- 
veysant ordered their release "on pain of disgrace." Jacob 
Alricks left no issue. 



14 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

II. PiETER Alricks, SOU of Pieter Alricks, and cousin of 
Jacob Alricks, had been sent, in 1658, by the Dutch Govern- 
ment, with instructions for New Netherlands, and, more than 
probable, with the intention, of remaining in the new country. 
In March, 1659, we find him carrying on trade in the "Hore- 
Kihl." In January, 1660, D'Hinayossa appointed him com- 
mander there. On the 6th of September, 1664, New Amster- 
dam was captured by the English, and Governor-General 
Stuveysant expelled. Thirteen days after. Sir Robert Can- 
appeared on the Delaware, and in a fortnight thereafter took 
the Dutch forts. The estate of Pieter Alricks was confiscated ; 
but some years afterward the Dutch again obtained possession 
not only of the banks of the Delaware, but also of Fort Amster- 
dam, now New York city, and held possession until the Eng- 
lish Governor, Andross, arrived, and then the annals inform 
us: "Nov. 10, 1674, Fort Amsterdam, New York, was this 
day surrendered to Governor Andross, and all the magistrates 
in of&ce at the time of the Dutch comng here to be re-instated 
for the Delaware river, except Pieter Alricks, he having prof- 
fered himself to the Dutch at their first coming, of his own 
motion, and acted very violent as their chief officer ever since." 
Commissary Alricks subsequently swore fidelity to the Eng- 
lish, and continued his trade on the South river. In August, 
1672, he was appointed bailiff for New Castle, on the Dela- 
ware ; in October, 1677, commissioned one of its justices, and 
re-commissioned June 7, 1680, being one of the justices in 
commission when the Proprietary Government was formed. 
He was a member of the first Assembly of the Province, 1682 
and 1683, and from 1685 to 1689 served as one of the Pro- 
vincial Coancillors. In 1685, William Penn bought out the 
title of the Indians in a large body of land lying between 
Philadelphia and Wilmington, extending back from the Dela- 
ware river as far as a man "can ride in two days with a horse." 
The first witness to this Indian deed is Pieter Alricks. He was 
commissioned one of the justices of the peace for the Lower 
Counties, April 13, 1690, and again May 2, 1693. On the 2d 
of September, 1690, he was also appointed a judge of the 
Provincial Court, serving until 1693. He probably died about 



Alrichs Family. 15 

that period. From him for two generations it has been found 
difficult to trace the full descent, save that a son of Pieter last 
named was probably named Pieter, and his son Wessels, or 
Weselius Alricks. The latter was born in Delaware, after- 
ward removed to Philadelphia, where he became quite prom- 
inent in Provincial affairs, and held several important offices. 
He died there, leaving a son : 

3. i. Hermanus, b. about 1730. 

III. Hekmanus Aleicks^, (Wessels, 3 Pieter, ^ Pieter, i) b. 
about 1730, in Philadelphia; d. December 14, 1772, in Car- 
lisle, Cumberland county. He resided some years in his na- 
tive city, but afterwards settled in Cumberland county. He 
was chosen the first member of the General Assembly from 
that county, and was commissioned prothonotary, etc., of Cum- 
berland, and also a justice of the peace. Until his death, he 
was a man of mark and influence in the valley west of the 
Susquehanna. Hermanus Alricks was twice married, for we 
find by the Administration book F, p. 822, at Philadelphia, 
that letters of administration were granted to Hermanus Al- 
ricks of Cumberland county, on the estate of Sarah Alricks, 
June 19, 1750, he being designated as her husband. There 
was probably no issue. He m. secondly, Ann West, b. 1783, 
in the north of Ireland; d. November 21, 1791, in Donegal 
township, Lancaster county, and is buried in the old church 
graveyard there. They had issue: 

i. William, b. 1758. 

4. ii. Ann, b. October 7, 1760; m. Alexander Boggs. 
Hi. Hermanns, b. 1762. 

iv. West, b. 1765. 

5. V. James, b. December 2, 1769; m. Martha Hamilton. 

Mrs. Alricks subsequently married Col. Alexander Lowre}^* 
of Donegal, and by him there was issue (surname Lowrey) : 

i. Fannie, b. Feb. 1, 1775 ; m. Samuel Evans. 

* Alexander Lowrey, the son of Lazarus Lowrey, was born in 
the north of Ireland, in December, 1727. His parents, with several 
elder children, came to America in 1729, and settled in Donegal town- 
ship, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. His father became an Indian 
trader, which occupation Alexander entered about 1748, in partner- 



16 Pennsylvania Oeneilogies. 

IV. Ann ALRiCKS,s(Hermanus,^ Wessels, ^ Pieter, ^ Pieter/) 
b. October?, 1760, in Cumberland county, Penn'a; cl. September 
20, 1847, in Donegal township, Lancaster county, Penn'a; m. 
Alexander Boggs, b. October 7, 1755, in Donegal township, 
Lancaster county, Penn'a ; d. March 30, 1839 ; and with his 
wife are interred in Old Donegal church graveyard. They 
had issue : 

^. Andrew^ m., 1810, Eliza Cook, daughter of David Cook; 

removed to Hagerstown, Maryland. 
a. Francis^ m. 1818, Maria Jefferis. 
Hi. Hermanns, removed to Baltimore, Maryland. 

ship with Joseph Simon of the town of Lancaster, the fur trade with 
the Indians being at that period quite lucrative. The connection 
with Mr, Simon, continuing for forty years, was finally closed and 
settled without a word of difference between them, with large gains 
resulting, over many and severe losses from Indian depredations on 
their trains and trading posts. Mr. Lowrey was, from the first, out- 
spoken and ardent for separation from the mother-country. In July, 
1774, he was placed on the Committee of Correspondence for Lancas- 
ter, and was a member of the Provincial Conference held in Pliila- 
delphia on the 15th of that month ; and of that convened in Carpen- 
ters' Hall, 18th of June, 1776; and of the Convention of the loth of 
July following. He was chosen to the Assembly in 1775, and, with 
the exception of two or three years, served as a member of that body 
almost uninterruptedly until 1789. In May, 1777, he was appointed 
one of the commissioners to procure blankets for the army. In 1776 
he commanded the Third Battalion of the Lancaster County Asso- 
ciators, and was in active service in the Jerseys during that year. 
As senior colonel, he commanded the Lancaster county militia in the 
battle of the Brandywine. At the close of the Revolution, Colonel 
Lowrey retired to his fine farm adjoining Marietta. Under the Con- 
stitution of 1789-90, he was commissioned by Governor Mifflin jus- 
tice of the peace, an office he held until his death, which occurred on 
the 31st of January, 1806. His remains lie interred in Donegal 
. church graveyard. Colonel Lowrey was a remarkable man in many 
respects, and his life was an eventful one, whether considered in his 
long career in the Indian trade, a patriot of the Revolution, or the 
many years in which he gave his time and means to the service of 
his country. He was greatly beloved by his neighbors, and,during 
his long life, shared with his associate and friend, Colonel Galbraith, 
the confidence and leadership accorded to both in public, church, and 
local affairs. Col. Lowrey was thrice married : 

1st, September 26, 1752, Mary Waters, b. 1732; d. 1767; and 
there was issue : 



Alricks Family. 17 

iv. Ann.h. 1790; d. 1864. 
V. Jane, b. 1794; d. 1860. 
vi. John, 
vii. Willinm. 
via. James- Alricks, b. 1802; d. August 18, 1824. 

V. James Alkicks^, (Hermanns'^, Wessels,^ Pieter,^ 
Pieter/) b. December 2, 1769, at Carlisle, Peun'a; d. October 
28, 1833, at Harrisburg, Pa. He received a good education in 
the schools of the day, and was brought up to a mercantile 
life. In 1791-92, he was engaged in business in Maj^ Town, 
Lancaster county, and in 1814 he removed with his family 

i. Alexander, b. April 21. 1756; settled near Frankstown, 
Penna. ; m. and left issue. 

ii. Elizabeth, b. October 31, 1757 ; m. Daniel Elliott of Cum- 
berland county, who subsequently removed to St. Clair 
township, Allegheny county, Penna., where he deceased 
in 1794, his wife dying several years prior ; and they had 
John, West, Mary, m. James Hamilton of Middletown, 
and William. 

Hi. Mary, b. May 21, 1761; m. 1st, John Hays; 2d, Joseph 
West; went to Allegheny county, Penna., where they 
lived and died. 

iv. iazarws, b. January 27,1764; m. Miss Holliday, daughter 
of Capt. John Holliday, and, with hisbrother Alexander, 
settled in what is now Blair county, Penna. 

V. Margaret, h. September, 1765; d June 24, 1818; m. Au- 
gust, 1784, George Plumer, b. December 5, 1762, at Fort 
Pitt ; d. June 8, 1843, near West Newton, Westmore- 
land county, Penna. ; served in the Legislature from 
1812 to 1818; represented the Westmoreland district in the 
Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Congresses. 
Their children were : Jonathan, d. unm.; Alexander, m. 
Susan Robinson ; John- Campbell, Lazarus- Lowrey, 
Mary, Nancy, Sarah, William, Elizabeth, and Rebecca. 
Col. Lowrey m. 2d, in 1774, Ann ( West) Alricks, widow of Her- 
manus Alricks, and had issue (as above) : 

vi. Fanny, b, Feb. 1, 1775; m. Samuel Evans of Chester 
county, Penna., b. 1758; d. April 21, 1805, at Col. Low- 
rey's homestead in Donegal ; son of Evan Evans and 
Margaret Nevin ; and had Alexander, Evan-Iieese, A^in, 
Margaret, Jane H., and Elizabeth. Mr. Evans had 
served in the Legislature, and was also an associate 
judge of Chester county. 
Col. Lowrey m. 3d, in 1793, Mrs, Sarah Cochran of York Springs. 



18 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

from Lost Creek Yalley to Harrisburg. He was a man of ex- 
tensive reading, passionately fond of books, and he regarded 
an honest man, of fine education and refined manners, as the 
most remarkable object on the face of the earth. After his 
father's death, he was raised on a farm in Donegal, Lancaster 
county, and nsed to say that at that period no one could get an 
education for want of teachers. "While lamenting his own 
want of edncation, he was remarkably well acquainted with 
history, ancient and modern, and with geography. He was 
likewise quite familiar with the writings of Shakespeare, 
Groldsmith, Burns, Campbell, etc. While living in the prime 
of life on the Juniata, he was delighted to meet and converse 
with such men as the Rev. Matthew Brown, the first Dr. 
Watson, of Bedford, Judge Jonathan Walker, (the father of 
Robert J. Walker,) William R. Smith, etc. On March 10, 1821, 
he was appointed clerk of the orphans' court and quarter ses- 
sions, serving until January 17, 1824 He subsequently served 
as one of the magistrates of the borough. Mr. Alricks, m., July 
21, 1796, at Harrisburg, by Rev. N. R. Snowden, Maetha 
Hamilton, b. August 5, 1776; d. March 16, 1830; daughter 
of John Hamilton and Margaret Alexander. Thevhad issue: 

i. Ann ^yesi., b. 1799; d. 1828; m. Samuel Thompson of 

Juniata countj^ Penn'a; no issue. 
a. Ilargaret, d. September 19, 1856. 

6. in. Hermanns, b. August 22, 1803 ; m. Mary Elder Kerr. 

7. iv. HamiHon, b. June 1, 1806 ; m. Caroline Jacobs Bull. 

8. V. Jane, m. Ovid Frazer Johnson. 
vi- Frances- E., d. Jul}^ 19, 1875. 

vii. Catharine Allen, d. s. p. , 

YI. Hermanus Alricks'', (James, s Hermanns,'^ Wessels,^ 
Pieter,2 Pieter,ij b. August 22, 1803, at Oakland Mills, Lost 
Creek Yalley, now Juniata county, Penn'a ; d. January 28, 1871, 
at Harrisburg, Penn'a. His father removed to Harrisburg in 
1811, and there the son grew to man's estate, thereafter one of tlie 
most respected citizens, receiving his education in the Harris- 
burg Academy. He read law in the ofiice of Thomas Elder, 
Esq., and was admitted to the Dauphin county bar. He quickly 
obtained a lucrative business before the courts, became one of 



Alricks Family. 19 

the prominent men at the bar, and at his death the eldest 
practitioner in Dauphin county. He was averse to holding 
office. The only one of prominence held by him was that of 
deputy attorney-general in 1829. He frequently served his 
fellow -citizens in municipal office, was a popular man with 
them, and his counsel sought upon all questions of importance. 
In addressing a jury, his manner was quiet, his statement clearly 
presented, and argument logical. His rule was to undertake 
no cause unless his client was able to demonstrate the justness 
of his case. His early training in the practice of the orphans' 
and register's courts soon gave him a lucrative business in that 
branch of his profession, where clear, concise expositions are 
of far more weight than the stirring eloquence of the quarter 
sessions. He was an excellent, precise, real-estate lawyer. 
No one was a better reference upon questions of town or 
county history. His personal acquaintance was extensive, and 
his taste ran in acquiring the family traditions of the earliest 
settlers. His fund of information was at the service of his 
friends, always pleasantly and accurately retold, with the au- 
thonty for each fact or anecdote, and he abounded with inany 
curious and fascinating ones. His presence was imposing, 
qilite six feet in stature, large frame, erect, and neatly clad, 
quite "like a lawyer of the olden time," Mr. Alricks m., in 1831, 
Maey Elder Kerr, b. May 5, 1809; d. March 30, 1857, at 
Harrisburg; daughter of Eev. William Kerr* of Donegal, 
and his wife, Mary Wilson. They had issue : 

* The Rev. "William Kerr was born in Bart township, Lancaster 
county, Penn'a, October 13, 1776. His father dying early, he was 
left to the tender care of a pious mother. After some years spent in 
the schools of the neighborhood, he was sent to Jefferson College, 
Cannonsburg, where he graduated. For some years thereafter, he 
was principal of an academy at Wilmington, Delaware. He subse- 
quently placed himself under the care of the Presbytery of New 
Castle, and was shortly after ordained by that body. He preached 
in Harrisburg about the years 1804-5, and upon the resignation of 
the Rev. Mr. McFarquhar was sent to supply the pulpit of the Old 
Donegal church. In the fall of 1808, the congregation at Columbia 
made application to Mr. Kerr for part of his time ; it was not, how- 
ever, until the year following that he assented to give them a portion 
of his ministerial labors. He continued to be the stated supply 



20 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

i. Jfim^s, d. s p. 
ri. Mary-Wilson, m. James McCormick. jr. (see McUormick 

record.) 
iii. Jane, cl. s. p. 
iv. WilUiim-Kerr ; cashier of tlie Dauphin Deposit Bank at 

Harrisburg. 
V. Hamilton, a civil engineer ; m. Mary Barr. 
vi. Herman, d. s. p. 
viL Clara-Bull. 
via. Martha-Orth. 
ix. Rosanna- Hamilton, d. s. p. 

VIL Hamilton Alricks,'' (James, ^ Hermanus,^ Wessels,^ 
Pieter,2 Pieter/) b. June 1, 1806, at Oakland Mills, in Lost 
Creek valley, now Juniata county, Pa, He was educated at 
the Harrisburg Academy at such a period as those who passed 
tlirough it, from 1816 until 1826, know that the whole land 
was stricken with poverty, and collegiate education out of the 
question. Indeed, out of the thirty students of the classics at 
the academy, and among them the son of Governor Findlay, 
but one is remembered who went, or could afford to go, to 
college. With such an education as the school could afford, 
and the study of history on top of it, Hamilton Alricks com- 
menced reading law with Samuel Douglas, Esq., afterward ilt- 
torney General, and was admitted to practice in 1828. During 
his professional career of half a century, Mr. Alricks has been 
encao-ed, at every term of the court, in the trial of many 
of the most important civil and criminal cases, and in nu- 
merous cases in the Supreme Court, as the reports will 
show from 2d Watts to the last volume of Outerbridge. In 
the outset of his practice, he was engaged as counsel by Mr. 

there until the first Sunday in January, 1814, wlien he preached his 
farewell sermon. Mr. Kerr also preached at Marietta in addition to 
his charge at Donegal. He died at that town oh the 22d of Septem- 
ber, 1821, aged forty-five years, and is interred in Old Donegal church 
graveyard. The Rev. Mr. Kerr married Mary Elder, daughter 
of James Wilson and Mary Elder, of Derry. b. 1788; d. February 
22, 1850, at Harrisburg, and their children were Mary E.,m. Her- 
manus Alricks, of Harrisburg; William M., J. Wallace, James- Wil- 
son, and Martha, m. Dr. Edward L. Orth, of Harrisburg. As a 
minister, there were few who stood higher in the estimation of his 
brethren in the Presbytery than the Rev. William Kerr. 



Alricks Family. 21 

Gest, in the case of Gest vs. Espy, 2d Watts, 266, after Thomas 
Elder, Esq., a senior member of the bar, had abandoned the 
case, upon a verdict being found for defendant. Mr. Alricks 
removed the case to the Supreme Court, where he succeeded 
in reversing the judgment. On one occasion, in arguing a case 
in the Supreme Court, and while reading an authority, he was 
abruptly interrupted by Judge Houston, saying, " That is not 
the law." "But," said Mr. Alricks, "I am citing from the 
opinions of the court." Judge Houston sharply responded : 
"I don't care; no judge ever declared such to be the law." 
To which Mr. Alricks further replied: "T have been reading 
the opinion of the court, delivered by your Honor." " Then," 
said the judge, " the reporter took me down wrong ; let me see 
. the book." After examining it for some time, the judge closed 
it with the remark, "After all, I don't think this authoiity has 
any application to the case in hearing." Proceedings were 
commenced before the Legislature of Pennsylvania, about the 
year 1845, and testimony taken for the purpose of framing ar- 
ticles of impeachment against the Hon. William N. Irvine, 
judge of the York and Adams judicial district, and the only 
counsel of the respondent was Mr. Alricks, who conducted the 
defense with such skill and ability that the committee refused 
to report articles. The then State Treasurer and Auditor 
General on several occasions selected Mr. Alricks to argue cases 
on the part of the Commonwealth involving questions of Con- 
stitutional law. His argument before the Supreme Court of 
the United States, in Butler et al.^ late Canal Commissioners 
of Pennsylvania, vs. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 10th 
Howard, United States Supreme Court Reports, 402, was not 
only well received by the })rofession as a sound exposition of 
the law as to what constitutes a contract within the meaning of 
the Tenth Section of the Fii'st Article of the Constitution of 
the United States, prohibiting a State from passing any law im- 
pairing the obligation of contracts, but also an able definition 
of the power of the Legislature to create and abolish offices, 
to impose taxes, etc.; and will remain a lasting memorial of 
his research, industry, and ability as a lawyer. He was one 
year a member of the Legislature ; was a member of the Chicago 



22 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Convention in 1864, which nominated General McClellan for 
President, and the series of resolutions drawn up and offered 
in the convention by him abounded in patriotic sentiments, 
evincing marked ability. He was a member of the Constitu- 
tional Convention for the revision of the Constitution of the 
State, in 1872-73, that held its sessions first in Harrisburg and 
subsequently in Philadelphia, and acted on the committees on 
Cities and Charters, and on Religious and Charitable Corpora- 
tions and Societies. Mr. Alricts married, December 28,1837, 
Caroline Bull, daughter of Rev. Levi Bull, D. D., of Chester 
county. Pa., a son of Colonel Thomas Bull, of Revolutionary 
fame. She was born August 3, 1811. They had issue : 

i. Annie-Bull, m., June 8, 1864, Benjamin Law Forster, a 
lawyer of Harrisburg, and had CaroUne-Alricks and 
John-Dnuglass. 
a. Martha, b. May 24, 1840; d. January 10, 1866. 
m. Caroline- J((cohs, d. s. p. 

iv. Levi-Bull, m.\ October 1, 1872, Anna Henderson; d. Au- 
gust 1, 1S80; daughterof Jolin G. Henderson, and Iiad 
John- Hamilton. 
V. Eliza-Jane, b. September 19, 1846 ; d. September 28, 1849. 

YIII. Jane Alricks,*' (James, ^ Hermanns,'^ Wessels,^ 
Pieter,2 Pieter,i) b. at Oakland Mills, in Lost Creek Valley, 
now Juniata county. Pa. ; resides at Harrisburg ; m. OviD 
Frazer Johnson, b. in the year 1807, in the Valley of Wy- 
oming, near the town of Wilkes-Barre ; d. February, 1854, in 
Washington city, D. C. He was descended from some of the 
early settlers of that historic locality. His paternal grand- 
father, the Rev. Jacob Johnson, was a superior linguist and 
man of rich education and culture ; a graduate of Yale Col- 
lege, he took his degree as early as 1740, with distinguished 
honor. In 1778, he was called from his home in Connecticut 
to reside in Wilkes-Barre. After that terrible event, the mas- 
sacre of Wyoming, he assisted Col. Dennison with his advice 
and influence, in protecting the inhabitants that remained, and 
the original articles of capitulation were in the proper hand- 
writing of Mr. Johnson. In quite a lengthy biography writ- 
ten of him in the vear 1836, by the venerable writer and his- 



Alrichs Family. 23 

torian of Wyoming, Charles Miner, appears this : " A¥hen the 
Re^^olutionary war broke out, Mr. Johnson took his stand 
early and firmly in behalf of freedom. And through the 
whole contest he rendered the utmost service in his power, 
which, from his learning, talents, and the respect he com- 
manded, was very considerable. A son born while the ani- 
mated discussions preceding the Revolution were going on, and 
the elder Pitt was thundering his anathemas against ministers 
for their tyrannous conduct to the Colonies, Mr. Johnson named 
Jehoiada Pitt. . , . Jehoiada is sometime since deceased, 
but a son of his with hereditary genius is winning his way to 
enviable distinction." This latter is the subject of this sketch. 
At the close of his early education, in which he had as school 
and class-mates many who afterwards rose to positions of emi- 
nence and distinction, he commenced the study of the law 
with John N. Conyngham, of Wilkes-Barr^, afterwards Judge 
Conyngham. He was duly admitted to the bar and entered 
into the practice of the law at that place. In 1833, he removed 
to Harrisburg, and there married. In 1839, at the early age 
of thirty-two years, his talent secured for him the appointment 
as attorne37-general of Pennsjdvania. In 1842, his term of office 
having expired, he was re-appointed and served through a 
second term until 1845. As an orator, Mr. Johnson was bril- 
liant ; as a lawyer, he had superior abilities, and somewhat of 
a wide-known reputation, being frequently employed to try 
cases in different States of the Union. It may be here remarked 
that, in addition to Mr. Johnson's legal ability, he had a high 
reputation as a political writer. He was the author of the cele- 
brated "Governors Letters," published during the administra- 
tion of Governor Pitner, and which purported to give the 
ludicrous side to the political characters then figuring in the 
politics of the State. Jane Alricks and Ovid Frazer Johnson 
had issue (surname Johnson) : 

i. Fanny- Alricks, m. Hon. Samuel T. Shugert, of Bellefonte. 
n. Hannah-Ianlhe. 
in. Martha -Alricks. 

iv. Ovicl-Frazer, a lawyer, now practicing his profession in 
Philadelphia. 



24 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



ANDERSON OF DONEGAL. 



I. James Anderson, ^ b. November 17, 1678, in Scotland; 
was educated at Edinburgh, under the care of Principal Stirl- 
ing, of Glasgow. He was ordained by Irvine Presbytery, No- 
vember 17, 1708, with a view to his settlement in Virginia. 
He sailed March 6, 1709, and arrived in the Pappahannock on 
the 22d of April following; but the condition of affairs not 
being favorable for introducing any other religion than that of 
the established Church of England in that Colony, he came 
northward, and was received by Presbytery September 20 
following. He settled at New Castle, where he was installed 
pastor in 1710. In 1714, out of regard to the desolate condi- 
tion of the people in Kent county, he was directed to supply 
them monthly on a Sabbath, and also to spend a Sabbath at 
Cedar Creek, in Sussex. In 1717, receiving a call from the 
first church organization of New York city, he went there and 
labored with his accustomed zeal and energy ; but his strict 
Presbyterianism and rigid Scottish habits and doctrines were 
distasteful to the people, and his charge, consequently, did not 
prove to be happy or comfortable, and he desired a removal. 
He was called September 24, 1726, to Donegal, on the Susque- 
hanna, and accepted. He was installed the last Wednesday 
in August, 1727. In September, 1729, he gave every fifth 
Sabbath tb the people on Swatara, and joined the congregation 
of Derry, thus becoming the first settled pastor over that 
church, until the call to Rev. William Bertram, in 1732. He 
died July 16, 1740. In the language of Presbytery, "he was 
high in esteem for circumspection, diligence, and faithfulness 
as a Christian minister." His name and fame are associated 
with the early history of the Presbyterian church in America. 
He was a man of talent, learning, and piety, a graceful and 
popular preacher — a leader among men. Mr. Anderson was 



Anderson of Donegal. 25 

twice married: m., first, February, 1713, Mistress Suit Gar- 
land, clau. of Sylvester Garland of the Head of Apoquinimy, 
Delaware, who d. December 24, 1736, and lies buried in Done- 
gal churchyard, where a large flat stone marks the resting- 
place of herself and her distinguished husband. From a mu- 
tilated leaf in the Rev. James Anderson's Bible, (Imprint 
"Edinburgh, A. D. 1676,") on which was recorded the family 
registry, is copied the following imperfect list of births and 
deaths. In his will he names only James, Susannah, and 
Thomas, but refers to all his children. He left a large estate, 
including most of the land upon which Marietta now stands, 
a valuable ferry-right called "Anderson's Ferry," land on the 
opposite side of the river, together with several slaves: 

2. i. GarZ«nr7, b. Nov. 21, 1714; m. Jane Chevalier. 
a. [ . . . ], b. July 24, 1716, in New Castle. 

Hi. [ . . . ], b. Feb. 17, 1717-8, in New Yorlc. 
iv. [ . . . ], b. Feb. 23, 1718-9, in New Yorlc. 

3. V. James, b. May 14, 1721 ; m. Ruth Bayley. 
vi. {A son]., b. Dec. 18, 1722, in New York. 

vii. John, b. Jan. 13, 1724-5, in New York. 
viii. iS'wsanna/;, b. Oct. 4, 1725-6, in New York. 

ix. [J. son], b. March, — ; d. s. p. in Md. 

X. [ . . . ], b. July — , in Md. 

xi. Thomas. 

The Rev. James Anderson m.. secondly, December 27, 1737, 
Rebecca Crawford of Donegal. After his death, the 
Widow Anderson married Joshua Baker, whose daughter, 
Mary Baker, became the wife of the Rev. John Elder, of 
Paxtang. Several of his children appear to have died young, 
and none of his descendants remain in Lancaster county. 

II. Garland Anderson, ^ (James, i) b. November 21, 
1714. in New Castle, Del. ; m. Jane Chevalier, daughter of 
Peter Chevalier, of Philadelphia, whither he removed, and 
died young. He administered on his father's estate, in con- 
junction with his stepmother, Rebecca Anderson, (who re- 
nounced as executrix.) He left a daughter, Elizabeth, of whom 
it is recorded that she was "a woman of great excellence." 
License to marry issued January 6, 1768, to Samuel Breeze 
and Elizabeth Anderson {Penna Archives^ 2d ser., v). They 



26 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

lived in New York. The Rev. E. Hazzarcl Snowden, of the 
Presbyterian cliurch of Kingston, Pa., is a descendant of this 
branch. 

III. James Anderson, ^ (James, i) b. May 14, 1721. in 
New York; bap. May 28, 1721 ; d. June 1, 1790, on his pat- 
rimonial estate, at Anderson's Ferry, Lancaster county, Pa. ; 
bur. at Donegal church ; was twice married ; m., first, March 
5, 1741, Ruth Bayley, b. in 1722; d. January 2, 1784;, 
daughter of Thomas and Mary Bayley. They had issue : 

4. I. Jftmes, b. 'December 26, 1741 ; m. Jane Tate. 
n. Mary, b. April 6, 1744; d. July 14, 1749. 

in. Suit, b. February 22, 1746; d. May 24, 1747. 

iv. Anna, b. jSTovember 23, 1748 ; d. at an early age. 
V. Susannah, b. May 7, 1751 ; d. June 13, 1777 ; ni. William 
Kelly, and had Elizabeth, Ruth (first,) John, and Ruth 
(second). 

vi. Thomas, b. June 13, 1753 ; d. November 11, 1778 ; m., No- 
vember 30, 1774, Anna Allison, of Donegal; had one 
child, Ruth, b. November 26, 1775; d. March 10, 1785. 

vAi. Mary, b. April 18, 1756 ; d. October 16, 1757. 
via. [ . . . 1, b. June 13, 1758; died in infancy. 

James Anderson m., secondly, MARGARET Tate, the widow 
of the Rev. Joseph Tate, of the Donegal Presbytery. She d. 
May 18, 1801. The Rev. Joseph Tate left surviving him nu- 
merous chiklren, who were settled principally in Virginia. 

IV. James Anderson, ^ (James, 2, James,>) b. December 

26, 1741 ; bap. January 31, 1742 ; d. December 13, 1799 ; was 

twice married; m., first, April 3, 1766, Jean Tate, b. February 

22, 1751; d. February 7, 1777; daughter of the Rev. Joseph 

and Margaret Tate. They had issue : 

I 

5. i. James, b. October 18, 1767 ; m. Mary Bayley. 

ii. Margaret, b. December 4, 1769; d. June 3, 1800 ; m., No- 
vember 10, 1791, Nathaniel Weakley. 

Hi. Joseph Tate, b. June 6, 1771. 

iv. Ruth, b. November 4,1773; m., April 6, 1794, Thomas 
Williamson, of Cumberland county. Pa. 

James Anderson m., secondly, February 19, 1778, by Rev. 
John Elder, Margaret Chambers, of Cumberland county ; 
b. June 22, 1757. They had issue: 



Anderson of Donegal. 27 

6. V. Tkomas, b. Jan. 28, 1779 ; m. Mary Addams. 
vi. Jean, b. Oct, 4, 1780. 

7. vii. John, b. Jan. 4, 1783; m. Margaret McAllen. 

via. Mary, (Polly.) b. Jan. 1,1785; d. Sept. 6, 1804 ; bur. at 
Silvers Spring, Cumberland county. 
ix. William, b. March 6, 1787 ; d. July 20, 1838. 
X. Michael- Simpson, b. August 13, 1789. 

8. xi. Chambers, b. Nov. 1, 1791 ; m. Ellen T. Peeples. 
xii. Garlavd, b. Dec. 14, 1793 ; d. April 27, 1846. 

xiii. Mizabeth,h. March 8,1796; d. October 7, 1807; bur. at 

Silvers Spring church, 
xiu. £^Zearjor, b. February 6, 1799 ; m. Kincaid. ■ 

After the death of her husband, the Widow Anderson moved 
to Fannetsburg, Franklin county, Pa,, where she died March 
28, 1836. 

Y. James Andeeson,* (James, ^ James, ^ James, ^ ) b. Oc- 
tober 18, 1767; d. June 7, 1815; bur. at York, Pa. He was 
a man of enterprise and progress^ — laid out the town of Mari- 
etta, in Lancaster county, on his patrimonial estate ; run the 
ferry at the same place, known as Anderson's Ferry, and con- 
structed, at great expense, a road leading to York, whither he 
removed. He was overtaken by reverses, the result of circum- 
stances beyond his control, and thus the estate, which had de- 
scended through three generations, passed from the family ; 
was twice married; m., first, December 31, 1795, Mary Bay- 
ley, daughter of John Bayley, who d. January 31, 1797. 
They had issue : 

i. Mary-Bayley,}). Jan. 12,1797; d, at Baltimore, Sept. 6, 
1832; m., Nov., 1824, David B. Prince, b. Nov. 22, 
1790, in Cumberland, Maine; d. March 30, 1876, in 
York; was principal of the York Academy from 1819 
to 1866. They had issue (surname Prince): David- 
Oaks, b. Nov. 18, 1826; James- Anderson, b. Dec. 7, 
1828; d. March 15, 1856, and Mary-Elizahelh, h. Feb. 
6,1831. 

James Anderson m., secondly, in Carlisle, March 22, 1798, 

Mary McQuEEisr, a grand-daughter of Rev. Joseph Tate, b 

July 7, 1781 ; d. February 4, 1845, in York, Pa. They had 

issue : 

ii. James, b. Dec. 12, 1798; d. Jan. 12,1839 ;unm.,an attorney- 
at-law, York, Pa. 



28 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

9. in. Joseph-Tate, b. Ausf. 19, 1800 ; m. Jane McMordie. 
iv. [a daugliter], b. September 9, 1802 ; d. in infancy. 

V. Margaret., b. September 9, 1804 ; d. May 14, 1854. 
iv. Jane, b. August 25, 1806 ; d. December, 1808. 
vii. Benjamin., b. July 6, 1808; d. Auo^ust 12, 1844. 
via. Eliza- Ann, b. February 4, 1810 ; d. May 1, 1824. 
ix. David, b. June 12, 1812; moved to Los Angelos, Califor- 
nia ; d. March 24, 1876. 
X. Sarah-Jane, b. Septei^ber 4, 1814; d. May 21, 1865, 

VI. Thomas Anderson, ^ (James, ^ James, ^ James, i) 
farmer, b. January 28, 1779, at Anderson's Ferry, (now 
Marietta) ; bap. February 2, 1779 ; settled on a farm, about 
the year 1800, in Silvers Spring township, Cumberland county, 
Pennsylvania, (James Anderson and Mr. Waugh made an ex- 
change of farms, which new farm was bequeathed to his son 
Thomas, and is now, a very valuable property, owned and oc- 
cupied by his descendants,) where he d. December 29, 1850 ; 
m., April 15, 1811, Maey Addams, b. 1787; d. March 8, 1840; 
daughter of Abraham Addams, of Cumberland county ; both 
buried in Silvers Spring church-yard; they had issue: 

10. i. James, b. March 7, 1812; m. Mary Elizabeth Ayres. 

ii. Abram-Acldaras, b. January 25, 1815 ; d. December 29, 

1841. 
Hi. Elizabeth- Addams, b. June 24, 1819 ; m. June 2, 1842, John 
Slaughter, of Ohio. 

VII. John Anderson, * (James, ^ James, ^ James, i) b. 
January 4:, 1783 ; d. March 5, 1863, in Minneapolis, Minnesota; 
m., April 27, 1821, Margaret McAllen; they had issue: 

11. ii. Drusilla, b. February 10, 1822; m., 1st., Abner Perkins ; 

m., 2d., Alexander McCormick. 

12. ii. Marqant-Geddes, b. August 19, 1824; m. David Edwards. 

13. ' Hi. James-Garland-McAllen, b. July 8, 1827 ; m. Margaretta 

J. Keiuiedy. 

VIII. Chambers Anderson, * (James, ^ James, ^ James, i) 
b. November 1, 1791, on his father's farm, in Silvers Spring 
township, Cumberland county ; bap. by the Rev'd Samuel 
Waugh, of Silvers Spring church ; removed to Chester, Illi- 
nois, where he d. December 28, 1858; m., February 15, 1837, 
Ellen T. Feeples, of Fannetsburg, Franklin county, Penn- 



Anderson of Donegal. 29 

sylvania: b. April 22, 1813; d. December 21, 1882; both 
buried at Chester, Illinois ; they had issue : 

14. i. ^f7oZp/m.'i-^??jfri, b. November 29, 1837; m. Eunice Eliza- 

beth Jones. 
ii. Thomas- Chcnnhers, b. at Fannetsburg; killed May 9, 1862, 

in the great Eebellion, at the battle of Farmington, 

Mississippi. 
Hi. William-Curtis-PcepJes. b. April 10, 1843, at Chester, 

Illinois; d. August 25, 1867. 
iv. Jlfar2/-i^ra7ices, b. January 15, 1846; m„ John M. Wright. 
V. S(th-Allen, b. February 13, 1852; d. January 30, 1854. 
vi. Joshua-Tate, b. November 29, 1856. 

IX. Joseph-Tate Andeeson,^ (James, ^ James, ^ James, ^ 
James, 1) b. Aug. 19, 1800, at Marietta, Lancaster county. Pa. ; 
d. Jan. 17, 1854 ; m., first, March 25, 1835, Jane McMoedie: 
d. March 28, 1837. They had issue : 

15. i. Jamcs-McMordie,h. July 15, 1836; m. Elizabeth P. Barker. 
Joseph-Tate Anderson m., secondly, April 15, 1847, Cor- 
nelia S. Rock. They had issue : 

ii. Mary-Susan, b. Marcli 14, 1848. 
Hi. Joseph-Tate, b. July 19, 1851. 

X. James Anderson, ^ (Thomas, ^ James, ^ James, ^ James, ^ ) 
b. March 7, 1812 ; d. Dec. 15, 1882, in the house in which he 
was born, on his patrimonial estate. He was prominent and 
influential in his political associations, and represented Cum- 
berland county in the Pennsylvania Legislature of 1856 and 
'57. A director of the Carlisle Bank. His undeviating integrity 
and practical wisdom caused him to be sought after in counsel 
and in private and public trusts. He m., June 20, 1843, Mary 
Elizabeth Ayres, daughter of William Ayres, Esq., of Har- 
risburg. {see Ayres record.) They had issue : 

i. Mary-JElizaleth, b. April 18, 1844; d. April 15, 1870 ; buried 
at Silvers Spring church; ra., June 6, 1867, Dr. Richard 
M. Crain, of Hogestown, Cumberland county, (see 
Grain record.) 

ii. Ellen-Allen, b. June 14, 1845. 

Hi. Thomas, b. Jan. 4, 1847. 

iv. Althea, b. May 20, 1849; m., Dec. 23, 1873,e7o/m C. Parker 
of Cumberland county. Fa., and had (surname Parker) 
Mary -Anderson, Sarah-Chamhers, and Eleanor-Ander- 
son. 



30 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

V. William- Ayres, b. March 1, 1852; d. March 3, 1856. 
vi. Susan-Ayres, b. Dec. 19, 1853 ; d. Jan. 29, 1883. 
vii. Jenny-Ayres, b. Aug. 4, 1856. 

XL Drusilla Anderson, 5 (John,* James, ^ James, ^ 
James, 1) b. February 10, 1822; was twice married: first, 
Abner Perkins, b. October 10, 1821 ; d. September 14, 1853. 
They had issue (surname Perkins) : 

i. Sarah Jf., b. August 8, 1847; m., Dec. 24, 1872, William 
E. Clarke ; and had four children. 

Drusilla Anderson (Perkins) m., secondly, Nov. 28, 1858, 
Alexander McCormick of Lock Haven, Pa., b. Nov. 25, 
1817; d. Jan. 14, 1877; and had Agnes A. Mrs. McCormick 
resides at Clarinda, Page county, Iowa. 

XII. Margaret-Geddes Anderson,^ (John,* James, ^ 
James. 2 James, i) b. August 19, 1824; m., Nov. 12, 1845, 
David Edwards, now of Sherman, Texas. They had issue 
(surname Edwards) : 

i. Drusilla-Elizabeth. 
ii. Catharine. 
Hi. Sarah-Isabella, 
iv. Mary-Ellen. 
V. David-Anderson, 
vi. William- Alexander. 
vii. John-Walter, 
viii. Margaret- Mg Allen. 

XIII. James-Garland-Mc Allen Anderson, ^ (John,* 
James,3 James,^ James,i) b. July 8, 1827; d. Oct. 21, 1862, 
at Chester, III. ; was a graduate of Dickinson College ; m. Mar- 
garetta J. Kennedy of Chester, 111. They had issue : 

i. John-Kennedy^ b. Aug. 14, 1854; d. Jan. 7, 1855. 
ii. Hettie-Margaret, b. Oct. 31, 1856; d. Dec. 26, 1857. 
HI. Francis- Chambers, b. March 12,1859; m., May 19, 1883, 
Georgie-Hyse McKeig ; now living in Louisville, Ky. 

XIV. Adolphus-Albert Anderson, 5 (Chambers,* James, ^ 
James, 2 James, i) b. Nov. 29, 1837, in Fannetsburg, Franklin 
county. Pa.; taken to Chester, 111., in 1841; m., Feb. 8, 1865, 
Eunice Elizabeth Jones of Chester. They hadissue : 

i. Elle^i- Elizabeth, b. Nov. 23, 1865. 
ii. Eunice-Euth, b. April 27, 1868. 



Anderson of Donegal, 31 

in. Mabel-Dean, h. April 30, 1870. 
iv. Albert-Clark, h. June 2, 1872. 
V. Eloise,h. Feb. 7,1881. 

XY. James McMordie Andersojst, ^ (Joseph-Tate, ^ James, '^ 
James, 2 James, ^ James, ^) b. July 15, 1836, at Marietta, Lan- 
caster county, Pa. ; m., July 6, 1860, ELIZABETH P. Barker ; 
now residing at Daisey, Leavenwortli county, Kansas. They 
had issue : 

i. Jennie-Elizabeth, b. May 28, 1861. 
a. Nellie-Boyd, b. Oct. 23, 1865, 
Hi. Maggie, b. Oct. 21, 1873. 




32 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



AWL OF PAXTANG. 



I. Jacob Awl, b. August 6, 1727, in the north of Ireland; 
d., September 26, 1793, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county, 
Pa. The name should properly be spelled Auld, and the first 
settler wrote it AuL, which the descendants have changed into 
Awl. He learned the trade of a tanner. Was a man of 
means when he came to America, and settled, at an early date, 
■ in Paxtang, near his relative, John Harris, of Harris' ferry, 
where he took up a large tract of land, which he improved, 
erected a tannery, and on which he lived to the time of his 
death. He became a prominent personage in Paxtang, was an 
ensign and lieutenant in Colonel John Elder's battalion of 
rangers in the frontier wars from 1756 to 1764, and at the out- 
set of the war for independence, aided by his counsel and 
his purse, in organizing the associated battalions of Lancaster 
county, which did such effective service in the Revolution. 
When the new county of Dauphin was erected, Mr. Awl was 
appointed one of the commissioners in the act relating thereto, 
and John Harris afterwards appointed him one of the trustees 
or commissioners for the public grounds ceded by him, at the 
laying out of the town of Harrisburg, for public uses. He 
was a representative man, influential and potential in the county, 
yet preferred domestic retirement to the struggle of office, and 
when he was offered the nomination for representative in the 
General Assembly, he positively declined. Over his grave, in 
the burial ground of old Paxtang church, is a stone with this 
inscription : 

it acred to the memory 

of 

JACOB AWL 

Who departed this life Sept. 26th 1793 
Aged 66 Years 1 month and 20 Days 



Awl of Paxtang. 33 

Tliis stone is placed over his remains by 
his relict and children as a testimony of 
their Regard for his many virtues. 
Is he perhaps your Guardian Angel still 
O widow, children, live as would obey his will 
So shall you join him on that happy shore 
Where death or grief will visit you no more. 

Jacob Awl m., July 26, 1759, by Eev. John Elder, Sarah 
Sturgeon ; b. September 1, 1739 ; d. June, 1809, in Paxtang, 
and with her husband there buried. She was the daughter of 
Jeremiah Sturgeon, one of the first settlers. They had issue : 

i. James, b. May 10, 1760 ; d. s. p. 

a. Elizabeth, b. N'ovember 18, 1761 ; d., 1850, at Harrisburg; 
m. John Elder, b. August 3, 1759 ; d. April 27, 1811 ; son 
of Kev. John Elder, (see Elder record.) 

2. Hi. Sarah, b. February 24, 1764; m. Timothy Green, jr. 

iv. Samuel, b. July 1, 1766; d. in early life in Pliiladelphia. 
V. Margaret, b. September 8, 1768. 
vi. Jacob, b. Marcli 26, 1771 ; m. and left issue. 

3. vii. Samuel, b. March 5, 1773; m. Mary Maclay. 

4. via. Jane, b. September 25, 1774; m. Thomas Gregg. 

ix. Rachel, b. March 17, 1778. 
X. Agnes, b. June 17, 1780. 
xi. Thomas, b. October 13, 1782. 
xii. James, b. August 17, 1784. 

II. Sarah Awl,^ (JacoD,i) b. February 24, 1764, in Pax- 
tang townsliip, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa. ; d, about 
1835, in Chillicothe, 0. ; m., February 25, 1783, by Eev. 
John Elder, Timothy Green, Jr.,* b. September 7, 1765, in 

* Timothy Green, son of Kobert Green, was born about 1733, on 
the " Monoday," Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, 
Pa. ; d. February 27, 1812, at Dauphin, Pa., and is buried in the old 
graveyard there. His father, of Scotch ancestry, came from the 
north of Ireland about 1725, locating near the Kittochtinny moun- 
tains on Manada creek. The flrst record we have of the son is sub- 
sequent to Braddock's defeat, when the frontier settlers were threat- 
ened with extermination by the marauding savages. Timothy Green 
assisted in organizing a company, and for at least seven years was 
chiefly in active service in protecting the settlers from the fury of the 
blood-thirsty Indian. In the Bouquet expedition he commanded a 
company of Provincial troops. For his services at this time, the 
Proprietaries granted him large tracts of land in Buffalo valley and 



34 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Hanover township, now Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. in 1820, at 
ChilHcothe, O., where he was among the earliest settlers. We 
have the following account of that wedding : 

"On the morning of the wedding, the party accompanying 
Mr. Green came riding ' down the lane ' to M]'. Awl's house, 

on Bald Eagle creek. At the outset of the Kevolution, Captain 
Green became an earnest advocate for independence, and the Hanover 
resolutions of June 4, 1774, passed unanimously by the meeting of 
which he was chairman, show that he was intensely patriotic. He 
was one of the Committee of Safety of the Province, which met 
November 22, 1774, in Lancaster, and issued hand-bills to the import 
that " agreeable to the resolves and recommendations of the Ameri- 
can Continental Congress, that the freeholders and others qualified 
to vote for representatives in Assembly choose, by ballot, sixty per- 
sons for a Committee of Observation, to observe the conduct of all 
persons towards the actions of the General Congress ; the committee, 
wlien elected, to divide the country into districts and appoint mem- 
bers of the committee to superintend each district, and any six so 
appointed to be a quorum, etc." Election was lield on Thursday, 
15th December, 1774, and, among others, Timothy Green was elected 
from Hanover. This body of men were in correspondence with 
Joseph Reed, Charles Thompson, George Clymer, John Benezet, 
Samuel Mereditli, Thomas Mifflin, etc., of Philadelphia, and others. 
They met at Lancaster again, April 27, 1775, when notice was taken 
of General Gage's attack upon the inhabitants of Massachusetts 
Bay, and a general meeting called for the 1st of May, at Lancaster. 
Upon the erection of the county of Dauphin, Colonel Green was the 
oldest justice of tlie peace in commission, and, under the Constitu- 
tion of 1776, he was presiding justice of the courts. He continued 
therein until, under the Constitution of 1790, wliich required the 
presiding judge "to be learned in the law," Judge Atlee was ap- 
pointed. After his retirement, Judge Green returned to his quiet 
farm at the mouth of Stony creek, where he had erected a mill and 
other improvements. He was thrice married : m., first, in 1760, Effy 
EiNNEY Robinson, daughter of James and Jean Finney, and widow 
of Thomas Robinson. She d. December 28, 1765, and is buried in old 
Hanover church graveyard. They had issue : 

^. Jbsep/t,b. March 29, 1761. 
ii. Behecca, b. 1763 ; d. July 30, 1837 ; m. Colonel William 

Allen, [see Allen record.) 
in. Timothy, b. September 7, 1765; m, Sarah Awl. 

Colonel Green m., secondly, in 1771, Jean Edmundston; d. Feb- 
ruary 18. 1774; interred in Hanover church graveyard. They had 
issue : 



Alvl of Paxtang. 35 

all in the style of the day. The groom wore his hat with three 
black plumes, long stockings, knee-breeches, buckles, &c. It 
was a gay affair for those days. On the Sunday following, all 
went to the Eev. Mr. Elder's church. Jenny Awl, sister of 
the bride, it seems, was one of the singers for tune raising on 
that occasion. She had made her debut, having sent to Phila- 
delphia for a handsome pair of stays, which she wore that day ; 
but caused some stir by fainting, and having to be carried out." 
They had issue (surname Grreen) : * 

i. Jacob-Awl, was a successful merchant of Lancaster, O., 
a member of the Ohio Legislature, and a prominent 
citizen of that State ; m. and left issue. 
a. Timothy-Awl, m. and left issue. 
Hi. William- A^vl, m. and left issue. 

iv. Joseph-Awl, m. and left issue ; owned extensive paper 
mills at Lancaster, 0.,and was largely engaged in busi- 
ness operations. 
V. Effie, d. unm., at the age of forty years. 

III. Samuel Awl,^ (Jacob, ^ ) b., March 5, 1773, in Pax- 

iv. Bosavna, b. July 2, 1772 ; d. December 80, 1820 ; m. Robert 
Sterrett, son of David Sterrett and Rachel Lmis. The 
Sterretts were early settlers in Donegal township, from 
which locality the family has spread over the State, 
The father of Robert Sterrett settled in Hanover about 
1741, but subsequently removed to the old homestead in 
Donegal. The Sterretts, however, became allied to 
many of the Hanover families, and the history of this 
family would elucidate much of the history of the 
others. Robert Sterrett and Rosanna Green removed 
to the Kishacoquillas valley, where some of their de- 
scendants yet reside. They had a large family, seven 
sons and six daughters. 
Colonel Green m., thirdly, in 1775, Mary Ijstnes, daughter of 
Brice Innes and Elizabeth Graham of Hanover. She survived her 
husband twenty years. They had issue : 

V. Innes, b. March 25, 1776; d. August 4, 1839; m. Rebecca 

Murray, [see Murrays of Sioatara.) 
vi. Elizabeth, b. December 17, 1779; m., January 10, 1805, by 
Rev. JST. R. Snowden, John Lytle, b. 1772; d. 1808; son 
of Joseph Lytle and Sarah Morrison of Lytle's Ferry, 
on the Susquehanna. 
vii. Bichard, d. January 10, 1789; d. May, 1852; unm. 
via. Mary, b. October 24, 1792; d. November 14, 1857, 



36 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

tang township, then Lancaster county, Pa. ; d., July 1, 1842, 
in Augusta township, ISTorthumberland county. Pa. ; in the 
early part of his life was engaged in the mercantile business in 
Harrisburg, but about 1800 removed to a farm in Augusta 
township, Northumberland county, one mile east of Sunbury, 
where he resided during life ; served as commissioner of the 
county, was a justice of the peace, and filled other offices of 
trust ; he was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, 
and during the anti-masonic crusade, one of the few who kept 
vip old Lodge No. 22, at Sunbury. Mr. Awl, m., April 27, 
1795, Mary Maclay; b., March 19, 1776, at Harris' Ferry; d. 
August 13, 1823 ; daughter of Hon. William Maclay and Mary 
McOlure Harris. They had issue : 

i. William- Maclay, b., May 24, 1799, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; d.," 
November 19, 1876, in Columbus, O. He studied medi- 
cine and graduated at Jefferson College, Philadelphia. 
He at first located near Lancaster, O., in 1825; bu-t 
shortly after removed to Somerset, in that State. In 
1833, he went to Columbus, and was appointed physician 
at the State prison. While acting in that capacity, the 
lamentable condition of the few insane persons there 
confined for want of a better asylum, first awoke in him 
a desire to ameliorate their condition. Out of this sym- 
pathy came his suggestion, in 1835, for the organization 
of the Ohio Medical Association, through which grew 
all, save one, of the benevolent institutions of that 
State. Upon the incorporation of the Ohio Lunatic 
Asylum in 1837, he was appointed, first, a director, and 
afterwards superintendent. He occupied the position 
for twelve years, resigning in 1850. In 1844, at the 
meeting of the American Medical Association, Dr. Awl 
first proposed the education of feeble-minded persons. 
Governor Todd, in 1862, appointed him Superintendent 
of the State Capitol, which office he held six years. In 
his declining years, he served as physician to the Ohio 
Institution for the Blind, which he had been largely in- 
strumental in organizing. He was alike useful, dis- 
tinguished, and respected in the church. He was a 
member of the First Presbyterian church of Columbus, 
and chosen an elder in 1856, in which office he served to 
the day of his death with distinguished devotion and 
fidelity. Dr. Awl m. January 28, 1830, Rebecca Loug- 
hey, of Circleville, O., and ha.d Mar y-Harris, John, Wood- 
ward, Maggie, and Jennie. 



Awl of Paxtang. 37 

ii. Mary-Harris, h. September 1, 1802; d. Kovember 29, 1870 ; 
m. William C. Gearliart, of Rush township, Northum- 
berland county, Pa., and they had Maclay, Mary-Ann^ 
Washington, and Charles. 

Hi. Charles- Maclay , b. January 5, 1804; d. s. p. 

iv. Eleanor- Maclay , b. November 22, 1806 ; a widow, residing 
in Sunbury,Pa. ; m.Ezra Grosman, many years engaged 
in the printing business in New York city; their only 
child, John-Ira, was wounded in the first battle of Bull 
run, and died soon after. 

V. Charles- Samuel, b. August 1, 1808; removed early in life 
to Peoria county, 111., where he engaged in farming ; was 
a justice of the peace several years, up to the time of his 
death; m. Lucy Duncan, of New Berlin, Pa., and they 
had Ellen, George, Harriet, Lucy, William, Samuel, and 
Robert- Harris. 

vi. George- Washington, b. July 27, 1810 ; d., September 4, 1829, 

in Augusta township, Noithumberland county. Pa. 
vii. Sarah-lr^vin, b. June 1, 1812 ; resides in Sunbury, Pa. ; m. 
Hon. George C. Welker, of Sunbury, and they had 
Amelia-E., Annie-M., William-I., Bachael, J.-Cares, 
Sarah- A., Eliza, George- J., and 3Iary. 
via. Hester-Hall, b. August 16,1814; I'esides in Sunbury, Pa. ; 
m. William Brindel, a nephew of Governor Ritner, and 
they had Behecca, Dyson, Ezra, Jane, and Ann. 

ix. Elizabeth- Jane, b. November 28, 1816; m. Daniel Rohr- 
bach, and they had Ellen, Harris, Elmira, Clara, Eliza- 
beth, and Jerome. 

X. Bobert- Harris, b. December 27, 1819; studied medicine 
and graduated from Pennsylvania Medical College, 
Philadelphia, in 1842 ; practiced medicine at Gratztown 
and Halifax, in Pennsylvania, and afterwards at Colum- 
bus, O., where for three years he was an assistant phy- 
sician in the State Lunatic Asylum, resigning on ac- 
count of ill-health; he returned to Sunbury in 1849, 
where he again resumed practice, and now resides ; was 
elected treasurer of Northumberland county in 1863. 
Dr. Awl was twice married ; m. first, Eliza Bower, who 
deceased shortly after; m. secondly, November 21, 1849, 
Rebecca Pursel, and their children 'AYQWilliam-Maclay , 
Elleyi-E., and Mary-Pursel. 

lY. Jane Awl,^ (Jacob, i) b., September 25, 1774, in 
Paxtang; cI, May, 1832, in Chillicothe, O. ; was twice m. ; 



38 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

first, to Thomas Gregg, b. about 1770 ; d. in 1805, at Cliilli- 
cothe 0. ; was several years a prominent merclaant in Harris- 
bnrg, Pa., where he married the daughter of Jacob Awl; sub- 
sequently removed to the '' Far West," in that day the State 
of Ohio — at Chillicothe, where he lived and died. They had 
issue (surname Grregg): 

i. Sarah- Sturc/eon, d. in Chillicothe, O., December 1830 ; m. 
William Steele, son of Rev. Robert Steele of Pittsburgh, 
and had Jane, Isabell, m. Joseph R. Porter, and Freder- 
ick-R. 
4. ii. Margaret-Ferguson, m., first, William D. Clarie; second, 
William^T). Skerrett. ! 1 1 i i i . / '\ '• . . ( ' 
Hi. Bohert-Natlian-Awl, d. at tneage of twenty-three, unm. 

Mrs. Jane Awl Grregg, m., secondly, Hon. Archibald 
Macleak Xo issue. 

Y. Margaret Ferguson Gregg, ^ (Jane,^ Jacob, i) b. 
January 2, 1799, in Harrisburg; d. August 24, 186-1, in Cin- 
cinnati, O. ; was twice married: m. first, in 1817, William D. 
Clarie, of Philadelphia ; d. 1822. They had issue (surname 
Clarie) : 

i. Jane-Mary, b. May 11, 1820, in Chillicotlie', O. ; m. Lewis 
French, b. January 24, 1814, in Troy, O. ; son of Asa 
French and Sarah Benham ; graduated from Denison 
University in 1840; was an educator ten years; gradu- 
ated from the Law School of the Cincinnati University 
in 1853, and was in the active practice of his profession 
until 1882, since which time, occasionally, in the higher 
courts of his own State and of the United States; their 
only son, Morris- Stroud French, b- September 28, 1856, 
in Cincinnati, O. ; educated in the public schools and 
University of Cincinnati ; a two years' course in medi- 
cine in the medical college at Cincinnati, graduating 
from Jefferson Medical College in 1876; is in the active 
practice of his profession at Philadelphia, where he now 
holds the office of police surgeon ; he m. in 1877, Fannie 
Boyd, only daughter of Thomas A. and Susan W. Boyd, 
and they have Susan- Whitmore. 

Mrs. Clarie, m., secondly, April 7, 1825, William Henry 
Skerrett, of Philadelphia, b. February 4, 1792; d., July 17, 



Awl of Paxtang. 



39 



1864, at Cincinnati, 0. ; son of Joseph Skerretf* and Marj 
Eva Humbert. They had issue (surname Skerrett) : 

i. Ann, b. December 27 1825; d. s. p. 

n. Mary-Ann, m. Morris Robeson 8troud, of Philadelphia. 

in. Elizabeth. 

iv. Joseph-Salathiel, captain in United States Navy ; m. 
Maggie Love Taylor, daughter of Captain Algernon 
Sidney Taylor, United States Marine Corps. 
V. William-Henry, m. Ella-Virginia Delemere Browne, 
daughter of John M. Browne of California. 

vi. Margaret-3£aria-Denning, d. December 14, 1879 ; m. Ben- 
jamin Evans of Cincinnati, O. 

*JosEPH Skerrett, b. September 17, 1752; d. June 11, 1804; m., 
June 20, 1776, by Rev. Henry Muhlenberg, Mary Eva Humbert, 
d. in 1812; both of Philadelphia. They had issue: 

i. Eliza, b. March 19, 1777. 

ii. Margaret, b. February 2, 1779; m. George Tryon. 
Hi. Mary, b. January 15, 1781 ; d. January 23, 1857. 
•^- iv. Joseph- Warner, b. December 24, 1782; d. s. p. 
V. James, b. December 18, 1784; m. Jane Armatt. 
vi. George-Adam, b. March 22, 1787; d. June 27, 1862; m. 

Ann Pan coast. 
vii. Kitty, b. March 22, 1787; d. 1812; m. John Parham. 
via. William-Henry, b. February 4, 1792; d. July 17, 1864; m. 
Mrs. Margaret Ferguson Gregg Clarie. ' 
ix. Dxvid-Ckristie, b. August 6, 1796 ; m. Fannie Bailey. 




40 Pennsylvania Oenealogi.es. 



AYRES FAMILY. 



[The name "Aj^res," with its s3''noiiyms Ajers, Ayre, 
Eyre, &c., is not uncommon; commentators differ as to its 
origin. Lower in "Family Names," London, 1860, derives it 
from "Hseres,'' an heir. Whilst Ferguson in his "Name 
System," derives it from old Saxon "Hari," warrior.] 

L Samuel Ayres, of the county Antrim, Province of 
Ulster, Ireland, born of Scottish Covenanter ancestors, arrived 
in Philadelphia with his wife and daughters in 1745. The 
voyage across the ocean was protracted, causing much suffer- 
ing for want of water. His wife was Margaret Richmond, 
who died in Philadelphia in 1746. He then moved to the 
Scotch-Irish 'settlement at Deep Run, Bucks county. Pa., 
where he died in 1747. They had issue, all born in Ireland : 

2. i. William., b. 1720 ; m. Mary Kean. 
ii. John, d. young. 
Hi. Mary, m. John Kean, of Philadelphia county, Pa. ; and d. 

soon after marriage ; s. p. 
iv. Mizaheth, b. 1731 ; d. December 28, 1818 ; buried in Abing- 
ton cemetery ; m. Anthony McNeil, a fellow-passenger, 
also from the north of Ireland, who founded the McNeil 
family of Montgomery county, Pa. Their children 
were, Samuel, m. Mary Palmer, whose daughter, Sarah 
McNeil Heaton, of Philadelphia, in 1875, at the age of 
eighty-nine, could relate many incidents connected with 
her grandmother and family, and seemed to be the con- 
necting link between the present generation and the kin- 
dred who came over nearly a century and a half before ; 
Margaret; Hiram, m. Elizabeth Reed of Dauphin 
county, and was an associate judge of Montgomery 
county over twenty years ; Ayres ; and Mary. 
V. Margaret^va. John Moore, andleft one daughter, Elizabeth. 

II. William Ayres, ^ (Samuel, i) b. in 1720, in the county 
Antrim, Ireland, came to the Province of Pennsylvania previous 
to 1745, in advance of his father's family, and settled in the 



Ayres Family. 41 

country contiguous to the Pennepack, then Philadelphia county, 
Pa. In the j^ear 1773, William Ayres with all his family, ex- 
cepting Samuel and Charles, who remained in the old locality, 
moved to the West, then in Paxtang township, Lancaster 
county, now Middle Paxtang, Dauphin county. Pa., and settled 
the farm on the east side of Peter's mountain, where the turn- 
pike crosses, three miles above Dauphin. The common road 
terminated at that point, and in the course of time, he constructed 
the first road across the mountain. In the map of purchase 
from the Indians, only twenty-four years previously, the country 
west of the mountain is entitled " Saint Anthony's wilderness." 
Although nearly sixty years old, we find him doing Pevolution- 
arv service in Caj)tain Richard Manning's Company of the 4th 
Battalion of Lancaster county. Colonel James Burd, March 13, 
1776. In the winter of 1784-5, he was accidentally drowned 
in Fishing creek, near old Fort Hunter, his wife having died 
previously, and both were buried in the old graveyard above 
Dauphin, where sleep all the oldest residents of that section of 
the country. William Ayres m. Mary Kean, daughter of 
Charles Kean,* of the same locality. They had issue, all born 
in Philadelphia county, now Moreland township, Montgomery 
county, Pennsylvania : 

3. i. Samuel, b. March 28, 1749 ; m. Deborah Yerkes. 

4. ii. Charles, b. 1750; m. Esther Yerkes. 

5. Hi. John, b. February 9, 1752 ; m. Mary Montgomery. 

w. Margaret, b. October 9, 1754; d. December 24, 1823; m. 
William Forster. (see Forster record.) 

V. Esther, (Hetty,) b. 1755 ; d. March 2, 1830 ; m., March 81, 
1782, by Rev. John Elder, James Eeed, of one of the 
oldest families of Paxtang township, and located on 
Scull's map of 1759, and for whom Eeed township, Dau- 
phin county, was named. Their children (surname 
Reed) were, John, Deborah, Elizabeth, b. September 11, 
1787; m. her cousin, Judge McNeil, of Montgomery 
county ; William, b. July 9, 1789 ; d. November 6, 1864 ; 
m., first, Elizabeth Steele ; m., secondly, Clara Hatfield ; 
he was a highly esteemed and prominent man in his 
county; and Mary, m. Thomas McConnell. 

* Charles Kean, d. September 5, 1747, aged forty-six. His tomb- 
stone bears nearly the earliest date in Abington graveyard. 



42 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

III. Samuel Ayres,^ (William, 2 SamueV) b. March 28, 
1749 ; became a prominent citizen, a substantial farmer, and an 
elder in the Presbyterian church at Abington ; license to 
marry issued December 12, 1772, (Penn'a Arch., 2d ser., vol. 
V.,) and January 17, 1773, m. Deborah Yeekes, eldest daugh- 
ter of Silas Yerkes and his wife, Hannah Durgan, of Welsh 
descent, and Baptists in religion, whose ancestors arrived at an 
early period from Holland, whither they had fled from their 
fatherland on account of religious persecution, and settled in 
that part of Montgomerj^ county called "North Wales" to this 
day, Samuel Ayres d. October 26, 1804, and his wife d. Feb- 
ruary 11, 1826 ; both buried in the cemetery of old Abington 
church, a stronghold of Presbyterianism founded in 1709. 
They had issue : 

i. Silas, b. June 15, 1774; d. Kovember 13, 1795. 

6. a. William, b. December 23, 1776 ; m- Mary Shelmire. 

Hi. Esther, (Hetty,) b. September 15, 1781 ; m., November 20, 
1800, John Carr, of Mo;itgomery county. Pa. 

7. iv. Eiizaheth, b. February 25, 1791 ; m. James Comly. 

8. V. Hiram, b. August 13, 1795; m. Mary Ralston. 

lY. Charles Ayres,^ (William,^ Samuel,^) b. 1750; d., 
1806, in Montgomery county. Pa. ; m. Esther Yerkes, sister 
of his brotb^er Samuel's wife. Had one child, Mary ; b. Janu- 
ary 10, 17^0 ; d. July 24, 1869 ; buried in the Baptist cemetery 
a'u ?^avisville, Bucks county ; she m. Jonathan Yerkes of 
Moreland township, Montgomery county. Pa., leaving issue. 

V. John Ayres, ^ (William, 2 Samuel, i) b. February 9 
1752. At the age of twenty-one years, accompanied his father 
and family in their movement to Paxtang township, Lancaster, 
now Dauphin county. Pa.; subsequently became the owner of 
the homestead there established, and added thereto a certain 
tract of land called "Ayresburg." In 1775, on the first call for 
volunteers for the Revolutionary army, he enlisted in Captain 
Matthew Smith's company of riflemen, formed in Lancaster 
county, and joined the expedition against Quebec under Mont- 
gomery, but, whilst the army lay before Boston waiting orders, 
he took sick and was invalided. On the 13th March, 1776, 
he again enlisted in Captain Manning's company, 4th Battalion 



Ay res Family. 43 

of Lancaster county, commanded by Colonel James Burd. His 
father and several of his connections belonged to the same 
company. The Oracle of Dauphin^ in announcing his death, 
August 17, 1825, remarks that "he was the last of the Revo- 
lutionary |)atriots in his neighborhood." John Ayres was 
twice married; m. first, in 1781, Mary Montgomery, daughter 
of Greneral William Montgomery of Mahoning, now Danville, 
Pa., who died at the age of twenty-three years, without issue. 
He m., secondly, in 1786, Jane Lytle, eldest daughter of 
Joseph Lytle of Lytle's Ferry, in Upper Paxtang township, 
Dauphin county, Penna. Jane Lytle was born near Ander- 
son's Ferry, March 1, 1767; d. in Harrisburg, Pa., May 7, 1831. 
The old burying-ground. one mile above Dauphin, contains the 
remains of this branch of the Ayres family, with one exception. 
They had issue, all b. in Middle Paxtang township, Dauphin 
county. Pa. : 

i. Sarah-Ellen, b. March 9, 1787; d. August 17, 1864; unm. 

9. a. TFi'ZZiarii, b. December 14, 1788; m. Mary Elizabeth Bucher. 

in. Mary, b, December 17, 1790; d. September 17, 1868; unm. 

iv. Margaret, b. February 25, 1793; d. December 23, 1867 ; m. 

James Forster. [see Forster record.) 
V. John-Lytle, b. .June 7, 1795; d. August 10, 1857; unm. 
vi- Matilda, b. June 7, 1797 ; d. July 2, 1872; m., April 30, 
1826, William Armstrong of Daupliin county, Pa., and 
had Jane, John, Charles, and William. 
vii. Eliza-Jane, b. January 17, 1806; d. August 2, 1830; unm. 

YL William Ayres, ^ (Samuel, ^ William, ^ Samuel, ^j far- 
mer, of Huntingdon Yalley, Morelancl township, Montgomery 
county. Pa., b. December 23, 1776; d. December 14, 1854; 
m., January 22, 1801, Mary Shelmire of the same locality, 
who was b. February 24, 1776 ; d. August 30, 1846 ; both 
buried in Abington churchyard. They had issue: 

i. Charles, b. December 24, 1801 ; unm. 
a. Deborah, b. March 21, 1803 ; d. July 10, 1854 ; m., Decem- 
ber 14, 1825, David Ships. 
Hi. Samuel, b. September 20, 1805; d. June 24, 1866 ; m., June 

15, 1829, Emily W. Sheetz, and had William, b. Feb. 

16, 1831 ; m., December 23, 1858, Sarah B. Blake, and 
had one daughter, Margaret; Catharine; and Mary-Ann, 
m. Edwin R. Rose. 

iv. Eachael, b. November 8, 1816; m. William H.Hart. 



44 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

VII. Elizabeth Ayres,'^ (Samuel,^ William,^ Samuel/ 
b. February 25, 1791, in Montgomery county, Pa. ; cl. August 
25, 1863. Her name and memory have been perpetuated in 
" Betliayres," an important' station on the North Pennsylvania 
railroad. She m., in 1812, James Comly, a descendant of Henry 
Comly and Joan. Tyler, who came to Philadelphia with Wil- 
liam Penn in 1682. He was a prominent man in his county, 
a member of the Legislature, and a justice of the peace. They 
lived at the " Manor House " in Moreland township, Mont- 
gomery county. (This township was named for Nicholas More, 
who bought the land from William Penn, established it as a 
"Manor," and wielded authority as "Lord of ihe Manor" dur- 
ing his life.) They had issue (surname Comly) : 

i. FravlcUn-Ayres, b. March 12, 1813 ; president of the jSTorth 
Pennsylvania railroad ; unm. 

U. Sarali-W., b. October 29, 1814; m., 1839, William L. Pax- 
son, whose ancestors arrived with William Penn in 1682, 
and settled in Bucks county. They had Franklin C, 
Eliza A-, and Aanie W. 

Hi. Joshua, b. April 7, 1819 ; m. Catharine Peters. 

iv. Samuel W., b. DeceraberlT, 1820; d. May 25,1884, in San 
Francisco ; m. Julia E. Peters. 

yill. PIiRAM Ayres,'^ (Samuel, 3 William, ^ Samuel, i) b. 
in Montgomery county, Pa., August 13. 1795; d. October 17, 
1870. Moved to Philadelphia in 1828, when his name ap- 
pears in the Directory as a " teacher," at Schuylkill Seventh and 
Eace. December 14, 1848, appointed by Governor Wm. F. 
Johnston, " Bank Inspector" for the city and county of Phila- 
delphia, and held this office until February 12, 1862. Elected 
one of the Commissioners of the old Spring Grarden District 
previous to the " consolidation " in 1854. An elder in the 
Presbyterian church. He was a man of exemplary character^ 
learning, and ability. Mr. Ayres m., first, May 22, 1817, 
Mary Ralston, of Philadelphia; b. in 1796; d. July 11, 
1864 ; both buried at Abington church. They had issue: 

i. George Ralston, b. in Montgomery county, Pa., March 20, 
1818: d. July 16,1881; m., December 23, 1852, Ellen 
Weatherly, daughter of David Weatherly of Philadel- 
phia ; b. November 17, 1826; d. May 20, 1880; both 
buried in Woodland cemetery ; and had Mary, Hiram, 
Isabella, and Ellen. 



Ayres Family. 45 

10. ii. TFi7h'am,b. March 27,1820: m., 1st, Elizabeth DeArmand 
Chambers; 2d, Ellen L. Wolf. 

Hiram Ayres m., secondly, January 12, 1865, in Holmes- 
bnrg, Philadelphia county, Elizabeth Neville, daughter of 
Charles and Elizabeth Neville, of Somerset county. New Jer- 
sey, who survived her husband, and d. May 2, 1873 ; buried in 
the old Pennepack church cemetery, near Bustleton. 

IX. William Ayees,^ (John,^ William, ^ Samuel, i) b., 
December 14, 1788, at the homestead in Middle Paxtang town- 
ship, Dauphin county. Pa. ; d., May 26, 1866, in Harrisburg, Pa. 
William Ayres, in 1819, quit the farm to enter upon more con- 
genial pursuits. First, a justice of the peace by commission from 
Governor Findlay, and afterwards by Governor Shulze ; then ap- 
pointed, in 1824, by Governor Hiester, major of the 16th regiment 
Pennsylvania militia. Becoming a citizen of Harrisburg, he was 
admitted to the bar of Dauphin county May 3, 1826. Elected 
to the Pennsylvania Legislature for the years 1833, '34, and '35, 
he became prominent in the political party to which he was at- 
tached, and one of the most eloquent and persistent advocates 
for the establishment of the free-school system of Pennsylvania. 
Elected to the councils of the borough, he projected the water- 
works, which were constructed and completed in 1841, mainly 
through his individual efforts. In 1841, he was elected a di- 
rector of the United States Bank, at Philadelphia. In 1850, he 
organized the Harrisburg gas compan}^, and, as first president, 
constructed the works, which were a success from the begin- 
ning. In 1853, on the solicitation of the citizens of Huntingdon, 
he became president of the Huntingdon and Broad Top rail- 
road ; put the road under contract, and in course of construc- 
tion, which insured its early completion. He organized the 
Harrisburg and Hamburg railroad company, and was engaged 
in this improvement, as president, with engineers in the field, 
at time of his death. Possessing public confidence, he was the 
recipient of many honorable and responsible trusts. He was 
a man of large 'physique — impressive and handsome appear- 
ance — popular manners, with untiring energy and ambition, 
and unselfish to a fault. His life was a useful one, and his 
works live after him. William Ayres m.. May 16, 1817, Mary 



46 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Elizabeth Buchee, b. April 23, 1795, in Harrisbiirg, Pa. ; 
d. July 31, 1817 {see Bucher record) ; with her husband buried 
in the Harrisburg cemetery. They had issue : 

11. i. Bucher, b. February 3, 1818; m. Jane Alice Lyon. 

ii John, b. September 16, 1819; cl. September 17, 1821; 

buried in old Dauphin graveyard. 
Hi. Mary-Elizabeth, b. June 8,1821 ; m., June 20,1843, James 
Anderson, (see Anderson record.) 

12. iv. WiUiam, b. Marcli 8, 1823 ; m. Ellen Criswell. 

V. Susan-Bucher, b. October 6. 1826; d. August 7, 1861; m., 
December 11, 1856, Andrew J. Jones of Harrisburg, and 
had Mary-Ellen, Andrew, and Susan; all died in in- 
fancy, and, with their parents, are buried in Harrisburg 
cemetery. 

13. V'i. George-Bucher, b. February 12, 1829; m. Mary R. Smith. 
vii. Eliza-Jane, b. .January 10, 1831; d. May 10, 1879; m., 

September 23, 1852, Samuel L. Addams of Cumberland 
county, Pa. ; b. January 19,1821 ; d. May 22, 1881; both 
buried in the Shippensburg cemetery. They had Wil- 
Uavi-Ayres and Mary (twins), b. May 12, 1853. 

14. viii. John, b. February 27, 1834; m. Matilda Scott. 

X. William Ayres,^ (Hiram, ^ Samuel, ^ William, 2 
Samuel,!) b. March 27, 1820, in Moreland township, Mont- 
gomery county. Pa.; d. September LO, 1881, in Philadelphia; 
by occupation a merchant and manufacturer, he was eminently 
successful; elected, November 29, 1851, by the commissioners 
of the old Spring Garden district, a director of the Pennsyl- 
vania Eailroad Company, a high and honorable position, which 
he retained until February 6, 1854; m., first, Elizabeth De- 
Armand Chambers, daughter of John Chambers of Philadel- 
phia ; d. March 4, 1873 ; both buried in Woodland cemetery. 
They had issue, all b. in Philadelphia : 

George-Balston, b. June 25, 1846; m. Laura Hayes. 
John- Chambers, b. October 22, 1848; m. Mary C. Beach. 
William-Montgomery, b. May 3, 1851 ; m. Sarah, daughter 

of Benjamin T. Stauffer of Manheim, Pa. 
Louis- Harlotv, b. March 2, 1855; m. Anna T. Cox. 
Mary-Balston, m. James Edwin Huston of Philadelphia. 

William Ayres m., secondly, March 10, 1871, Ellen Louise 
Wolf of Philadelphia. 



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Ayres Family. 47 

XL BucHER Ayres, ^ (William,'* John, ^ William, ^ Samuel, i) 
b. February 3, 1818, in Ilarrisburg, Pa. ; civil engineer and 
railroad superintendent; was appointed, by Governor William 
F. Johnston, lieutenant colonel and aide-de-camp ; resides in 
the city of Philadelphia; m., April 11, 1854, Jane-Alice 
LyOjST, b. March 24, 1829 ; daughter of John Lyon of Penn- 
sylvania Furnace, Huntmgdon county. Pa. {see Lyon record.) 
They had issue : 

i. (7/eome, b. September 25, 1855, in Memphis, Tenn. 

ii. Anvie-Lyon, h. February 1, 1857, in Mempiiis, Tenii. ; 

d. April 1, 1875, in Pliiladelphia. 
in. Lyonel, b. September 4, 1858, in Memphis, Tenn. 
iv. Mary-Bucher. b. ISTovember 110, 1860, in Centre county, Pa. 

V. Jenny-Lyon^ b. May 24, 1862, in Centre county, Pa. 
vi. Budier, b. ISTovember 18, 1869, in Centre county, Pa. 

XIL William Bucher Ayres, ^ (William,-* John,^ Wil- 
liam, ^ Samuel,!) b. March 8, 1823, in Middle Paxtang town- 
ship, Dauphin county, Pa. ; a wholesale merchant, in Philadel- 
phia, Pa. ; m. Ellen Criswell, b. August 17, 1821 ; d. De- 
cember 8, 1863 ; buried in McVeytown, Pa. ; daughter of Hon. 
James Criswell of Mifflin county, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Mary -Elizabeth, b. October 4, 1847. 
ii. James- Criswell, b. March 16, 1849; d. July 16, 1851. 
Hi. Charles- Criswell, b. November 27, 1852. 
iv. Jacob-Bucher, b. May 16, 1856. 
V. John-Vance-Criswell, b. June 7, 1859; d. October 21, 1875. 

XIIL GeorCxE Bucher Ayres, ^ (William, ^ John,^ Wil- 
liam, ^ Samuel, 1) b. February 12, 1829, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; an 
artist, and author of a work on painting ; resides in Philadel- 
phia; m., October 10, 1867, Mary Robbhsts Smith, b. March 
29. 1838; d. February 1, 1878; daughter of Spencer C. Smith 
of Bloomsbur}^, Hunterdon county, New Jersey. They had 
issue : 

i. Edith-Lyon, b. February 5, 1875, 
ii. Annie- Smith, b. September 15, 1876. 

XIV. John Ayres, 5 (William, -i John, ^ William, ^ Samuel, i) 
b. February 27, 4834, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; a machinist, AUe- 



48 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

glieny Yallej railroad ; m., October 27, 1858, Matilda Scott, 
and they had issue : 

i. ;S?tsan-Bwc/ier, b. iNTovember 12,1862. 
ii. Mary-Lile, b. January 1, 1865. 
in. William-Frederick, b. January 20, 1867. 
iv. Bertie-Kate, b. April 11, 1869. 

V. George-Bucher, b- May 14, 1871. 
vi. Charles IScott, b. Nov. 28, 1874. 

XY. GrEORGE Ralston Ayres, "^ (William, ^ Hiram, ^ 
Samuel,^ William, ^ Samuel, i) b. June 25, 1846; a manu- 
facturei-, residing in Philadelphia ; m., March 7, 1867, Laura 
Hayes, daughter of Robert Hayes, of Philadelphia. They 
had issue : 

i. William- Graham, b. February 18, 1868. 
ii. George-Balston, b. January 10, 1871. 
Hi. Albert-Hayes, b. August 14, 1873; d. March 25, 1882; 

buried in Laurel Hill cemetery, Pliiladelphia. 
iv. EVizabeth-DeArmand, b. November 23, 1874 ; d. April 30, 

1875; buried in Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadelphia. 
V. Helen, b. August 8, 1879. 
vi. Walter-Chambers, b. December 16, 1880. 

XYI. John Chambers Ayres,'^ (William, ^ Hiram, ^ 
Samuel,3 William, 2 Samuel, 1) b. October 22, 1848; d. March 
22, 1883 ; buried in Laurel Hill cemetery ; m., October 9, 1873, 
Mary C. Beach, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Charles- Sturdevant, b. February 18, 1876. 

ii. Eobert-Cox, b. February 16, 1879. 
Hi. Lucy, b. March 11, 1880 ; d. August 18, 1880. 
iv. Mary-Kathleen, b. August 21, 1882. 

XYII. Louis Harlow Ayres,^ (William, ^ Hiram, ^ 
Samuel,^ William, ^ Samuel, 1) b. March 2, 1855; m., April 
19, 1877, Anna T. Cox, daughter of Stephen Cox, of Phila- 
delphia. They had issue : 

- i. Elizabeth-Cox, b. February 28, 1878. 
ii. Marion-Kent, b. January 3, 1884. 



Barnett Family. 49 



BARNETT FAMILY. 



I. JoHisr Barnett, 1 b., 1678, in the neighborhood of Lon- 
donderry, Ireland, in company with his brother, William Bar- 
nett, emigrated with his family to Pennsylvania prior to 1730, 
locating in Hanover township, then Lancaster county, being 
among the earliest settlers in that township. He died in Septem- 
ber, 1734, his will being probated at Lancaster on the first day 
of October following. John Barnett left a wife, Jeistnett, and 
the following children, all born in county Deny, Ireland : 

i. Robert, b. 1701 ; m. and removed to Virginia. 
ii. James, h. 1703; m. and went to Virginia witli bis brotber ; 
from tbem most of tbe names in tbe South bave sprung. 

3. in. John, b. 1705; m. Margaret Koan. 
iv. Joseph, b. 1708. 

V, Mary, b. 1710. -' 
vi. Jennett, b. 1713; d. in 1787; unm. 
vii. Jean, b. 1715; m. Moses Swan, [see Swan record.) 

II. William Barnett, brother of the foregoing, b. in Lon- 
donderry, Ireland, came to America with his brother John'; 
he died in February, 1762, leaving a wife, Margaret, and 
children, besides other daughters : 

i. Joseph. 
a. Sarah. 

III. John Barnett, ^ (John,i) b. 1705, in County Derry, 
Ireland; d. in January, 1785, in Paxtang township, Lancaster, 
now Dauphin coanty. Pa. ; came to America with his father, 
having previously married Margaret Eoan; b. 1710, in 
Greenshaw, Ireland ; d. January, 1790, in Paxtang. They had- 
issue : 

4. i. William, b. 1729; m. Reloecca . 



ii. [A son], whose wife was Agnes , and liad Joseph. 

5. Hi. Samuel, b. 1733; m. Martha . 

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50 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 
6. iv. Joseph, h. 1735; m. Elizabetli . 



v. Sarah, h. 1737 ; m. Curry. 

7. vi. Ann, b. 1739; m. James Johnston. 

vii. Margaret, b. 1741 ; m. William Patterson, and had John 

and Andrem. 
viii. Andretc, b. 1743. 
ix. John, b. 1745. 
X. Jennett,h. nil; d. March, 1788; unm. 

IV. William Barnett,^ (John,^ John,i) h. 1729; d. in 
September, 1764, in Hanover, leaving a wife, Rebecca, and 
issue as follows : 

i. John, b. 1754; d. September 2, 1797; m. Jean Grain; b. 

December 22, 1762; d. May 9, 1830. 
ii. Williairi', b. 1756. 
iii. Mary, b. 1758. 
iv. Eebecca, b. 1760. 

V. Isabel, b. 1762. 
vi. Jean, b. 1763. 

y. Samuel Barnett,^ (Jolm,^ Jolin,^) b. 1733, in county 
Deny, Ireland ; d. August, 1758 ; was twice married ; second 
wife, Martha, survived her liusband. There was probably 
issue by both : 

i. Samuel, b. 1746; d. s. p. 

8. ii. Elizabeth, b. 1748; m. William Moorhead, 
iii. Martha, b. 1750 ; d. s. p. 

9. iv. John, b. 1753 ; m. Rachel Crosby. 

V. Sarah, b. 1755. 
vi. Bebccca, b. 1757. 

VI. Joseph Barjs^ett.^ (JohD,^ John,i) b., 1728, in county 
Derry, [reland. He married in 1749, Elizabeth GtRAHAM. 
Concerning him and his family, we have these incidents of pio- 
neer life in 1757, communicated in a letter by the late Samuel 
Barnett of Springfield, O. " Mr. Barnett's son William, with a 
son of Mr. Mackey, a neighbor, of Hanover, were taken prison- 
ers by a band of prowling Indians. The parents of the boys 
tried in vain to raise a party to pu^rsue the savages, and rescue 
the captives, but could obtain no assistance. Mr. Barnett and 
Mr. Mackey, however, armed with rifles, mounted their horses 
and went in pursuit. They came up to the Indians, several in 



Barnett Family, 51 

number, between Hugh Grimes' (Graham's) farm and Beaver 
creek, likely, not more than three fourths of a mile from Hugh 
Grimes, immediately in the neighborhood of where Thomas 
Bel], Squire, Wilson, and grandfather Allen lived. They fired 
on the Indians, who returned it briskly. Mr. Barnett and 
Mr. Mackey were near together. Mackey in putting down the 
bullet in his rifle observed that he run down the bullet hard 
to kill dead. By this time the savages were close on them, 
and just as Mackey presented his gun a bullet passed through 
his arm, and his rifle fell to the ground. At this moment an 
Indian near by picked up his gun and shot Mackey dead. By 
this time Mr. Barnett had receive a shot in the arm and one in 
the shoulder. This bullet he carried with diim to the grave. 
So Mr. Barnett retreated. By the time he reached a little east 
of where Mr Grimes lived, and between his house and Robert 
Elder's, he got 'faint from loss of blood, when he dismounted 
and hid himself in a field of buckwheat. I give the names of 
Grimes and Elder, as they occupied these farms in my dav. 
Grandfather Barnett resided east of these farms. His horse 
ran home, and the neighborhood tui-ned out. As they passed 
along the road Mr. Barnett got out of his hiding and resting 
place. He had but little use of his arm the rest of his days. 
I will continue the history of the captive boys. The Indians 
had left their encampment before they were sighted b}^ the 
party who went in pursuit. They passed up Beaver creek 
toward the mountain, then through an orchard once owned by 
Andrew Kerr, afterwards Samuel Finney. The Indians told 
the boys to take plenty of apples as these were the last they 
would get for a length of time. They then took to the mountain, 
and this was the last of the boys. Tedious days, nights, and 
years passed away. For nearly seven years a kind Providence, 
who hears and answers the prayers of His children, watched 
over the boys. It appears the Indians had their cabins on or 
near the headwaters of the Allegheny river, on a branch 
called something like Miskelitas. At length an Indian trader 
discovered the party who held William Barnett and Mackey. 
They, with the boys, had been several times across what is now 
the State,-of Ohio to Detroit. This Indian trader was employed 



52 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

by Grandfather Barnett to procure William, for whicli he was 
to give the trader an elegant horse. * * * * It was with 
some difficulty the traders got him away, William not being 
very willing to leave at first, and the squaw who had him to part 
with him. At last be succeeded, and was returning with him. 
Mr. Barnett went to Carlisle, on his way to meet them, and 
stopped at the same tavern which his son had reached the early 
part of the evening. The boy was tired traveling, and had 
retired. When this became known Mr. Barnett desired to see 
him, but the landlord at first objected ; but a fond father, who 
had not beheld his son for seven years, who had been the sub- 
ject of anxious thoughts and prayers, now answered, could not 
be put off until the morrow. The son awakened from his 
; sleep knew his father and embraced him. As may be readily 
i supposed there was great rejoicing in Hanover, not only in the 
houses of the Barnetts, but all through the country, at the re- 
.turn of the captive. Young Mackey was sold to a French- 
man at Detroit, afterwards taken to England, and at the outset 
■ of the war of the Revolution came over with the British 
troops, and subsequently reached his home in old Hanover. 
His mother was yet living ; but she insisted that her son was 
killed by the Indians, and would not own hiin. He assured 
her that he was her boy ; when, at length, she told him that if 
he was her son he had a scar on his leg from a cut, tliat she 
would know. This was shown her, when she acknowledged 
that he was her long-lost child."' There is extant an extended 
account of this thrilling episode in frontier life; but Mr. 
Barnett's simple story differs little in detail thereof. Joseph 
Barnett, d., in 1808, in Allegheny county. Pa., and was buried 
in Lebanon churchyard, ten miles from Pittsburgh. His wife. 
Bliza.beth, d. a few years subsequent, and was interred in old 
Hanover graveyard. They had issue : 

William^ b. 1750 ; m. Mary Eshercombe. 

John, b. 1752 : m. Mary McEvven. 

Joseph, b. 1744; m. Sarah Dickson./ 

James, h, 1756; m. Mary Allen. 

Thomas, b. 1758; m. Jane Finney. 

Elizabeth, b. 1761 ; m. Samuel Sherer. 

Moses, b. November 24, 1764; m. Martha Siiodgrass. 



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VII. Ann Barnett,^ (Johu,^ John/) b., about 1735, in 
Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; m. first, James 
Johnston, who was killed by the Indians in 1755. They 
had issue (surname Johnston) : 

^. Joseph. 
ii. Margaret. 
in. Jane. 

Mrs. Johnston, m., secondly, William McIlhenny. They 
had issue (surname McIlhenny) : 

I. Thomas, 
ii. Agnes. 
Hi. Mary. 
iv. JSlizabeth. 
V. Ann. ' 

YIII. Elizabeth Barnett, * (Samuel, ^ John,^ John,i) 
b. 1748 ; m. William Moorhead. They had issue (surname 
Moorhead) : 

i. Josiah, 

ii. Samuel^ was grandfather of Eev. George Hill, D. D., of 
Blairsville, Pa., Kev. J. D. Moorhead, of Beaver Falls, 
Pa., and Bev. W. W. Moorhead, of Greensburg, Pa. 
Hi. Eev. William, m. Jane, daughter of Eev. Dr. McMillan. 
iv. James. 

V. Martha, m. Hamilton. 

vi. Nancy., m. Craig. 

vii. Elizabeth, m. Gibson. 

viii. Esther-., ra. Gibson. 

ix. Uebecca, m. Wilson. 

X. Sarah, m. [John] McMillan. 

xi. Bachel, m. Pollock. 

xii. Lydia, m. Marquis; their son was Bev. D. C. 

Marquis, D. D., of St. Louis, Mo. 

IX. John Barnett, ^ (Samuel, ^ John,^ John,i) b. 1755, in 
Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. July 7, 1825, in 
Deny township, Westmoreland county. Pa. ; served in the war 
of the Revolution ; removed to Westmoreland county. Pa., in 
1784 ; served as justice of the peace from 1808 until his death ; 
m. Rachel Crosbt, of Fagg's Manor ; b. 1758 ; d. April 28. 
1833. They had issue : 



54 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. Samuel, m. Rebecca McClure. 

17. a. William, m., first, Jane Wallace; second, Mrs. Johnston. 

18. Hi. Jo/ni, b. September 19, 1795 ; m. Nancy Morrison. , 
iv. Elizabeth, m. William Huj^lies. 

V. Martha, m. Isaac Taylor. 
vL Bachel, m. John Laird. 

X. William Baenett,* (Joseph, ^ John,^ John,^) b. 1750. 
At the age of seven he was taken captive by the Indians, as 
previously noted. His harsli treatment by the savages impaired 
his health. He subsequently married Maey Eshercombe, 
of Philadelphia, by whom he had one daughter, Mary^ b. May 
11, 1782, who married a Mr. Franks, of New York, and whose 
descendants now reside in that city. Mr. Barnett died about 
the close of the Eevolution. 

XI. John Barnett,'* (Joseph, ^ John,^ John.i) b. August 
29, 1752, in Hanover township. He was a farmer by occupa- 
tion. At the outset of the Revolution he was appointed a lieu- 
tenant in the Hanover battalion of Associators, commanded by 
ColoDcl Timothy Green. He served with distinction at Long 
Island, August 27, 1776, and through the campaign of 1777 
was in constant active service. During the remainder of the 
war, he was in command of a volunteer company, which was 
formed for the protection of the frontiers from the encroach- 
ments of the Tories and their allies, the savage Indians of JSTew 
York. The sword which he carried through the war is now in 
the possession of William Barnett, of Dayton, Ohio. Major 
Barnett was rather under middle size, and of a lively disposi- 
tion. " He was a noted fox -hunter, kept a pack of hounds, 
and a fine horse, named 'Pad,' and was much of his time, in 
hunting season, upon the Blue Mountain." Major Barnett 
died May 12, 1823, and is buried in Hanover graveyard. He 
married, April 29, 1784, Mary McEwen, of Hanover, a very 
estimable lady. She was born September 9, 1762 ; died March 
10, 1806, and is interred by the side of her husband. They 
had issue : 

i. Mary, b. June 2, 1785; d. July 7, 1840 , m., December 19, 
1819, Frederick Hatton, b. 1774; d. June 3, 1835. 
a. Eleanor, b. 1787; d. 1822; m., February 17, 1807, David 
Johnson, and had John. 



Barnett Family. 55 

Hi. Joseph, b. 1789; d. 1858, at Dayton, Ohio ; m., first, Eliza- 
beth Allen ; second, Jane Rogers. Joseph Barnett 
and his brother, James S., were contractors on the 
Pennsylvania canal, and subsequently partners in the 
great Sligo Iron Works, at Pittsburgh, firm of Barnett, 
Shorb & Co. Joseph, in the war of 1812, was in service 
on the Niagara frontier. He represented Montgomery 
county, Ohio, two terms in the Senate of that State. 

iv. Jolm-McEwen, b. 1791; m., first, Jane Sherer; second, 

Julia Barnett, daughter of John Barnett. 
V. William, b. 1793; d. 1821 ; m., December 11, 1817, Ann, 
daughter of Hugh Graham and Mary Wallace, and had 
William. At his death she m. Colonel Jacob Wonderly, 
of Dayton, O. 

vi. Elizabeth, b. 1795 ; d. 1862. 

vii. James- Snodgrass, b. 1798; d. about 1836; m. Hannah 
Shaw, daughter of the late John Shaw, who went to 
Pittsburgh at an early day. She was a sister of William 
Shaw, of the Pennsylvania railroad. When a widow, 
in 1845, she married Reverend William Martin, of 
Philadelphia, went there to reside, and died about 1865. 
via. Margaret, h. 1800; d. 1844. 

ix. Jean, h.lSOS; d. 1804. 

XII. Joseph Barnett, * (Joseph, ^ Jolin,^ Joliii,i) b. 1754 
m. Sarah Dickson of Chambersburg. He died at Pittsburgh, 
in 1812, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. McClure. Thej 
had issue : 

19. i. Joseph, b. August 27, 1784 ; m. Mai'y Boyd. 

ii. Polly, b. 1786; m. John Hume; settled in the Genesee 
country, N. Y., but subsequently removed to near In- 
dianapolis, Ind., and was appointed one of the first as- 
sociate judges there. 
Hi. Sarah, b. 1788; m. Andrew McClure; resided at Pitts- 
burgh, and had William and Alexander. 

iv. Bichard, b. 1790 ; removed to and died in Missouri. 

XIII. James Barnett, * (Joseph, ^ John,^ John,i) b. 1756; 
d. May 1, 1805 ; m. Mary Allen, daughter of Samuel Allen ; 
b. 1760 ; d. August 13, 1813 ; both buried in Hanover church 
graveyard. They had issue : 

20. i. Joseph, b. 1787; m. Sarah Harrison. 

21. ii. Samuel, b. September 30, 1790 ; m. Mary Mitchell. 

22. Hi. James, b. 1792; m. Louisa Shira. 

iv. John, b. 1791 ; d. in 1818, in Lebanon, Pa. 



56 , Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

V. Allen, h.Vl%Q\ m. Sliaffer; resided in Clark county, 

Ind., and had issue. 
vi. Thomas, b. 179S; d. 1866, in St. Louis. 
vii. William, b. 1800 ; d. in Warren county, Ohio, about 1822. 
via. Moses, b. 1802; d. s. p. 
ix. Mary, b. 1805; unni. 

XIY. Thomas Barnett,-* (Joseph, ^ John,3 Jolin,i) b. No- 
vember 13, 1761; d. Marcb 28, 1836; m., April 27, 1790, 
Jane Finney, daughter of Samuel Finney ; b. December 22, 
1769 ; d. May 9, 1830. They had issue : 

i. Mary, b. 1791 ; d. 1848 ; m. Thomas Snodgrass, son of John ; 
d. 1855. One of their daugliters m. Wilson Todd, son 
of John Todd of Warren county, O. (See Todd record.) 
a. William, b. 1791 ; d. September 6, 1828; m. Mary Hum- 
mel, b. 1798; d. February 19,1829, and had Tlunnas, Jo- 
siah, and Harriet, b. 1829 ; d. 1881 ; m. Joseph Barnett. 
Hi. Thoma'^, b. 1793; d, March 13, 1858 ; unm. 
iv. Susanna, b. 1794; d. March 7, 1862; unm. 
V. Joseph- Sherer, b. 1796; removed to Southern Missouri, 
then to Arkansas, where he d. in 1858; m. and had 
Carrie J., m. D. W. Percy; and Marion. 
vi. Samuel-Finney , b. 1797 ; d. s. p. 
vii. Jane, b. 1799 ; m. Henry Lutz ; both deceased. 
-^ via. Elizabeth, b. 1801 ; d. s. p. 

ix. Eliza-Sherer, b. 1803; m. James B. Robinson; both de- 
ceased; and had Jane, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Jlar- 
shall. 
X. Sarah, b. March 13, 1806 ; m. Robert Stewart, [see Steio- 

art record.) 
xi. Margaret, b. 1817; m. James A. Elder of Elder's Ridge. 

(see Elder record.) 
xii. Nancy -Rebecca,h. 1809; d. 1829; unm. 
xiii. John, b. 1811; d. 1878; unm. 

XV. Elizabeth Barnett,^ (Joseph, =^ John,^ John,i) b. 
1761 ; d. September 21, 1816 ; m. Samuel Sherer,"^" son of 

* Among the earliest of the Scotcli-Irish emigrants was Samuel 
Sherer. He came from near Londonderry, Ireland, to the Province 
of Pennsylvania in tlie autumn of 1734, and located in Paxtang town- 
ship, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county. He was a man of means, was 
well educated, and became quite prominent in the Scotch-Irish set- 
tlement. His son, Joseph Sherer, was about three years old when 



Barnett Family. 57 

Joseph Sherer of Paxtang, b. 1755 ; d. December 26, 1821, 
and are interred in Paxtang cliurchyard. They had issue, 
(surname Sherer :) 

i. Mary, b. September 29, 1782; d. October 21, 1807; m. 
ISTovember 17, 1803, James Stewart. 

ii. Josejyii, b. September 6, 1785; d. March 5, 1825, near Hum- 
melstown, Pa. ; m. MarySnodgrass. She died in Claris 
county, O. Their daughter Mari/ m. a Mr. Heymer, 
who removed to Clark county, Ohio. 
m. Margaret, b. September 8, 1787; d. July 17, 1822; unm. 

iv. Martha-Montgomery,}). November 3, 1789; d. January 30, 
1824; m. John Graham and removed to Ohio, and after- 
wards to Kentucky. 

his parents came to America. He secured a fair English education 
and was brought up to the life of a frontiersman, that of a farmer. 
During the French and Indian war, he served as a non-commissioned 
officer, and was in active service as a scout or ranger on the frontiers. 
When the thunders of the Revolution reverberated along the valley 
of the Susquehanna, with all his Scotch-Irish and Geruian neighbors, 
he entered into the contest for liberty. In 1775 and 1776, he was in 
command of one of the companies of Colonel James Burd's battalion 
of Associators, a roll of which is to be found in the recent history of 
Dauphin county. Colonel Burd's farm at Tinian joined the Sherer 
homestead, and the two patriots were intimate friends. Captain 
Sherer was a member of the Committee of Observation for the 
county of Lancaster, and was chosen by the vote of the people a 
member of the first Constitutional Convention of the State of Penn- 
sylvania, which met at Philadelphia, on the 15th of July, 1776. While 
in attendance on this representative body of the Revolutionary era, 
he took ill, returned home, and died on the 1st or 2d of December 
following. His remains were interred in the burial ground of old 
Paxtang church, of which he was a consistent member, but no stone 
marks the spot where repose the ashes of that hero of tlie days of 
Independence. Captain Sherer m., first, February 6, 1759, Mary Mc- 
Clure; subsequently m. Mary McCracken of Northumberland county, 
Pa. There was issue : 

i. Mary, m. Samuel Cochran. 
ii. Samuel, b. 1755; m. Elizabeth Barnett. 
Hi. John, 
iv. Jean. 
V. Bichard. 
vi. Joseph, 
vii. William, 
via. Catharine. 



58 Pennsylvania Genealogies^ 

V. Jcme, b. February 22, 1792; d. 1829 ; m. John Barnett, and 

removed to Ohio. 
vi. Elizabeth, b. July 19, 1794 ; d., February 26, 1860, in Can- 
field. Ohio; m., March 2, 1820, Robert Elder (miller). 

(see Elder record.) 
vii. Sarah, b. March 14, 1797; d. N'ovember 25, 1836; m., 

June 8, 1824, Robert R. Elder, [see Elder record.) 
via. Juliana, b. May 23, 1799; d. March 7, 1879 , m., December 

8, 1825, David Elder, of Indiana county, Pa. {see Elder 

record.) 
ix. Eleanor W., b. 1803 ; d. April 2, 1837; m., March 12, 1826, 

Joshua Elder, (see Elder record.) ' 
X. Samuel B.,h. 1805; d. September 6,1866, in St. Louis; 

m., in 1827, Mary Oves, of Harrisburg. 

XVI. Moses Baenett/, (Joseph,^ John,^ John,i) b. No- 
vember 24, 1764 ; d. November 19, 1848 ; resided on a tract of 
land, deeded to him bjhis father, called "Barnett's Conquest," 
in the " Forks of Beaver Creek ; was twice married ; m., first, 
Maetha Snodgeass, daughter of William Snodgrass, b. 1773 ; 
d. June 1, 1802, and had issue : 

i. Bichard, b. 1792 ; d. November 8, 1868. 

a. Ann, b. 1794; m., June, 1813, Samuel Johnson. 
Hi. Molly, h. 1795; d.l877. 
iv. Matilda, b. 1797 ; m. George Moorhead. 

V. Margaret, b. 1799 ; d. 1843. 
vi. Martha, b. 1801 ; d. 1803. 

Moses Barnett m., secondly, March 27, 1805, Rebecca [Green] 
Allen, b. 1763; d. July 27, 1837, {see Allen record^) and had 
issue : 

23. I'M. Bebecca, b. February 19, 1806; m. Thomas Moorhead. 
via. Moses, b. February 19, 1806. 

XVII. William Baexett,^ (John,-^ Samuel, 3, John,^ 
John,i) b. about 1793 ; was twice married: m., first, Jane 
W^ LLACE, and had issue : 

i. Peter W. 

H. Samuel. 
Hi. Williayn. 
iv. James. 

V. Jane, m. James Patterson. 
vi. Rachel, m. John Shields. 
vii. Joseph-Craia. 



Barnett Family. 59 

William Barnett, m., secondly, Mrs. Johnston; cl. s. p. 

XVIII. John Barnett, ^ (John,^ Samuel,^ Jolin,^ JoUn,i) 
K, October 19, 1795, in "Westmoreland county. Pa. ; m., Feb- 
ruary 7, 1822, Nancy Morrison, b. Marcla 9, 1799 ; d. May 
27, 1876. They had issue: ■ 

i. Jane-Elizabeth, h. October 12, 1822; d. s. p. 

ii. Rachel, b. June 27, 1«24-, d. April 6, 1854; m., June 12, 
1849, Rev. W. M- Donaldson, and had Sarah, John-B., 
and Alexander-M. 

in. John- Morrison, b. May 20, 1826; m. Martha R. Elder, 
daughter of James Elder of Elder's Ridge, and had 
James-Elder, Mary-Agnes, and Maggie-Bright. 

iv. Ma.rtha-Jane, b. March 26, 1828; m., October 14, 1845, 
Thomas C. Pollock, of Ligonier valley, and had Agnes- 
Morrison, m. Rev. S. S. Gilson, Elizabeth- Herr on, m. 
Robert J . Smith, Mary-Emma, m. Albert Shnpe, Annie- 
Rachel, Martha-Jane, m. H. F. Stark, Jesse Irvin,John- 
Barnett, Kate-Mnhel, and Thomeis Cathcart. 

V. Elizaheth-Irvin, b. June 25, 1830; d. May 27, 1839. 

vi. Nancy, b. July 16, 1833, m. Rev. James Sherer Elder. 

(see Elder record.) 
vii. ilfaj-y, b. January 27, 1837; m. Thomas Barnett Elder. 

(see Elder record.) 
viii. James-Wilson, b. May 27, 1839, was in the United States 
army nearly five years; m. Sophronia C. Gore, and had 
John-Irvin, Ella-Amanda, Nannie-Elder, and Mary- 
Olin. 

XIX. Joseph Barnett, ^, (Josepli,^, Joseph,^ Jolin,^ 
John,i) b. August 27, 1784, in Hanover township ; removed to 
Fayette county. Pa., and m. Mary Boyd, of that locality. 
They had issue : 

i. William-Boyd, b. 1810. 

ii. Hamilton, b. 1811 ; d. about 1870 ; m. Ann Clokey. 
Hi. Clarissa, b. 1814. 
iv. Edtcin,h. 1816. 

V. Joseph, b. May 14, 1823 ; m., first, Sarah Stewart, of Mont- 
gomery county, Ohio ; second, Harriet Barnett, of Blair 
county, Pa. 

XX. Joseph Barnett,^ (Jaraes,^ Joseph, ^ John,^ John,i) 
b. March, 1787, in Hanover; d. in Warren county, Ohio ; m, 
Sarah Harrison, sister of General John Harrison, of Han- 
over ; died about 1837 ; and there was issue : 



60 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. James., m. Barker. 

ii. Sarah-Jane, m. William Silvers. 

XXI. Samuel Baenett,^ (James, ^ Joseph, ^ Jolin,^ John,i) 
b. September 30, 1790, in Hanover; d. June 10, 1869, in Clark 
county, Ohio. He married, first, August 22, 1815, Mary 
Mitchell, of Hanover; she died May 17, 1851; was one of 
tlie most amiable of Christian women. He m., secondly, Ann 
J. Torrence, (Ann J. Stewart,) daughter of James Stewart 
and Jane Elder, of Paxtang. Mr. Barnett was, in many re- 
spects, a remarkable man. At the age of seventy- seven, near 
the close of a long life of industry, his miemory was most ex- 
cellent, and to him are we indebted for what is here given rel- 
ative to the Barnetts — as also what is in our possession con- 
cerning the Aliens, Sawyers, and other Hanover families. It 
is to be regretted that the information that he could have given 
as to the olden time was not taken down by some faithful 
chronicler, and thus preserved, unto us. He removed to Ohio, 
in 1817, locating in Warren county. He subsequently re- 
moved to Butler county, and, in 1841, to Springfield, 0., where 
he spent tlie remainder of his days. He had issue : 

i. Susanna TF., m. William Carothers, and had issue. 

ii. Sarah, m. Dr. John B. Hunt, of Clinton, 111. 
Hi. Nancy-Allen, m. Reverend Samuel Wallace, of Piqna, O. 
iv. Mary, m. Dr. Joseph Gr. Paulding,* of Mason, Warren 
county, O. 

V. David- Mitchell, m. Mary Gra ybill. t 
vi. Williani- Allen, m. Belle Grove. 
vii. Levi, m. a daughter of Allen Sturgeon, of Hanover. 
viii. George W., m. Sarah Ann Bane, of Kenton county, O. 
ix. Samuel, m. Mary Campbell. 

X. James, m. a daughter of Reverend Jackson Duff. 

* "In 1847, the Associate Reformed church (prior to the union) 
had no foreign missionary in the field. Dr. Paulding, as a physician, 
and Mary, his wife, with the Reverend James Barnett, were sent as 
missionaries to Turkey. After studying the language at Beyrout, 
they settled near the ancient Mt. Lebanon, and established a school. 
After a residence of twelve years. Dr. Paulding returned to America. 
Rev. James Barnett was sent to Cairo, Egypt, and subsequently to 
Damascus, but recently [1867] returned to Egypt, where he is now in 
charge of a large school." — Samuel Barnett. 



Barnett Family. 61 

XXII. James Ba.ekett,s (James,^ Joseph, ^ John, ^ John,"^) 
b. 1792 ; d. 1861 ; m. Louisa Shira, of Louisville, Kj., but 
a native of Hummelstown, Dauphin county, Pa., and had issue : 

i. Henry C. 
it. Jacob, 
in. Jmnes W. 
iv. Diana, cl. s. p. 

•The sons are all sugar planters in Louisiana. 

XXIII. Eebecca Barnett, 5 (Moses,* Joseph, ^ John,^ 
John,i) b., February 19, 1806, in Hanover township, Dauphin 
county, Pa. ; d., February 22, 1867, in Erie county Pa. ; ro., 
March, 1827, Thomas Mooehead.* They had issue (sur- 
nanae Moorhead): 

i. Isaao, b., January 28, 1828, at Erie, Pa. ; cl.. June 4, 1881, 
at Easton Eapids, Mich. Mr. Moorlieacl received a good 
academic education. Entered mercantile pursuits for 
a few years, but relinquished the same owing to his 
delicate constitution, and accepted the appointment of 
conductor on the Lake Shore railway, a position he 
filled acceptably almost twenty-eight years, with the ex- 
ception of several winters, when, obtaining leave of 
absence, he served as transcribing clerk of the House 
of Representatives at Harrisburg. In the early part of 
the year 1880 he was appointed postmaster at Erie. Ac- 
commodating, attentive, and polite, the appointment 
was an exceedingly popular one. The relinquishment 
of an active railroad life for the humdrum cares of 
official position, no doubt, was the primary cause of the 
disease of which Mr. Moorhead died, at Eaton Rapids, 
Mich., whither he had gone for the restoration of his 
health. In historic research he was deeply interested, 
and the citizens of Erie are indebted to him for many 

* The great grandson of Thomas Moorhead, a native of county 
Donegal, Ireland, who settled in Donegal, Penn'a, in 1732. His wife 
was Cliiistine Robinson, sister of Andrew Robinson. Robert, second 
in descent, m. Margaret Boal, and had issue among others : 

i. Captain John B.,h. January 3, 1774; d. May 15, 1854; bu- 
I'ied in Derry graveyard ; m. Ann Snodgrass; b 1779; d. 
December 14, 1848. 
u. Jane, b. October 7, 1776; d. June, 1864; m., February 

11, 1800, Jeremiah Sturgeon. 
in. Thomas, m., March 17, 1792, Ann Clark, and had issue, 
Iicbert, John, Tliomas, and Sarah. 



62 



Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



iv. 



pleasant reminiscences of their city, over the signature 
of "John Ashbough," He wrote for the Centennial 
year a historical review of Erie county, and was the au- 
thor of the Erie county sl^etcli in Egle's History of 
Pennsylvania, which contains the best and most lucid 
account of Perry's battle on Lake Erie extant. In the 
performance of a great duty, he prepared a genealogy of 
his own and allied families, and few, in our State, pos- 
sessed as full knowledge as lie of the French occupation 
in western Pennsylvania. He had made this subject 
one of study and reseai'ch, and it was confidently ex- 
pected tliat, in due time, the results of his investigation 
would have been given to us. Mr. Moorhead, m., Sep- 
tember, 1853, Caroline Hoskinson, daughter of William 
and Eleanor Hoskinson of Erie, and had Buth^ m. Fred. 
Metcalf, and Maxwell-Wood. 

Mizaheth, m. Charles W. Stone, of Warren, Pa., Lieu- 
tenant-Governor of Pa., 1879-1883. 

Annie, m. Charles Derrickson, of Meadville, Pa. 

Emily, m. Calvin Leet, of Erie county, Pa. 



#7^, 




Beatty Family. 63 



BEATTY FAMILY. 



1. JjiMES Beatty, 2 son of John Beatty,^ b., about 1670, 
in Ayrshire, Scotland, emigrated to Ireland shortly after the 
battle of the Boyne, in 1690, when occurred that large influx 
of Scotch families into the northern counties of the Green Isle, 
in company with his brother John. The latter settled in county 
Antrim, and was the father of the Kev. Charles Beatty. James 
located in the county Down, at what is now called Ballykeel- 
Ednagonnel, in the parish of Hillsborough. He was the head 
of a large family, having nineteen children by three wives. He 
died in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, in 1745. We have the Christian 
name of only one of his wives — Agnes, who was the mother 
of at least WilUaTn^ John. Agnes., and Alexander. The names 
of tbe children which have come down to us are : 

i. James, 
a. Robert. 
Hi. George. 
iv. Thomas. 

V. Bichard. 
vi. Alexander. 

2. vii. WiUiani, m. Mary McKee. 
viii. Agnes. 

3. ix. John, m. Jane Swan. 

II. William Beatty, 3 (James, ^ John, i) b, about 1718; d. 
in February, 1784, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel. " Buried in Ana- 
hilt glebe. The grave is covered with a fiat tombstone, and, 
with the exception of the name, nothing can be traced, owing 
to the wear and tear of the weatber and the continual friction 
of passing feet. The central portion of the stone has been 
worn perfectly smooth." — {Letter of Miss M. Beatty^ 1878.) 
William Beatty m., in 1741, Maey McKee, b., about 1720, 
at McKee's Dam, Clogher, county Dow^n, Ireland; d. about 



64 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

1796, and buried in Anahilt churclward, Ballykeel-Ednagon- 
nel. Tliey had issue : 

4. i. George, b. 1743; m. Mary Blackburn. 

5. ii. James, b. 1746; m. Alice Ann Irwin. 

6. Hi. Agnes, b. 1751 ; m. Robert Finlay. 
iv. Jftne, b. 1752 ; d. 1777 ; unui. 

7. V. Jlfar?/, b. 1758 ; m. James Nelson. 

III. John Beatty,^' (James, ^ Jolin,i) b. about 1722; d. 
about 1765, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county Down, Ireland ; 
m. Jane Swan, b. about 1727 ; d. about 1817, at Ballykeel- 
Ednagonnel. They had issue : 

8. i. Agnes, \). 1757; m. William Dawson. 

9. a. William, b. 1759 ; m. Elizabeth llutlierford. 

10. Hi. James, b. 1761 ; m. Jane Nelson. 
iv. John, b. 1763; d. 1771. 

lY. Geoege Beatty,^ (William,^ James, ^ John,i) b., 1743, 
at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel ; d., 1815, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, 
and there buried ; m., in April, 1771, by Rev. Robert McClure, 
Maey Blackbuen, b., about 1749, at Ballylinlagh, county 
Down, Ireland ; d. in the city of London, England. They 
had issue : . ' " ■ 

i. Charlotte, h. January, 1772; d. in America; m. William 
Beatty ; they had two children when they emigrated to 
the United States. 

11. M. An?-!, b. April, 1773 ; m. Robert McUloy. 

12. Hi. Steward, b. 1775; m. Mary Wilson. 

13. iv. Greorge, b. 1777; m. Jane Beatty. 

Y. James Beatty, * (William, ^ James, ^ John,i) ]3_ 1746, 
in the townland of Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, parish of Hillsbor- 
ough, county Down, Ireland ; d. December 1, 1794, at Harris- 
burg, Pa. From the family record, in the possession of his 
descendants, we have this entry : " That my children may know 
the place of their nativity, I, James Beatty, was born in the 
Kingdom of Ireland, and Couuty of Dowm, Parish of Hills- 
borough, and Townland of Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, in the year 
of our Lord 1746, and came to America in the year 1784. 
My wife. Ally Ann Irwin, was born in said kingdom, county, 
and parish, and Townland of Tillynore, within two miles of 
Hillsborough, three of Lisburn, three miles of Dromore, and 



Beaity Family. 65 

six miles of Bally-naliinch,* and ten of Belfast, which last 
place we sailed from the 27th of June, 1784." In the fall of 
this year, he settled at Harrisburg, Pa., and thus became one of 
its first inhabitants. He subsequently was the purchaser of 
a number of lots in the town, some of which remain in pos- 
session of his descendants. He was quite prominent in his 
adopted home, and held several official positions under the 
borough charter. He was buried in the Presbyterian grave- 
yard, of which, church he held membership. In personal ap- 
pearance, Captain Beatty was about five feet eight inches, thick- 
set, florid complexion, dark hair, and blue eyes. He was an 
active and energetic business man, and his death was a great 
loss to the young town. James Beatty m., in 1768, at Tully- 
nore, Alice Ann Irwin, b. 1750 in the townland of Tully- 
nore, parish of. Hillsborough, county Down, Ireland, daughter 
of Grawin Irwin and Mary Brereton ; d. June, 1805, at Har- 
risburg, Pa., and there buried. They had issue, all b. in Ire- 
land: 

i. Mary -Brereton, b. July 14, 1769; m. Patrick Murray, [see 
Murray record.) 

14. a. Nancy, h. May 2, 1771 ; m. Samuel Hill. 

15. in. Gawin-Irwin, b. September 13, 1773 ; m. Letitia Greer. 
io. William, (1st,) b. 1774; d. s. p. 

16. V. i?e&fcca, b. December 4, 1775: ra. Daniel Houseman. 

17. vi. Alice-Ann, b. February 12, 1777; m. John Downey. 

vii. William, (2d,) b. June 30, 1778; d. September 3, 1790, at 

Harrisburg, Pa. 
via. Sarah, h. October 6, 1779; d. August 4, 1861, unm., at 
Ashland, O. 

18. ix. George-Washington, h. January 4, 1781; m., first, Eliza 

White ; second, Sarah Shrom ; third, Catharine Shrom. 

VI. Agnes Beatty,^ (William, ^ James,^ John,i) b., 1751, 

at Bally keel-Ednagonnel, county Down, Ireland; d. 1844; m., 

in 1772, by Eev. Eobert McClure, Robert Finlay, b. 1746; 

d. August 15, 1803. They had issue (surname Finlay) : 

19. i. Elizabeth, h. 177 i; m. William Haliday. 

20. ii. William, h. 177Q; m. Mary McKee. 

21. Hi. David (twin), b. 1776 ; m. Agnes McKee. 

iv. Jame^, b. 1780; emigrated to America, and died there in 
1872. 

.*Means " Town of the Island." 



66 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

V. Eohert, b. 1784; d. 1811 ; unm. 

22. vi. George, b. 1786 ; ra. Mary Frazer. 
viL Matthew, h. 1790; d. 1845; unm. 

23. viii. TFiison, (twin), b. 1790; m. Mary Greer. 

24. ix. Agues, b. 1795 ; ra. David McKee. 

yil. Mary Beatty,^ (William, ^ James, ^ Jolm,i) b. 1758; 
d., July 13, 1847, at Ballykeel-Ediiagonnel, county Down, Ire- 
land; m., in 1781, by Rev. Robert McClure, James Nelson, 
b. 1769 ; d. December 19, 1829. There was no issue. In 
Anahilt glebe is a large tombstone with this inscription : 

Erected 

To the memory of James 

Nelson who departed this 

life 19th Dec. 1S29 aged 69 years 

Also, his wife Mauy who 

died 13th July IF 4.7 aged 

89 years. 

VIII. Agnes Beatty,* (John,^ James,^ John,i) b., 1757, 
in county Down, Ireland ; d. there about 1780 ; m. William 
Dawson; he lived and died in the townland of Rathvarneth, 
county Down, Ireland. They had issue (surname Dawson) : 

i. John, d. s. p. 
a. William, m. Catliarine Gibson ; d. s. p. 

IX. William Beatty,^ (John,^ James,^ John,i) b. 1759; 
d., 1844, in county Down, Ireland; m., in 1784, Elizabeth 
Rutherford, b. 1758; d., October 23, 1830, in county Down, 
Ireland. They had issue : 

James, b. March 17, 1780; m. Dorothy Jefferson. 
William, b. May 21, 1782; m. Mary McCormiclf. 
Hi. John {1st), b. October 9, 1784; d. s. p. 

John (fcZ), b. July 29, 1786; m. Jane Hanna. 
Adam, b. November 23, 1788; d. 1813; unm. 
Martin, b. February 19, 1790; m. Eliza Matthews. 
Thomas, b. March 16, 1794; ra. Margaret Chambers. 
viii. Jane, b. August 13, 1797; m. Sarauel Beatty. 
ix. Bichard, b. 1804; d. 1828; unm. 

X. James Beatty,^ (John,^ James,^ John,i) b., 1761, in 
county Down, Ireland; d. 1843; m., in 1780, Jane Xelson. 
b. 1755 ; d., January 17, 1839, in county Down, Ireland. They 
had issue : 



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Beatty Family. 67 

i. Jol}n,h. 1781; d. 1783. 

30. n. Ellen, h. 1783; m. James McKee. 

31. Hi. J'nie, b. 1785 ; m. William Carothers. 

iv. Jnhn.h. 1788; d. 1861; m., in 1826, Dorothy Ben, b. 1805; 
and had James, b. 1826. 

32. x\ T'Finin?)!, b. 1790; m. Eliza Carson. 
vi. Elizn, b. 1793; d. 1797. 

33. vii. James, b. March 26, 1795; m. Mary Ann McCloy. 

34. L-iii. iSamnti, b. 1797; m. Jane Beatty. 

ix. Davi'l, h. 1800; d. 1804. 

XI. Ank Beatty, 5 (George. ^ William, ^ James, ^ Johii,i) 
b. 1773, in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county Down, Ireland; d. 
1803; m., 1793, by Rev. Eobert McClure, Robert McCloy; 
b., 1760, in Londonderry, Ireland; d., 1854, in Belfast, Ireland; 
son of William and Susannah McCloy. They had issue, all 
b. at Carrickfergus, Ireland, (surname McCloy) : 

'i. Susannah, b. 1795; d. 1869; m. Samuel Hogg. 
ii. (>eorqe,h. 1798; emigrated to America; m. Esther McComb, 
iii. Mary-Ann, b. 1800; ra. James Beatty. [xxxiii.) 
iv. William, b. 1802; d. in Barbadoes, West Indies. 

XII. Steward Beatty, ^ (George, ^ William, ^ James, ^ 
John, ^) b., 1775, in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county Down, Ire- 
land ; d. 1853 ; m., in 1815, by Rev. William Wright, minister of 
Anahilt, Mary Wilson, b. 1793 ; d. June 1, 1879, at Birming- 
ham, England. They had issue : 

i. Mary-Ann, b. 1816; d. 1853 ; m. Eobert Beatty. 
ii. Rebecca, b. 1818; d. 1871 ; m. Samuel Bingham. 
iii. Charlotte, b. 1820; d. 1853, unm. 

iv. Phebe, b. 1822; m. James Kempof Birmingham, England. 
V. George, b. 1824; m. Sarah Cordner. 
vi. Agnes, b. 182S; m. George Scott. 
vii. tteward, h. 18S0; d. 184:9, nwm. 

XIII. George Beatty, ^ (George,^ William, ^ James, ^ 
John,^) b., 1777, in Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county Down, 
Ireland; d 1847; m., in 1812, Jane Beatty,*' (William, ^ 
James, '^ John,^ James, ^ John^,) b. 1820. They had issue: 

i. William, b. 1843; m. Eliza Jane Cargiu. 
ii. George, b. 1844. 
iii. James, b. 1846; resides at Hillsborough, county Down. 

Ireland. 
iv. Margaret, (twin) b. 1846; m. John McKee. 



68 Peniisylvania Oenealogies. 

XI Y. Nancy Be a.tty, ^ (James, ^ William, ^ James, ^ John, ^ ) 
b.. May 2, 1771, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, coanty Down, Ire- 
land ; d., May 7, 1839, at Steubenville, O. ; m., at Harrisburg, 
Pa., February 5, 1790, by Eev. John Elder, Samuel Hill, b. 
about 1765, in England, son of Arundel and Charlotte Hill. 
His ancestors belonged to one of tlie representative families of 
that country. He received a good English and classical educa- 
tion, and learned the trade of clock and watchmalrer in London. 
He came to Pennsylvania about 1785, and shortly afterward 
established himself in business at Harrisburg, Pa. He was a 
skilled and ingenious workman. He was quite prominent in 
the early affairs of the new town, and was among the first to 
jump into the water to tear down the obnoxious mill-dam in the 
Paxtang creek, in 1795. He was a volunteer in Captain Reit- 
zell's company on the expedition westward in 179-1; and twice 
visited England on matters connected with his father's estate, 
then considered quite an undertaking; and what particularly 
distinguished his last visit was his reception by his fellow-citizens 
of Harrisburg on his return, which was an ovation, showing 
what a strong hold he had upon his friends in America. He 
died very suddenly, while sitting in his chair on Monday eve- 
ning, JSfovember 6, 1809, aged forty -four years, and the Oracle of 
Daujohin speaks of his loss to the community as "irreparable." 
They had issue (surname Hill) : 

35. i. Arundel^ b. December 5, 1791 ; m. Hettie Shields, 
n. George^ b. April 1, 1793 ; d. at Harrisburg, d. s. p. 
in. C/w(7'?oi?e, b. September 25,1795; d. January 25, 1809, at 
Harrisburg. 
36./ iv. Anna, b. December 19, 1798; ra. William Kilgore. 

V. ISamuel-Truxton, b. March 15, 1800; went to Bogota, 
South America, and tliere m. an English lady; d, on 
voyage to England, leaving two children. 
vi. J{ebecGa,h. December 19, 1802; d. s. p. at Harrisburg. 
'vii. Sarah, b. 1805; d. s. p. 
37. ix. ilictry, b. January 8, 1808; m. Joseph G-. Davidson. 

XV. Gawik-Irwin Beatty,^ (James, ^ William, ^ James, ^ 
John,i) b. September 13, 1773, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, 
county Down, Ireland ; d. December 14, 1843, at Harrisburg, 
Pa. ; ra.. May, 1799, by Eeverend Nathaniel Snowden, Letitia 



Beatty Family. 69 

GrEEER, daughter of James and Anna Greer, b. 1778 ; d. April, 
1838, at Harrisburg, and there buried. They had issae : 

38. i. Isabella, b. February 26, 1800; m. Christian Charles 

Fechtig. 

39. n. James, b. September 16, 1802; m., first, Jane Ann Mc- 

Mullin ; second, Judith Towles. 
Hi. Mary, b. 1804; d. 1828; m. Bartis Crangle, b. 1799; d. 
1830, and had James- Beatty, m. Dortai Emilie Kuhne, 
and Isabella-Fechtig, m. George F. Gilmore. 

XVI. Eebecca Beatty, ^ (James, ^ William, ^ James, ^ John, ^ ) 
b. December 4, 1775, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, pounty Down, 
Ireland; d. 1819, at Harrisburg, Pa.; m., December 12, 1809, 
by Eeverend James Buchanan, Daniel Houseman, son of 
U'rederick Houseman, b. 1774, at York, Pa. ; d. 1818, at Har- 
risburg. They had issue (surname Houseman) : 

i. Frederick, b. November 2, 1812 ; bap. March 4, 1813, by 
Eeverend Philip Gloninger, of Harrisburg; resides in 
the South. 

40. ii. James-Downey, b. September 17, 1817; m. Emily Watson. 

XVII. Alice Ann Beatty, ^ (James, ^ William, ^ James, ^ 
John,i) b. February 12, 1777, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county 
Down, Ireland ; d. May 14, 1841, in Orange township, Ashland 
county, 0. ; m., June 5, 1798, by Reverend N. Snowden, John 
Downey, b., in 1765, at G-ermantown, Pa. He was a son of Cap- 
tain John Downey and Sarah, his wife. The elder Downey 
was an officer of the Revolution, under General Lacey, and 
was inhumanly massacred at the battle of the Crooked Billet. 
The son received a classical education in the old academy at 
Grermantown, and, in 1793, located at Harrisburg, where he 
opened a Latin and grammar school. At this period, in a letter 
to Grovernor Thomas Mifflin, he proposed a "Plan of Educa- 
tion," remarkably foreshadowing the present common-school 
system, and which has placed him in the front rank of early 
American educators. He was for many years a justice of the 
peace, and served as town-clerk for a long time. He was the 
first cashier of the Harrisburg bank, largely instrumental in 
securing the erection of the bridge over the Susquehanna, and 
one of the corporators of the Harrisburg and Middletown 



y 



70 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Turnpike company ; was a mfember of the Legislature in 1817 
-18, and filled other positions of honor and profit. He died at 
Harrisburg, on the 21st of July, 1827, and the Oracle speaks 
of him as "a useful magistrate and a pious man." He wrote 
much for the press, and a series of articles published in the 
Dauphin Guardian^ entitled " Simon Easy Papers," were from 
his pen, sparkling with wit. They are worth a permanent set- 
ting, as a valuable contribution to literature. Their daughter, 
Ellen Downey, b. 1811, at Harrisburg ; d. 1869, at Springfield, 
O. ; m., April 5, 1831, Hon. Daniel Kilgore, of Steubenville, 
O., and had issue. 

XVIII. George Beatty,^ (James, ^ William, ^ James, ^ 
John,^) b. January 4, 1781, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel, county 
Down, Ireland. He received a good early education in the 
Latin-school of John Downey, and learned the watch and 
clock-making with his brother-in-law, Samuel Hill, whose 
clocks are more or less celebrated to this day. In 1808. Mr. 
Beatty established himself in business, which he continued un- 
interruptedl_y for upwards of forty years. He was an ingeni- 
ous mechanician, and constructed several clocks of peculiar and 
rare invention. In 1814, he was orderlj^-sergeant of Captain 
Thomas Walker's company, the Harrisburg Volunteers, which 
marched to the defense 'of the city of Baltimore. Mr. Beatty 
in early life took a prominent part in local affairs, and, as a 
consequence, was frequently solicited to become a candidate for 
office, but he almost invariably declined. He, nevertheless, 
served a term as director of the poor, and also as county auditor. 
He was elected a burgess of the borough, and was a member 
of the town-council several years, and, while serving in the 
latter capacity, was one of the prime movers in the efforts to 
supply the borough with water. Had his suggestions, how- 
ever, been carried out, the water-works and reservoir would 
have been located above the present city limits. Mr. Beatty 
retired from a successful business life about 1850. He died at 
Harrisburg, on the 10th of March, 1862, aged eighty-one years, 
and is interred in the Harrisburg cemetery. He was an active, 
enterprising, and upright Christian gentleman. Mr. Beatty was 
thrice married; first, May 18, 1815, by Reverend George 



Beatty Family. 71 

Lochman, D. D., Eliza White, daughter of William White, 
b. January 20, 1797 ; d. September 10, 1817. They had issue: 

i. Margaret, b. February 18, 1816 ; d. December 3, 1837 ; m. 
Keverend Allen John, and ha,d George-Beatty. 

Mr. Beatty, m., secondly, ISTovember 22, 1820, by Reverend 
George Lochman, J). D., Saeah Smith Shrom, daughter of 
Casper Shrom* and Catharine Van Gundy, b. January 15, 
1796, at York, Pa. ; d. August 25, 1828. They had issue : 

a. Eliza- White, b. August 11, 1823; d. November 24, 1832. 
Hi. Mary-Ann-Jefferson, h. September 15, 1824:\ m. Immanuel 
Meister Kelker. {see Kelker record.) 

Mr. Beatty, m., thirdly, September 21, 1830, by Rev. 
Eliphalet Reed, Catharine Shrom, b. December 26, 1807, 
at York, Pa. They had issue : 

* Casper Shrom, b. May 29, 1768 ; d. November 28, 1844, at Har- 
risburg ; son of Jacob Shrom and Christiana Smith ; m., March 5, 1789, 
Catharine Yan Gundy, b. December 13, 1767 ; d. April 21, 1855, 
at Harrisburg; daughter of Captain Joseph Van Gundy, of the army 
of the Revolution. They had issue (surname Sln-om) : 

i. Henry, (first,) b. February 9, 1790; d. July 4, 1801. 
ii. Jacob, b. February 22, 1792; d. June 18, 1855, at Harris- 
burg, Pa.; unm. 
Hi. Mary, h. December 15,1793; d. May 5, 1879, at Harris- 
burg; m. Andrew Findley Laird, b. November 5, 1789; 
d. September 13, 1832, at Columbia, Pa.; son of John 
Laird and Sarah Ann Findley. They had issue (sur- 
name Laird) : John-Findley, b. July 4. 1811 ; d. s. p. ; 
Sarah -Ann- Findley, b. October 16, 1812; m. Samuel 
Shoch Bigler; Cai/ia7'irje->S/irom,b. February 4, 1815; d. 
June 12, 1866; m. Thomas Robinson; Harriet- Smith, 
b. February 5, 1818; d. October 2, 1871; Doctor John- 
Wesley, b. March 4, 1824; and George-Beatty, b. October 
17, 1826; d. October 27, 1856; unm. 
iv. 5oro/i-6Y'Mi/i,b. January 15, 1796; m. George Beatty. (see 
Beatty record.) 
V. Catharine, (first,) b. February, 1798; d. August, 1802. 
vi. Henry, (second,) b. April 24, 1801 ; d. May 31, 1822, at 

Williamsport, Pa. ; unm. 
vii. Elizabeth, b. .January, 1804; d. August, 1807. 
via. Catharine, (second,) b. December 26, 1807; m, George 
Beatty. [see Beatty record.) 



72 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

41. iv. Sarah-Shromyh. Octob?r 2, 1831; m. Reverend Beverly 
Roberts Waiigh. 
V. Eliza-White, b. January 5, 1833; m. William Henry Egle, 

M. D. (see Eijle record.) 
vi. Margarett.a, b. December 25, 1837; d. December 9, 1841. 
vii. G<orge-Washington-Irmn, b. May 11, 1840; m., June 5, 

1873, Eliza Watson Anderson, b. June 25, 1848. 
via. (J'ltharine-Shrom, b. March 27, 1842. 
ix. Henry- Jacob, b. April 2, 1847. 

XIX. Elizabeth Finlay,^ (Agnes, ^ William, ^ James, ^ 
John,i) b. in 1774, in county Down, Ireland; m. William 
Haliday ; emigrated to America and both died there. They 
had issue (surname Haliday) : 

i. Agnes, 
ii. William. 
Hi. David. 
iv. Barbara. 
V. Maria. 
vi. Armstrong, 
vii. Eliza, 
via. Ann-Jane, 
ix. Robert. 

XX. William Finlay, ^ (Agues, ^ William, ^ James, ^ 
John,i) b. 1776, in Ballykeel-Bdnagonnel ; d. 1856; m. Mary 
McKee, b. 1779 ; d. March 7, 1849. They had issue (surname 
Finlay) : 

i. Robert, b. 1808; d. 1856; unm. 

ii. Agnes,h.lSlO; m. Doctor Hood; emigrated to Australia. 
Hi. Eliza, b. 1812; m. Robert Bell. 
iv. Mary, b. 1816; d. 1842; unm. 

V. Margaret, b. 1817 ; m. Ralph Walsh; emigrated to America. 
vi. John, b. 1819; d. 1845; unm. 
vii. Rebecca, b. 1821 ; d. 1864; m. Alexander Brownlee. 

XXL David Finlay, ^ (Agnes, -^ William, ^ James, ^ John,i) 
b. 1778, in county Down, Ireland; d. in 1853; m., in 1812, 
Agnes McKee, b. June 2, 1795 ; d. September 6, 1872. They 
had issue (surname Finlay) : 

i. John, b. 1813; m. Christiana Brownlee. 
ii. Robert, h. 1815; d. 1854. 
m. DartcZ, b. 1817; d. 1844. 

iv. George, h. 1820; d. 1848. 



Beaity Family. 73 

V. Agnes.h. 1822; d. 1850. 
vi. Mary, b. 1826 ; d. 1846. 
vii. Eliza., b. 1834; resides in Belfast, Ireland. 

XXII. Geoege Finlay. ^ M. D.,(Agnes,* William, ^ James, ^ 
John,i) b. 1786, in county Down Ireland; d. 1854, at Strang- 
ford; m. Mary Frazer, b. September 26, 1798; d., Septem- 
ber, 1877, at Strangford, county Down, Ireland,. They had 
issue (surname Finlay) : 

I. Dr. Robert., d. November, 1850, at Strangford. 

ii. Eliza, b. October 28, 1828 ; d. November 21 , 1876, in Pointz- 
pass; m. Rev. Thomas Irvine of Pointz-pass, and had 
Dr. Oeorge-EflwarcU Dr. Robert-Finlay, Mary- Louisa, 
Lizzie-Ann, and Caroline-Emma. 

Hi. Dr. George, h. 1831 ; d. 1852, at Strangford. 

iv. Mary, b. 1833; d. March 1854, at Strangford. 

XXIII. Wilson Finlay, ^ (Agnes, ^ William, ^ James, ^ 
John.i) b., 1790, in county Down, Ireland; d. 1856; m., in 
1842, Mary Greer, daughter of Thomas Greer, of Carnreagh, 
county Down, Ireland. They had issue (surname Finlay) : 

i. Eohert, b. 1843 ; d. 1863 ; m., and left one son. 
ii. Agnes, h. 1845; d. 1867; m. 1865, Alexander Brownlee; left 

one daughter. 
Hi. James, h. 1847. 

iv. Thomas, b. 1849 ; resides at Belfast, Ireland. 
V. John, b. 1851. 
vi. Margaret, b. 1852. 

XXIV. Agnes Finlay, ^ (Agnes, ^ William, ^ James, ^ 
John,i) b. 1795, in county Down, Ireland; d. 1872 ; m., 1815, 
David McKee, b. 1788; d. 1850. ^hey had issue (surname 
McKee) : 

i. John, b. 1816; m. Alice Brownlee. 
ii. Agnes, h. 1817; d. 1841. 
Hi. Mary, b. 1819; d. 1844. 
iv. Margaret, b. 1822; d. 1844. 

V. Robert, b. 1827 ; d. 1834. 
vi. Sarah, h. 1880; m. Jolin Gibson. 

XXV. James Beatty,^ (William, ^ John, ^ James, ^ John,i) 
b. March 17, 1780, in county Down, Ireland ; d. 1832 ; m., 
1809, Dorothy Jefferson, b. 1792; d. April 17, 1875. 
They had issue: 



74 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. William, b. 1810; d. 18(52; m. Sarab Gibson, b. 1816. 
a. Pearse, b. 1812; d. 1828. 
m. Eliza., b. 1817. 
iv. Margaret, b. 1819. 

V. Adam.h. 1821. 
vi. Martin, b. 1828; m. Mary Finlay. 

XXVI. William Beatty,^ (William,^ Jolin,^ James, ^ 
John,i) b. May 21, 1782, in county Down, Ireland; d. 1842; 
m., 1818, Mary McCormick, b. August 16, 1784; d. 1837. 
They had issue : 

i. Mary, b. 1819 ; m. William Cowan, 
n. Eliza, b. 1821 ; d. 1871 ; m. Samuel Carothers. 
Hi. Margaret, b. 1823 ; m. James Taylor. 
iv. Letilia, h. 1826 ; m. Thomas Young. 

XXVI. John Beatty,^ (William, ^ John, ^ James, ^ John, i) 
b. July 29, 1786, in county Down, Ireland; d. December 21, 
1828 ; m., in 1820, Jane Hanna, b. 1783, in Hillsborough, 
county Down, Ireland ; d. 1867, in Hollywood, county Down, 
Ireland, and buried in Belfast. They had issue : 
i. Eliza, b. 1821 ; m. Dr. William Mawhiney. 

XXVIII. Martin Beatty,^ (William,'^ John,^ James, ^ 
John,i) b. February 19, 1790, in county Down, Ireland; d. 
1839 ; m., 1831, Eliza Matthews, b. 1802 ; d. June 26, 1861. 
They had issue : 

i. John, h. 1832; m. Mary Moorhead. 
ii. Eliza, b. 1834; resides at Ballycrune. 
Hi. Alice-Anyi, h. 1836; m. John Anderson. 
iv. William, b. 1838 ; m. Fanny Wallace. 

XXIX. Thomas Beatty,^ ( William, ^ John,^ James, ^ 
John,i) b. March 16,1794, in county Down, Ireland; d. 1849 ; 
m., in 1820, Margaret Chambers, b. 1788 ; d. Xovember 
12.1866. They had issue: 

i. Joseph, b. 1821 ; emigrated to America. 
ii. William, b. 1822 ; emigrated to America in 1849. 
Hi. E'iza, h. 1824; d. 1859; m. William Coburn. 
iv. ISamuel, b. 1826. 

V. Marij-Ann, b. 1829; d. November 17, 1878. 

XXX. Ellen Beatty,^ (James, '^ John,^ James, ^ John,i) 
b. 1783, in county Down, Ireland ; cl. 1816 ; m., 1804, James 



Beaity Family. 75 

McKee, elder brother of David McKee (xxiv) ; emigrated to 

America in 1817. Thej had issue (surname McKee) : 

i. Mary, b. 1805. 

ii. Agnes, b. 1807. 

in. Thomas, b. 1808. 

iv. Jolm,\). 1809. 

V. James, b. 1811. 

XXXI. Jane Beatty/' (James, "^ John,^ James, ^ John,^) 
b. 1785, in county Down, Ireland; d. 1872; m., 1809, Wil- 
liam Carothees, b. September 17, 1777; d. February 18, 
1857. They had issue (surname Carothers) : 

i. James, b. 1810. 

n. John, b. 1811 ; d. 1814. 
Hi. William,h. ISU; (\.} SI 6. 
iv. Margaret, h. 1815; d. 1834. 

XXXII. William Beatty,^ (James,-* John,-'' James, ^ 
John,^) b. 1790, in county Down, Ireland; d. 1872 ; m., 1811, 
Eliza Carson, b. 1792; d. August 20, 1867. They had 
issue : 

i. George, b. 1815; m. Bella Eden. 
ii. James, b. 1816 ; d. 1840. 
Hi. Robert, b. 1819; emigrated to America; m. Mary- Ann 

Beatty. 
iv. Jane, b. 1820; m. Georgre Beatty. (see xiii.) 
V. Margaret-Ann, b. 1822; m. John Todd. 
vi. William, b. 1823 ; d. 1859 ; m. Mary Moore. 
vii. John,h. 1825; d. 1859. 
viii. Eliza, b. 1826; d. 1851. 
ix. Samuel, b. 1828 ; emigrated to America. 
X. Nelson, b. 1830; ra. Mary Bell. 
xi. Ellen, b. 1832; d. 1868; m. John Kennedy. 

XXXIII. James Beatty, ^ (Jam es,^ John,^ James, ^ John,i) 
b., March 26, 1795, in county Down, Ireland; d. October 18, 
1873; m., October 10, 1827. Mary Ann McCloy,^ (Ann,^ 
George,^ William, ^ James,^ John,i) (xi,) b. 1800 ; d. Novem- 
ber 24, 1884, at Ballykeel-Ednagonnel. They had issue: 

i. John, b. April 4, 1828; m. Jane McCauley, of Ballycrune, 

county Down, Ireland. 
ii. James, b. November 4, 1829. 
Hi. Mary, b. December 26, 1831 ; d. July 14, 1881 ; m. William 

Coburn, d. April 1,1884; left one daughter. 



76 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

iv. Bobert, b. May 4, 1834 ; d. May 5, 1859. 
V. Ann, b. November 12, 1836. 

vi. Jane, (twin,) b. November 12, 1836. 

vii. Ilargaret, b. May 18, 1840; resides near Hillsborowgh, 
Ireland ; to her we are indebted for much of the genea- 
logical data herewith given. 

XXXIV. Samuel Beatty ,^ (James,-* Jolm,^ James, ^ 
John,^) b. 1797 in count}?' Down, Ireland; d. 1836; m., in 
1826, Jane Beatty, ^ (William,-* John,^ James, ^ John,i)b. 
August 13, 1797, in county Down, Ireland; d. 1832. Thej 
had issue : 

i. Elizabeth, b. 1827. 
ii. Eichard, b. 1828 ; m. Eliza Watson. 
iii. Jane, b. 1830. 
iiK Sxmuel, b. 1832; d. s. p. 

XXXV. Arundel Hill,^ (Nancy, ^ James, * William, ^ 
James, 2 John,*) b. December 5, 1791, at Ilarrisbm-g, Pa. ; d. 
April 5, 181:8, at Steubenville, O. ; was twice married ; first, at 
Steuben ville, O., May 29, 1823, by Eev. Thofnas Hunt, IIettie 
Shields; d. March 12, 1829, at Steubenville. They had 
issue (surname Hill) : 

i. Mary-Anti, b. March 27, 1824 ; d. July 11 , 1825. 
ii. Mary, b. June 20, 1826 ; d. September 17, 1827. 
iii. Samuel, b. June 29, 1828 ; d. December 19, 1828. 

Mr. Hill m., secondly, at Steubenville, O., August' 31, 1830, 
by Rev. Elisha Swift, Margaret Semple, daughter of John 
M. Semple, and his wife Margaret Whiteside, b. 1806 ; d. Au- 
gust 20, 1864. They had issue (surname Hill) : 

iv. Mary-Jane, b. August 2, 1831 ; d. June 26, 1833. 
42. V. Margaretta, b. December 22, 1833 ; m. James Hunter. 
vi. Mary, b. June 3, 1836 ; d. June, 1840. 
vii. Alice- Ann-Bovmey, b. Nov. 24, 1837 ; d. August 29, 1839. 
viii. Martha- Semple, h. August 9, 1840 ; m., September 21, 1865, 
Rudolphus B. Zoll ; b.May 6, 1826, and had Hettie-Hill, 
Annie-Hill, and George- Arundel, 
ix. Ann-Elizabeth-Hair,}:). SeY>temheY 15,1842; m., September 
15, 1868, Frank B. Aldrich, b. March 15, 1843; and had 
Frank-Edward and Ella- Margaretta. 
X. Hettie- Sabrah-Marsh, b. February 17, 1844 ; m., April 13, 
1869, Caleb Newton Wells, b. February 3, 1843, and had 
Birdie, May, and Sherman, 
xi. Sarah-Beatty, b. July 11, 1847 ; d. August 20, 1847. 



Beatty Family. 77 

XXXVI. Akka Hill, 6 (Nancy, ^ James, ^ William, 3 
James," Jolm,i) b., December 19, 1798, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; cl, 
October 8, 1872, at Steubenville, O. ; m., at Stenbenville, O., 
September 16, 1824, by Eev. Charles C. Beatty, D. D., 
William Kilgore, b., July 18, 1796, near King's creek, 
Virginia; d., January 1, 1877, at Steubenville, O. Mr. Kil- 
gore located at Steubenville in 1815, where he subsequently 
established himself in mercantile business. In 1854, he erected 
the Jefferson Iron Mills in that city, and was for many years 
president of the Jefferson National Bank. He was an enter- 
prising and prominent business man. The children of Anna 
Hill and William Kilgore, were (surname Kilgore) : 

i. Nancy-Aim, b. January 6, 1826; d., January 19, 1878, at 
Philadelpliia; m. William Sinclair, b , 1824, in Ireland; 
and they had Ann-Eliza, d. s. p., William-Kilgore, 
Charles-Ricketson^d. s. p., Mary-Alice, Geovqe-Mar shall, 
and Eleanor-Kihjore. 

ii. Daniel, b. August 3, 1827; m., August, 1858, Emily 
Mossgrove. 

in. Mary, b. June, 1829. 

iv. Eleanor, b. 1831, d. s. p. 

V. John-Downey, b. March 18, 1833; m. Sarah P. James, and 
has issue. 

vi. Willia^n, b. 1837 ; d. August 11, 1845. 

XXXVII. Mary Hill,^ (Nancy, ^ James, 4" William, 3 
James, ^ John,i) b., January 8, 1808, in Harrisburg, Pa., re- 
sides at Steubenville O. ; m., March 20, 1832, by Hev. Charles 
C. Beatty, H. D., Joseph Gordon Davidson", b., September 
19, 1801, in Washington county. Pa; d., April 2, 1888, at 
Steubenville, 0. ; son of Joseph Davidson and his wife, Jane 
Grordon. They had issue (surname Davidson) : 

i. Anna-Elizabeth, b. June 17, 1833 ; d. February 25, 1836. 
ii. Mary-Jane, b. October 15, 1835; d. March 13, 1880. 
Hi. Joseph-Hill, b. March 26, 1838; d. June 22, 1839. 
iv. Ellen-Kilgore, b. September 20, 1840. 
V. Jostphine, b. January 17, 1845; d. October 18, 1865. 
vi. Annie, b. February 17, 1848; d. March 4, 1851. 
vii. William-Kilgore, b. October 23, 1851. 

via. Giorge-Beatty, b. May 6, 1855; d., March 7, lb80, at 
Ponghkeepsie, N. Y., where he was studying for the 
ministry. A young man of rich promise and rare mental 
endowment. 



78 Pennsylvania Qenealogies. 

XXXVIII. Isabella Beatty,** (Gawin-Irwin/' James, * 
William, 3 James. 2 Jolin,i) b. February 26, 1800, at Harris- 
burg, Pa.; d. August 20, L870, at Gralveston, Texas; m., No- 
vember 28, 1819, at Cliambersburg, Pa., by Revereud Caleb 
Reynolds, Christian Charles Fechtig, b. February 6. 1794, 
in Washington county, Md. ; d. September 7, 1835, at Wil- 
liamsport, Md. ; son of Christian Feclitig and his wife, Susan 
Folk. They had issue (surname Fechtig) : 

43. i. James-Irwin, b. September 30, 1820; m. Catharine Jane 
Emmert. 

a. Christian-Charles, b. Angust 23, 1822 ; d. August 28, 1846 ; 
m. Sarah Ann Carver, b. March 9, 1825, and they had 
Christian-Charles. 

Hi. Louis-Randolph, b. January 12, 1825 ; m. Mary Ann Oden, 
b. December 5, 1825, and had William-Christian, Jacob- 
Louis, and Mary-Louisa. 

iv. George-Frederick, h. Angust 21, 1827; d., 1883, at Balti- 
more, Md. ; m. Mary Elizabeth Berger, b. June 18, 1835; 
no issue. 

V. Christian, b. 1829; assassinated in Brenliam, Washington 
county, Texas, in 1864. 

vi. Letitla-Ann, b. March 29, 1834, at Williamsport, Md.; d. 
May 23, 1869, at Galveston, Texas; m. Henry Baldwin, 
b. July 25, 1835, at Broolifield, Conn.; d. at Galveston, 
Texas, and they had Isabella-Tamer^ Cora-Efitella, 
Katie-Fly nn, and Henry-Smith. 

XXXIX. James Beatty,^ (Gawin-Irwin,^ James, ^ Wil- 
liam, ^ James, 2 Jobn,!) b. September 16, 1802, at liarrisburg. 
Pa, ; a physician ; resides at Henderson, Ky. ; was twice mar- 
ried ; first. May 2, 1833, in Mason county, Ya., by Reverend 
Benjamin Smethers, Jane- Ann McMullin, b. in Mason 
county, Va. ; d. in Buffalo, Putnam count}^, Va. : dau. of 
Joseph and Jane McMullin. They had issue : 

i. George-Frederick, b. May 5, 1834, in Buffalo, Putnam 
connty, Va.; m. Mary Posey, b. March 18, 1840, in 
Henderson county, Ky. ; dau. of WiJliam Thornton 
Posey and Eliza J. Dixon. 
ii. Gawin-Ivwin, b. October 16, 1835, in Buffalo, Putnam 
county, Va. ; m. Susan Rudy, dau. of John and Mar- 
garet Rudy, of Henderson, Ky., and had Ann and 
Sarah. 



Beatty Family. 79 

Dr. James Beattj m., secondly, May 19, 1857, at Henderson, 
Ky., by Eeverend D. H. Deacon, Judith Towles, dau. of 
Captain Henry Dixon, and widow of Judge Thomas T. 
Towles. Tliej had issue : 

m. Fannie-Dixon, b. March 16, 1858; m. Ira F. Ball. 

XL. James Downey Houseman,® (Rebecca, ^ James,^ Wil- 
lifam,3 James,2 John,i) b. September 17, 1817, in Cumberland 
county, Pa. ; resides at Paris, Texas ; m., December 23, 1846, 
at St. Louis, Mo., by Reverend William S. Potts, M. D., Emily "^^ 
Watson, b. November 17, 1824, at JSTewbern, K C, dau. of 
Thoman Watson and his wife, Sarah Hannis. They had issue 
(surname Houseman) : 

i. EHzaheth-Hannis, b. October 25, 1847 ; d. December 28, 

1857. 
ii. Alice-Downey, b. November 26, 1849; m. William F. 
Fisher, of Paris, Texas. 
I in. Jumes-Dovcney, b. February 8, 1851; m. Lillie Powell 
O'Neal, b. January 24,1855, dau. of James O'Neal and 
Rachel Powell, and had Lillie-IEmily, d. s. p. 
iv. Emily, b. December 1, 1853 ; d. April 3, 1857. 
L'. Ellen-Kilgore, b. August 18, 1860. 

XLI. Sarah Shrom Beatty, ^ (George, ^ James, ^ William, ^ 
James,2 John,i) b. October 2, 1831, at Harrisbarg, Pa., and 
there resides; m., August 25, 1853, at Harrisburg, by Rev. 
John R Mesick, D. D., Rev. Beverly Roberts Waugh, b. 
July 28, 1834, at Liberty, Md. ; son of Right Rev. Beverly 
Waugh,* of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his wife 

* Beverly Waugh, b., October 25, 1789, in Fairfax county, 
Va. ; d. February 9, 1858, in the city of Baltimore, Md. He was the 
son of James Waugh and Henrietta Turley, and received a good 
classical education, In his twentieth year, he was admitted to trial 
as a traveling minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and, in 
1810, had charge of the Greenbrier circuit, Virginia. In 1811 , he was 
ordained a deacon, and in 1818, ah elder, and stationed in Baltimore. 
From that period until 1828, he was in active pastoral life. That year 
he was elected assistant book-agent, head-quarters in New York city, 
and in 1832, the principal in that work. In 1836, he was chosen a 
bishop of the church, and in 1852, became the senior ofhcer of the 
Methodist Episcopal Cluirch. In 1857, he presided over six confer- 
ences scattered from the Atlantic seaboard to Michigan and Indiana, 



80 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Catharine Busliby. He received a tliorough English and 
classical education, and entered Dickinson College, where he 
graduated. His alma mater subsequently conferred upon 
him the degree of A. M. Mr. Waugh was licensed to preach 
bj the Baltimore Conference; but accepted the position of Pro- 
fessor of Mathematics and English Literature in the Baltimore 
Female College, an institution then in the full tide of success. 
In 1853, the trustees of the Pennsylvania Female College at 
Harrisburg secured him as principal of that institution, in which 
position he labored faithfully and successfully to the day of 
his death. It was not alone in the capacity of "teacher that 
Mr. Waugh devoted his energies and talents ; but his labors 
were varied, incessant, faithful, in season and out of season, 
for the good of humanity. His devoted Christian life-work 
ended on the 24th of March, 1861, in his thirty-seventh year. 
There was issue (surname Waugh) : 

besides aiding his colleagues in three or four others. During his 
term of episcopal service, his toil and peril, fatigue and suffering, 
were very great ; but always without complaint. He was a faithful 
Soldier of the Cross, and universally loved and respected. He was a 
man of God — a consistent Christian, a devoted minister, and scrupu- 
lous in the performance of every known duty. Bishop Waugh m., 
April 21, 1812, in the city of Washington, by Rev. Nicholas Snetlien, 
Catharine Bruce Busiiby, b. September 4, 1791, in Fairfax 
county, Va. ; d. March 23, 1865, in the city of Baltimore ; daughter 
of William Busliby and Mary (Haight) Manning. They had issue 
(surname Waugh) : 

i. Ja7nes- Beverly ^ b. January 5, 1813 ; d. December 9, 1850 ; 

m. Mary Elizabeth Darke Manning, and had Mary- 
Virginia, d. s. p., and Henrietta, 
a. Eliza, b. August 10, 1815; d. November 12, 1822. 
Hi. William- Bushby, b. September 3,1817; d. May 18, 1877 ; 

m. Caroline M. Kettlehume, and had four children, all 

d. s. p. ' 
iv. Alexander-Toxonsend, b. December 22, 1819. 
V. Henrietta-Maria, b. September 11, 1821 ; d. June 17, 1845. 
vi. Beverly-Roberts, b. July 28, 1824; d. March 24, 1861 ; m. 

Sarah Shrom Beatty. 
vii. John-Wesley, b. October 5, 1827 ; d. 1880 ; m. Margaret A. 

Disney, and left issue. 
viii. Catharine- Virginia, b. January 9, 1830; m. Charles M. 

CuUen, a lawyer of Georgetown, Del., and had issue. 



Beatty Family. 81 

%. Eliza- Beverlina, b. November 21, 1855, at Harrisburg; 
baptized December 18, 1855, by Rev. Beverly Waugh, 
D. D. ; m. Charles Augustus Kunkel. (see Kimlcel 
record.) 
ii. jBeverly-Boherts,\>.Octo\)erl5, 1861 : baptized December 1, 
1861, by Eev. Francis Hodgson, D. D., of the Metliodist 
Episcopal Church ; d. March 9, 1863. 

XLII. Maegaeetta Hill,"^ (Arundel, <* ISrancy,^ James,^ 
William,-'^ James, ^ John,i) b. Decern ter 22, 1835, at Steuben- 
ville, O. ; resides at Bynumsville, Mo; was twice married; first, 
April 10, 1855, at Steubenville, O., by Rev. William P. Breed, 
James Huntek, b. February 1, 1831, at Steubenville. O. ; d. 
June 24, 1868, at West Quincy, Mo. ; son of Samuel D. Hunter, 
and his wife Mary Ann Buell. They had issue (surname 
Hunter) : 

i. (Jharles-Cole, b. January 6, 1856. 
n. jyJary-Davidson , h. August 24, 1857. 
in. Mla-Margaretia, b. August 24, 1862. 
iv. IVillie-Arimdel, b. July 25, 1866. 

Margaret Hill Hunter, m., secondl}^, February 17, 1872, in 
Macon county, Mo., by Rev. John W. Scott, Emeey Bissel 
Dowkee, b. June 8, 1824, in Jefferson county, N. Y., son of 
Avery Downer and Electa Mitchell. 

XLIII. James Ie^in Fechtig,' (Isabella, ^ Grawin-Irwin, ^ 
James,* William,^ James,^ John,i) b. September 30, 1820, in 
Hagerstown, Md. ; d. August 31, 1860; m.. May 7, 1846, at 
Hagerstown, Md., by Rev. David Steele, Cathaeine Jane 
Emmeet, b., April 8, 1826, in Meadville, Washington county, 
Md., daughter of Michael Emmert and Annie Myers. They 
had issue (surname Fechtig) : 

i. Alice-Ann. b. April 11, 1847; d. December 1, 1848. 
ii. Clara-Jane, h. August 18, 1848; m. Allen Tingling, b. 
October 31, 1841, and they had Katie, Harvey-Allen, 
Margaret, and Walter. 
Hi. Michael-Emn.ert, h. November 17, 1850. 
iv. Isabella- B eatty , b. December 6, 1851 ; d. April 13, 1854. 
V. Millard-Fillmore, b. March 14, 1856. 
vi- Annie-Amelia, b. June 20, 1858; d. May, 1860. 



82 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



BOAS FAMILY, 



I. William Boas,^ son of Frederick Boas/ was born in 
1739, in the Canton of Zurich, not far from the city of Berne, 
Switzerland. He was of the Eeformed faith, as " all his 
fathers were," some of his ancestors being distinguished min- 
isters in the church of Zwingli. William passed through a 
regular course of scientific and theological training at the 
University of Halle, after which he, in 1770, came to America 
under the auspices of the congregations at Berne, but 'not with 
the necessary credentials from the Fathers of the Reformed 
church in Holland, from whom that denomination in this 
country received its authority. In the Cotal minutes of the 
Reformed church for the year 1771, mention is made of the 
fact that he " had been joyfully expected from Europe for 
several years; that he had now arrived, but that Cotus felt 
disappointed because he brought no testimonals with him; 
that they declined, on that account, receiving him." However, 
the congregration at Reading, Pa., earnestly petitioned Cotus 
that he might be given them as their pastor, because they had 
been so long destitute. The Fathers in Holland were very 
tenacious of their rights, and warned Cotus against acknowl- 
edging the Reverend Boas a member, but had the considera- 
tion, in 1773, to say : "As Pennsylvania is a free country, we 
cannot drive him away from his congregation," by whom he 
was dearly loved. He labored faithfully in the Master's vine- 
yard, and Cotus, in a letter to the Fathers, under date of May, 
1777, bestowed the highest praise upon Rev. Mr. Boas, stating 
" that his congregation in Reading is in a most flourishing con- 
dition, through his industry and zeal ; that he is at this time a 
learned and expert laborer in the kingdom of Christ; that he 
is beloved, not only in Reading, but by all the members of 



Boas Family. 83 

Cotus." About the year 1781, he resigned the charge of the 
Reading church, to which he had been a faithful pastor for 
ten years. He afterward appears to have had charge of the 
same congregation at Reading, for in the record-books of 
the church in Cocalico, Lancaster county, Pa., we find that 
" the Rev. Mr. Boas, of the Reading congregation, on the 15th 
of September, 1786, preached the funeral sermon of Reverend 
John Waldschmid, from Psalm Ixxiii : 23, 24." During the 
Revolution, when every able-bodied man (save those having 
conscientious scruples) was enlisted in the patriot cause, the 
Rev. Mr. Boas served a tour as chaplain to one of the asso- 
ciated battalions of Berks county, namely, that in and around 
Philadelphia in the summer of 1777. He did not cease his 
pastoral work until late in life, but was the same devout and 
earnest minister of the ISTew Testament. He was a good, earn- 
est preacher, had a remarkably strong voice, and nothing could 
move him from the path of duty. Full of years, he d. ISTo- 
veraber 28, 1814. at Reading, Pa., and is there buried. He 
married [Susanna] Eppler. They had issue : 

i. John; was a hatter by trade, and d. in Beading, Pa. ; ra. 
Herbein, and had, among others, John and Daniel. 

a. William ; removed to Allen town, Pa., where he succeeded 
Charles Deshler — whose daughter he had married— in 
merchandising. He was register and recorderof Lehigh 
county, and held other offices of honor. Of his children, 
we have the names of Dr. Charles, d. s. p.; William, 
Henry., Jacob, and Mary- Ann. 

Hi. Susanna; m. [Samuel] Warner, of Kutztown, Berks 
county, Pa., and had, among others, William, Samuel, 
Catharine, Maria, d. s. p., and Harriet. 

iv. Daniel; was also a hatter: d. in Beading; m., and had, 
among others, William, Augustus, Franklin G., Jacob, 
a minister of the Gospel ; (Jbediah, and Jeremiah. 

2. V. Jacob, b. 1779 ; m. Sarah Dick, 

vi. Catharine; m. Frederick Bapp, and had, among others, 
Williain, Anna, and Susan-Boas. 

3. vii. Frederick, h. July 8,1785; m. Elizabeth Krause. 

via. Barbara; m. Jacob Levan, a coppersmith, residing in 
Kutztown, and had Hester m. Mr. Bunstine, Elmina, 
•and Juliann. 

11. Jacob Boas,^ (William, ^ Frederick, i) b. 1779, at Read- 



84 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

ing, Pa. ; d. October 8, 1815, at Harrisburg, Pa. He learned, 
at first, the trade of tinsmith, but subsequently entered mer- 
cantile life, removing to Harrisburg, Pa., in 1805, where he 
established himself in business. He served as a member of 
the borough council, and was appointed and commissioned by 
Governor Snyder, February 6, 1809, prothonotary and clerk 
of the courts of quarter sessions — an office he held at the time 
of his death. He was a man of sterling integrity, and prom- 
inent and influential in the afi:airs of the community in which 
he lived. Mr. Boas m., April 20, 1802, at Eeading, Pa., 
Sarah Dick, b. September 2, 1781, in Eeading, Pa.; d. Oc- 
tober 23, 1859, in Reading, Pa. ; dau. of Jacob Dick, They 
had issue : 

4. i. William-Dick, b. September 6, 1803: m. Martha Smith 

Ingram. 

5. n. Jacoh-Dick, b. October 5, 1806 ; m., first, Elizabeth Seiler ; 

second, Emeline Yeakel Krause. 
Hi. John-Philip, b. July 12, 1809; d. in New Jersey; m. Miss 
Stem, and left several children. 

6. iv. Augustus- Frederick, b. March 1, 1813. 

7. V. Danid-Dick, b. February 19, 1816. 

ni. Frede"rick Boas, =^ (William, ^ Frederick, ^ ) b. July 3, 
1785, at Reading, Pa. ; d. June 13, 1817, at Philadelphia, Pa. 
He learned the trade of a coppersmith and tin-plate worker at 
Reading, Pa., but commenced business for himself at Reading. 
He removed to Harrisburg, Pa., in 1811, where he carried on 
his trade successfully. He was an enterprising citizen, and, al- 
though quiet and unobtrusive, a representative man in the 
community. He m.. May 17, 1811, Elizabeth Krause, b. 
September 23, 1796, in Lebanon, Pa. ; d. April 23, 1847, in 
Harrisburg, Pa. ; dau. of David Krause and Regina Orth. 
They had issue : 

8. i. Elmina-Elizaheth, b. July 7. 1813 ; m. William Jennings. 

9. n. Frederick-Krause, b. April 5, 1815; m. Sarah C. Nolen. 

IV. William Dick Boas,^ (Jacob, ^ William, ^ Frederick, i) 
b. September 6, 1803, in Reading, Pa.; learned the art of 
printing with Oeorge Getz, of Reading, on the Berks and 
Schuylkill Journal, and afterward worked at his profession in 



Boas Family. 85 

Philadelpbia, AUentown, and Hamsbarg. In 1837, lie pur- 
chased an interest in the Reporter office, at Harrisbnrg, in part- 
nership, first, with Samuel D. Patterson, and then with William 
F. Copeland, retiring in 1842. During this period, he was 
printer of the journals and bills of the House and Senate. He 
was cashier and clerk in the State Treasurer's Department dur- 
ing the administrations of Bickel, Bailey, Magraw, and Mc- 
Grath, about nine years in all ; was a clerk in the Surveyor 
General's office, and four years prothonotary of the county of 
Dauphin. From 1866 to 1868, he was one of the publishers 
of the Patriot. Mr. Boas m., March, 1828, Martha Smith 
Ingram, b. November 30, 1808 ; d. August 23, 1850, in Har- 
risbnrg, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Jacob-Dick, b. November 10, 1830 ; d. December 8, 1840. 
ii. Margaret-Lu/ram. 
Hi. Emma-Elizabeth. 

V. Jacob Dick Boas,^ (Jacob, ^ William, ^ Frederick, i) 
b., October 5, 1806, in Harrisburg, Pa. After hig father's 
death, went to live with his uncle, Jacob Levan, at Kutztown, 
where he remained until his fifteenth year, when he went to 
learn the trade of a hatter. He subsequently worked as a 
journeyman until 1831, when he established himself in busi- 
ness at AUentown, Pa. A year or two after, he was chosen a 
member of the borough council, and, in 1840, elected treasurer 
of the county of Lehigh. He represented his district in the 
State Senate during the years 1847, 1848, and 1849. In 1850, 
he removed to Harrisburg, where he established himself in the 
jewelry business, in which he was succeeded by his son. With 
Mr. Forster he was afterwards engaged in the forwarding busi- 
ness until his election as sheriff of Dauphin county in 1860. 
In 1868, he was appointed United States guager in the Internal 
Revenue Department of the Government, resigning upon being 
elected Mayor of the city of Harrisburg, in 1873, which office 
he held one term. He resides at Harrisburg. Mr. Boas m., 
in 1831, Elizabeth Seiler, b. April 22, 1807 ; d. August 
26, 1850, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; dau.ghter of Christian Seiler. 
They had issue: 



86 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

i. Sarah- Eliznheth, m. Jacob Horter Smith, of Philadelphia, 

and had Bessie., Sallie, and Edith, 
a. Charles- Augustus, n\. Mary A. Reel, and liad Charles-Ross 
and Sarah-Beel ; reside at Harrisburg, Pa. 

Jacob D. Boas, m., secondly, Mrs. Emeline Yeakle 
Krause; d., ISTovember, 1873, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; s. p. 

VI. Augustus Frederick Boas,^ (Jacob, ^ William, ^ 
Frederick, 1) b. March. 1, 1813, in Harrisburg, Pa., studied 
law at Allentown with Charles Davis, a leading lawyer there, 
and was admitted to the Lehigh county bar, February 1, 1836 ; 
it is not known if he ever practiced his profession, for shortly 
after, on returniug to Reading, he became a clerk in the Berks 
County Bank. In 1855, he was largely interested in the 
lumber trade, and subsequently the banking business. During 
the Rebellion, he sold for the Government about fifteen million 
dollars' worth of bonds. He now resides in Harrisburg, Pa. 
Mr. Boas m. Emma Elizabeth Boyer, daughter of Jacob 
K. Boyer, of Reading, and had issue: 

i. Sarah-Jane, d. s. p. 

ii. Edwarcl-Payson, m. and resides in Reading, Pa. 
Hi. Martha-Jane, m. William S. Manus; resides at Thurlow, 

near Philadelphia, Pa. 
iv. Emma- Elizabeth, m. William A. Sober, a lawyer, at Sun- 
bury, Pa. 
V. Catharine-M. 

YII. Daniel Dick Boas.^ (Jacob, ^ William. ^ Frederick, i) 
b. February 19, 1816, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. May 9, 1878, 
in Harrisburg, Pa., and there buried. Received the limited 
education afforded by the public schools prior to the establish- 
ment of the common-school system. In 1834, was appointed a 
clei'k in the Harrisburg post-office, a position he held until 
the year 1845, when he went into business with 0. Bellman, 
and subsequently established himself in the lumber trade, in 
which he was successfully engaged at the time of his death. 
He was a public-spirited and enterprising citizen, and his life 
was a useful one. He was a church- warden and treasurer of St. 
Stephen's Episcopal church, Harrisburg — a marble tablet and 
memorail window within that edifice bear testimony to his ser- 



Boas Family. 87 

vices and virtues. Mr. Boas m. Margaret Bates; resides at 
Harrisburg, Pa. They had issue: 

i. Sarah- 2\;ler. m. John Wister, iron manufacturer, of Dun- 
cannon, Pa., and had Jave-Boas,d. s. p., Elizabeth^ Sa- 
rah-Logan, and Margant. 
ii. William- Stnart, resides at Harrisburg, and, with his 

brother, has succeeded to his father's business. 
Hi. Jane-Eliza, m. Josepli Wood, and had William-Boas, 

Cooper, and Margaretta. 
iv. Henry- Daniel, m. Susanna Espy, and had Mary-Espy and 

Sarah- Wister. 
V. Belen-Margartt. 

YIIT. Elmijsta Elizabeth Boas,^ (Frederick, ^ William, ^ 
Frederick, 1) b. July 7, 1813, in Harrisburg. Pa.; d. October 
10, 1884, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. William Jennings, b. Sep- 
tember 23, 1807, in Juniata valley, Pa. ; d. October 6, 1876, 
in Harrisburg, Pa., and there buried ; son of William Jennings, 
who raised a company for the war of 1812-14, but who died 
suddenly before the company left home ; he went to Harris- 
burg. Pa., about the year 1823, to learn blacksmithing, subse- 
quently establishing a foundry, which he successfully carried 
on until near the close of his life. He was an enterprising cit- 
izen, active and influential in the public affairs of the munici- 
pality from 1830 to 1850, and in the church, of which he and 
his wife were consistent members, (the first Methodist,) prom- 
inent and zealous. They had issue (surname Jennings) : 

i. Elmer-Frederick, b. May, 1833; d. December 22, 1876, 
10, a. William- JVesley , h. July 22, 1838 ;.m, Emma Yan Horn. 
Hi. Elizaheth-M., b. September 3, 1843 ; m. B. Frank Scheffer 
October 15,1867, of Harrisburg, and had isssue, (sur- 
name Scheffer,) Tliecdore-William and Nellie-Boas. 
iv. Elmina-Begina, b. January 8, 1845; d. August 17, 1846. 
V. Mary-En^ma, b. September 26, 1847 ; d. January 16, 1857. 
vi. Eannie-Boas, b. March 9, 1854; d. December 23, 1869. 

IX. Frederick Krause Boas,^ (Frederick, ^ William, ^ 
Frederick,!) b. April 5, 1815, in Harrisburg, Pa., where he 
now resides. In 1825, he went into the printing office of 
Messrs. Krause & Cameron to learn that art, where he con- 
tinued three years. In 1829 and 1830, he was a mercantile 



88 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

clerk, and afterward went one year to school. The latter part 
of 1831 he was again in mercantile life, in which he remained 
until August, 1832, when he entered the post-offi.ce at Harris- 
burg, under James Peacock. In the meantime, he studied law 
under his uncle, David Krause, and was admitted to the Dau- 
phin county bar. August 22, 1837. He opened his law office 
in 1838, but remained connected with the post-office depart- 
ment until 1813, assisting in the accounts, etc. In that year 
he entered, into law partnership with David Krause, under the 
firm name of Krause & Boas. In 1815, Mr. Krause was ap- 
pointed presiding judge of the Montgomery county district, 
since which time Mr. Boas ha? continuously practiced his pro- 
fession ; was appointed by Governor Porter aid on his staff, 
with the rank of colonel, which he held from 1839 to 1845 ; 
was school-director from 1839 to 1818, being treasurer of the 
board from 1840 to 1842, and also served in the borough coun- 
cil six years, from 1847 to 1853. Colonel Boas m., February 
6, 1871, Sarah Catharine Nolen, dau. of William and 
Maria H. Nolen, of Harrisburg, Pa.. 

X. William Wesley jENJsriisrGS,^ (Elmina-Elizabeth,^ 
Frederick, 3 William, ^ Frederick, i) b. July 22, 1838, in Har- 
risburg, Pa., where he now resides. He attended the public 
schools of Harrisburg until his fifteenth year, when he com- 
menced to learn the trade of iron-niolder in his father's 
foundry. From 1860 to 1875, he was engaged in the iron busi- 
ness. During the war of the Rebellion, he raised the One Hun- 
dred and Twenty-seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 
a nine months' regiment, and was in the battles of Fredericks- 
burg and ChancelloVsville. (For a history of the regiment, see 
History of Dau-phinVounty, Pa., p. 202.) Shortly after being 
mustered out of serviqe, the Gettysburg campaign opened, and 
Colonel Jennings was placed in command of the Twenty-sixth 
Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia. The following account con- 
cerning it we have from Jacobs' " Battle of Gettysburg '' : " The 
Twenty-sixth regiment arrived at Gettysburg on Friday the 
26th of June, and by order of Major Haller, although contrary 
to the earnest remonstrances of Jennings, colonel of tlie regment, 
was sent forward at 10:30, A. M., on the Chambersburg turnpike. 



Boas Family. 89 

This was a suicidal movement of a handful chiefly of inexpe- 
rienced men, in the face of a large body of experienced troops. 
The rebels afterwards laughed at the folly of the order. But, 
advancing to the distance of about three miles westward, our 
little band encamped, and threw out their pickets. At about 
3, P. M., the rebels in force made their appearance, and cap- 
tured nearly all their pickets, forty in number. Colonel Jen- 
nings, who had on several occasions shown himself to be an 
officer as skillful as he is cool and brave, seeing the trap into 
which he had been led, immediately, upon sight of the enemy, 
divided the regiment into three squads, in order to deceive 
them with the appearance of a large body of infantry. The 
deception proved so far successful that the rebels did not press 
them, fearing that a direct attack might prove more serious 
than a mere skirmish. Jennings' command, however, hastil}^ 
retreated eastward over the fields and by country roads, occa- 
sionally skirmishing with the enemy's calvary, which was sent in 
pursuit of them; and, after losing one hundred and twenty men 
of their number near Hunterstown, and zigzagging very fre- 
quentl}^, being often within hearing distance of their pursuers, 
they reached Harrisburg on Sunday, the 28th of June, much 
fatigued, having marched fifty-four out of sixty continuous 
hours. Too much praise cannot be awarded Colonel Jennings 
for the skillful manner in which he conducted this retreat and 
saved the regiment from caj)ture." From 1863 to 1866, Colonel 
Jennings served as sheriff of the county of Dauphin, and again 
from 1876 to 1879, At the breaking out of the railroad riots 
in July, 1877, Colonel Jennings was absent from home, but, 
hastening to the State capital, he at once assumed control, or- 
ganized the citizens, and restored peace to the city, seriously 
threatened with mob violence. His example was favorably 
commented upon at the time, not only by the newspaper press 
in general, but by the Governor of the State in his annual 
message, and was deserving of all praise. Upon the death of 
Mr. Calder, president of the First National Bank of Harris- 
burg, in 1880, he was elected to that position, in which he con- 
tinues, and is the president of the Commonwealth Guarantee 
Trust and Safe Deposit Company, In 1884, he was chosen a 



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director of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company. Col- 
onel Jennings m., December 17, 1861, Emma Yan Horn, b. 
November 26, 1842. They had issue (surname Jennings) : 

i. Frederick-Boas, b. November 13, 1862; d. February 28, 

1870. 
ii. Mary, b. September 7, 1864. 
Hi. William, \). August 18,1868. 
iv. Fannie, b. January 7, 1870. 
V. Harry, b. March 31, 1872. 



*^®Vi 




Eomberger Family. 91 



BOMBPJRGER FAMILY. 



1. Cheistian Bombergeei and Mnria, his wife, emigrated 
from Eshelbrun, Baden, Germany, and arrived in Pennsylvania 
on the 12th day of May, 1722. He took up and settled upon 
a tract of lanri in "Warwick township, Lancaster county, a por- 
tion of which remains in the possession of his descendants to 
this day. The original patent bears date May 22, 1734, and in- 
cluded 548 acres in the survey. Tliis patent is now in the 
hands of Reverend Christian Bomberger, a preacher of the 
Mennonite church. The first Christian died prior to 1750, and 
left, among other children : 

2. ^. Jolin^ b. 1703; m. Mary Bausman. 

3. ii. Christian; m. and had issue. 

II John Bomberger, ^ (Christian, i) b. about 1703: m. 
Mary Bausman. They had issue, all b. in Warwick town- 
ship, Lancaster county : 

i. Michael, b. 1737; m. and settled in Maryland. 

4. ii. John, b. January 31, 1739; m. Catharine Flora. 

5. Hi. O/irisf-ian, b. 1740; m. Elizabeth Dussinger. 

iv. Joseph, b. 1742; m. and had Peter, who settled in Canada. 

V. Jacob, b. 1744. He received the rudiments of a German 
education at Litiz, and was brought up on his father's 
farm. During the Provincial era, he served as an officer 
in the Second battalion of the Pennsylvania troops, under 
General Forbes and Colonel Bouquet. During the Rev- 
olution, he was some time in service, but turning his 
attention to religion, he began to study such theological 
works as were within his reach. After the peace of 
1783, he went into the Western country, and for many 
years missionated among the Indians in the North-west. 
During the war of 1812-14, well advanced in life, he re- 
turned to Pennsylvania, and remained with his friends. 
He died near Harrisburg, Pa., on the 4th of August, 
1829, at the age of eighty-five, and was buried inSherer's 



92 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

burying-ground. The labors of Mr. Bomberger, for 
many years, were of that self-sacrificing spirit and de- 
votedness wliich proved that others there were beside 
the zealous Jesuit and tlie faithful Moravian whose re- 
ligious fervor and Christ-like example stand out as shin- 
ing lights in the galaxy of the followers of the doctrines 
and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. 

III. Christian Bomberg-er,^ (Christiau,i) m., and had 
issue, amon^ others : 

6. i. John; ra. Maria Reist. 
ii. Chrhtian. 

in. Jacob, d. s. p. 

io. Joseph; m. Miss Erb; settled near Manheim, Lancaster 

county, Pa., and they had GhrUtian, Joseph, and John. 

The latter m. and had Elias, John, Martin, David, and 

Christian. 

IV. John Bomberger, ^ (John,^ Christian, i) b. January 
31, 1739, in Warv^ick township, Lancaster county. Pa. ; d. 
May 6, 1798, near Middletown, Pa. ; m, Catharine Flora. 
They had issue : 

i. Elizabeth; m. Michael Rodenberger; removed to Centre 
county, Pa. 

7. a. John, h. July 13, 1763; m., first, Rachel Blattenberger ; 

second, Elizabeth (Cauffman) Heppich. 
Hi. Joseph,h. 1772; d. March 20,1814; unm. 

8. iv. Jacob, b. July 25, 1775; m. Sophia Ettley. 

V. Michael, d. s. p. 

vi. George; m. and removed to Lancaster, Oliio. 
vii. Jonas; m. and removed to Centre or Clearfield county, 
Pa., and had one daughter, Sophia. 

V. Christian Bomberg-er,^ (John,^ Christian,^) b. about 
1740, in Lancaster county, Pa. ; m., first, Elizabeth Dus- 
singer ; second, Julia Dussinger ; and there was issue, 
among others : 

i. Joseph; m. and had two sons, one of whom, Elias, re- 
moved to Virginia. 
ii. David; m. and left issue — Isaac and Doctor Christian, 

both of whom left families. 
Hi. Moses, d. s. p. 
iv. Peter, d. s. p. 

V. Samuel; m. and settled in Canada. 
vi. Christian ; m. and settled in Canada. 
vii. John, d. s. p. 



Bomhevger Family. • 93 

VI. John Bombeeger,^ (Cliristian, ^ Christian, i); m. 
Maeia Eeist, and there was issue : 

i. Christktyi ; m. and settled in Lebanon county, Pa. 
n. John ; m. and had, amo]:ig otliers, Christian and Jacoh. 
Hi. Jc'C6&; m. and bad Henry, 
iv. Josejjh. 

V. Abraham; ni. Veronica , and located in Dauphin 

county, Pa. 
vi. Daniel. 

vii. Peter; m. and located in Conestoga township, Lancaster 
county, Pa. 

VII. John Bombeegee,^ (John,^ JohD,^ Christian, i) b. 
April 11, 1763 ; cl. September 2, 1847, in Micldletown, Pa. ; 
m., first, Eachel Blattenbeegee, b. August 5, 1771; d. 
August 19, 1814, and they had issue: 

i. Catharine, b. December 22, '1796; d. May 19, 1829: in., 
November 7, 1822, Isaac Simcox, and had Buchd, m. 
Samuel McElfatrick ; and Abraham. 
9. ii. MugdaJena, b. September 16, 1799; in. James Ringland. 
Hi. John; killed by a runaway horse ; s. p. 
vi. Eliza, h. February 24, 1802 ; d. June 8, 1838 ; m. Jacob Al- 
bert, and had John and Elizabeth. 
V. Christiana, b. November 22, 1810; d. February 7, 1870 ; m. 
Henry Schreiner, and had, among others, Mary, m. 
Henry A. Etter ; Janies-B., d. s. p.; Ann, m. Eckert 
Sheaffer; Henry- J-, and Lavinia, m. John D. Myers. 

John Bomberger m., secondly, Mrs. Elizabeth (Cauffman) 
Heppich, b. July 19, 1784 ; d. January 31, 1857. They had 



issue : 



vi. Jeicob-Cavffmon, b. December 16, 1817, at Middletown,Pa. 
His education was received in the schools of the town, 
which, at that period, was quite limited. His early life 
was passed in merchandising, and subsequently in the 
business of banking. During the sessions of the Penn- 
sylvania State Senate for 1851 and 1852, he served as as- 
sistant clerk of that body ; the year following, upon the 
establishment of the Mechanics' Bank, at Harrisburg, 
Pa., as cashier of that institution. Mr. Bomberger sub- 
sequently became its sole owner, and through his energy, 
financial tact, and ability, it has become one of the most 
successful banking-houses in Pennsylvania. For many 
years Mr. Bomberger held the position of one of the 



94 • Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital, at Harrisburg, 
under the appointment of the Governor. Few men are 
held in higher esteem for integrity, and in the com- 
munity where he is among its leading citizens, he has 
its respect and confidence. 
mi. Rac/ieZ; m. Samuel Kunkel. {see KunJcel record.) 

VIII. Jacob Bomber(1er,'^ (Jolin,^ JolLn,^ Christian, i) b. 
July 25, 1775, in Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. August 21, 1842, 
at Midclletown, Pa. ; m. Sophia Ettley, b. Marcli 6, 1778 ; d. 
December 11, 1839, in Middletown, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Elizabeth, d. in 1866; m. Jacob Erb; removed to Centre 

county, Pa. ; and left issue. 
a. John,\). February 14, 1806; d. April 5, 1852; m. Elizabeth 
Parthemore, b. February 2, 1809 ; d. .January 31, 1865 ; 
and removed to Ohio, leaving issue. 
10. in. Mary, m. Jacob Rife. 

iv. William, m. Sarah Parthemore ; resides in Fairview town- 
ship, York county, Pa. 
V. Joseph-H., d. in 1845; was a minister of the " Churcli of 
God." 
^ vi. Catharine, m. David Hotter, and had issue ; resides in 
Washington township, Dauphin county, Pa. 

IX. Magdalena Bomberger,^ (Jolin,* John,^ John,^ 
Christian,^) b. September 16, 1799, in Middletown, Pa.; m. 
James Pingland, b. December 6, 1795, in Chester county. 
Pa. His father was a native of county Down, Ireland, and 
came to America in 1793 ; he died at Lancaster, Pa., in 1842. 
James Pingland settled at Middletown, Pa., about 1821, where 
be entered mercantile life, subsequently establishing himself 
in business, which lie successfully carried on. They bad issue 
(surname Eingland) : 

11. i. John b. January 9, 1825; m. Margaret E. Smith. 
ii. James, d. April, 1855. 

Hi. Eliza- Jane, m. Samuel L. Yetter, of Middletow^n, Pa. 
iv. Mary-M., m. Benjamin F. Kendig. 

X. Mary BoMBERGER, 5 (Jacob, ^ John,^ John,^ Christian, i) 
b. in Middletown, Pa. ; m. August 12, 1828, Jacob Eife, b. 
March 2, 1805, in Londonderry township, Dauphin county, 
Pa. ; son of Henry Rife and Susan Shelly ; be was educated in 
the schools of the time, and worked on a farm until be .went 



Bomherger Family. ' 96 

to learn the tanning trade with William King, of Middletown ; 
afterwards carried on the business for himself, several years, at 
what is known as the Kej^stone tannery, at the same time 
conducting a small farm, now within the limits of that borough. 
They had issue (surname Rife) : 

i. ^SMsar), m. Lewis P. Brady. 

n. Sophia, m. Enoch Matlack. 

iii. Henry-Jacob. 

iv. Mary, m. William C. Boss, of Iowa. 

V. Joseph-B. 

vi. Margaret- Shelly, m. David C. Kolp, of Iowa, and had 

issue. 
vii. Clara-Lauman. 

via. John-Winehrenner^h. Kxxgwiii 14,1846. Was educated in 
the common schools and Crittenden's Commercial 
College, from which latter he graduated in 1862. He 
learned tanning with his father, and when the latter 
retired from active business l\e and his brother Jacob 
took charge of the Keystone steam tannery, where 
they are extensively engaged in the manufacture of 
leather. He served in the One Hundred and JSTinety- 
fourth regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. 

ix. Jacob-Flake, b. September 29, 1848. Was educated in the 
public schools and at the Pennsylvania College, Gettys- 
burg. He learned the tanning trade with his father, 
and is now associated with his brother, above named, in 
the business. 

X. William-Bo7'i}berger. 

XI. John Ringland, 6 (Magdalena,^ John,* John,^ John,^ 
Christian, 1) b. January 9, 1825, in Middletown, Pa., where he 
now resides. He was educated in the common schools of 
Middletown. At the age of fifteen he entered the Examiner 
and Herald office, at Lancaster, to learn the art of printing 
with R. White Middleton, who afterwards sold the office, and 
removed to Carlisle, where he purchased the Carlisle Herald, 
John accompanying him, as also back again to Lancaster, 
when he sold out the Herald and purchased the Lancaster 
Union. Here he remained until 1845. In 1846, Mr. Ring- 
land commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Benjamin J. 
Wiestling, of Middletown, and graduated from the medical de- 
partment of the University of Pennsylvania in 1850. He 



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Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



located at Portsmouth, now Middletown, where he entered 
upon the practice of medicine; but was subsequently com- 
pelled to relinquish it owing to impaired hearing. In the fall 
of 1852, he engaged in the lumber business at New Cumber- 
land, in which he continued until the spring of 1855, when he 
returned to Middletown, and established himself in the drug 
business. In 1860, he was elected recorder of deeds and clerk 
of the orphans' court of Dauphin county, and reelected in 
1863. While at Portsmouth, in 1850, a post-ofhce was estab- 
lished, there, and Dr. Pingland appointed postmaster. He has 
served as justice of the peace, was census enumerator in 1880, and 
filled various borough offices. Dr. Ringland married, in 1850, 
Margaret E. Smith, daughter of Henry Smith, of Middle- 
town. They had issue (surname Ringland) : 

i. James-Henry, 
a. Bohert Wiestling, d. s. p. 
Hi. John- Augustus, 
iv. Kate-Shelly, d. s. p. 

V. Mary- Jane; m. M. L. Emmingev. 
vi. Loidsa-Bomberger . 
vii. Hurry-Smith, d. s. p. 
via. Margaret- Smith, d. s. p. 
ix. Anna- Laura- 

X. Edvcin-Shoit, d. s. p. 
xi. Edith-Matilda, d. s. p. 
xii. Almeda-Kunkel. 




Boyd of Derry. 97 



BOYD OF DERRY. 



1. William Botd,i a native of county Antrim, Province of 
Ulster, Ireland, emigrated to Pennsylvania prior to 1730, set- 
tling in Derry township. He had a large family of children, 
of whom we have the following: 

i. Robert, b. 1705, who took up severa tracts of land in Derry 

township ; m. and had Ulizaheth, Catharine, and Mary. 

ii. Alexander, b. 1707; m. and had Alexander, Bohert, 

Williaiyi, and Margaret, 
in. Jennett, b. 1710 ; d. October 17, 1757 ; m. John McCosh ; 
d. ISIovember, 1754. At his death he left considerable 
of an estate, which his widow disposed of as follows : To 
her brothers, William, John, Alexander, and Robert 
Boyd ; her niece, Marg;iret, daughter of John Boyd ; to 
Alexander, Robert, William, and Margaret, children of 
Alexander Boj^d ; to Benjamin, Joseph, and William, 
children of William Boyd ; niece Catharine Boyd, who, 
we presume, was a daughter of William Boyd ; to her 
sister-in-law, Jean Boyd; to her nieces, Elizabeth, 
Catharine, and Mary, daughters, we suppose, of Robert 
Boj'd; to Rev. John Roan; and "the sum of twenty 
shillings to Derry congregation." 

2. iv. William, b. 1712; m. and left issue. 

V. John, b. 1715 ; m. and had Margaret. 

II. William Boyd,^ (William, i) b. 1712, in county An- 
trim, Ireland, d. prior to 1760, in Derry township, Lancaster 
county, Pa. ; m. and had among others the following issue : 

3. i. TTiMiam, b. 1733; m. Jennett Brisben. 

4. ii. Benjamin, b. 1738; m. Jennett Elliott. 

5. Hi. Joseph, b. 1740 ; m. Elizabeth Wallace. 
iv. Catharine, b. 1743. 

III. William Boyd,^ (William, ^ William, i) b. about 
1783 in Derry township, then Lancaster county, Pennsyl- 
vania. He was brought up as a farmer, became quite promi- 
nent in Provincial days, and was an officer during the French 

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98 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

and Indian war, and the struggle for independence. He be- 
longed to the Paxtang Boys, whose zeal in defense of their 
firesides compelled them to destroy the murdering savages of 
Conestoga. During the latter part of his life, he served in the 
commission of a justice of the peace. He was one of the char- 
ter members of Lodge 21, at Paxtang, and its second Master. 
In his will, he left a legacy to the lodge's charity fund. Mr. 
Boyd died May 17, 1808, and is buried in Derry church grave- 
yard. Hem. Jejstnett Brisben. They had issue: 

i. James, b. 1759. 

6. a. John^h. 1761; m. Mary Williams. 
in. Jennett, b. 1763; m. Moore. 

iv. Mary, b. 1765; m. Strawbridge. 

V. Margaret, b. 1767; m. William Williams. 
vi. William, b. 1769 ; d. December, 1807 ; m. and left issue. 

IV. Benjamin Boyd,^ (Will iam,^ William, i) b. 1738; d. 
May 8, 1803 ; m. December 31, 1761, by Reverend John Roan, 
Jennett Elliott, b. 1737 ; d. November 21, 1820 ; and, with 
her husband, lie buried in old Derry church graveyard. They 
had among other issue : 

i. William, h. 1768; d. September 19,1803; leaving a wife, 
Mary, and a daughter, Bachel, b. June, 1803. 

V. Joseph Boyd,^ (William, ^ William, i)b. 1740; d. Sep- 
tember 20, 1781, in Londonderry township, Dauphin county, 
Pennsylvania; m. in 1766, by Reverend John Elder, Eliza- 
beth Wallace, daughter of Robert Wallace, b. 1746 ; d. 
April 13, 1802, in Londonderry township, Dauphin county, 
Pennsylvania; both buried in old Derry church graveyard. 
They had issue : 

7. r. Jfcu-y, b. 1768; m. William Baird. 

ii. Margaret, b. 1770 ; m. William McDonald, of Dickinson 

township, Cumberland county, Pennsylvania. 
Hi. Elizaheth, b. 1772; d. October 15, 1805. 
iv. Ann, b. 1774. 

8. V. William, b. 1776 ; m. Martha Cowden. 
vi. Jean, b. 1778. 

vii. Isabel, b. 1780; d. December 1, 1789. 

VL John Boyd,^ (Winiam,^ Winiam,^ William, i) b. 
about 1761, in Derry township, Lancaster county. Pa. ; d. 



Boyd of Derry. 99' 

April 6, 1799, at Harrisburg, Pa. He was one of tlie first 
settlers in the new town, locating there in 1785 — the year it 
was laid out — and became quite prominent and influential. 
He m., the year previous, Mary Williams, dau. of George 
Williams, b. 1761, in Paxtang township ; d. September 25, 
1844, at Harrisburg, and there buried. They had issue : 

i. Mary, b. July 21, 1785; d. s. p. 
ii. TF^7Zi'■am, b. November 12,1786 ; d. s. p, 
in. George, b. July 17, 1788, 
iv. Elizabeth, (twin,) b. July 17, 1788. 
9. V. James- ff iti/ier/o7-(Z, b. October 13, 1790; m., first, Margaret 
Emerson ; second, Eliza Keller ; third, Eliza Sloan Baird. 
vii. John-Brisbcn, b. June 27, 1793; d. s. p. 
10. via. George-Williams, b. November 12,1796; m. Elizabeth S. 
Misii. 

After the death of John Boyd, his widow m. Stacy Potts, 
concerning whom, as he was a man of mark, we have this in- 
formation : Thomas Potts, the ancestor of Stacy Potts, was a 
Quaker, who emigrated from England with his wife and child- 
ren, in company with Mahlon Stacy and his family, in the ship 
"Shield," and landed at Burlington, N. J., in the winter of 
1678, she being the first ship that went so far up the Delaware. 
Stacy was a leading man in the Society of Friends and in the 
government of West Jersey. At Trenton, 1731, Stacy Potts 
was born. He received a good education, and learned the 
trade of a tanner, a business which he successfully carried on 
at least up to the time of the Kevolution. Mr. Potts seems to 
have been a very enterprising and public-spirited citizen. In 
1776, besides owning a tannery, he built the steel-works on 
Front street, Trenton, and after the close of the Revolution 
was largely interested in the erection of a paper-mill in the 
same locality. This was prior to the publication of Collins' 
Bible. In December, 1788, it was advertised by its proprie- 
tors, Stacy Potts and John Reynolds, as " now nearly com- 
pleted." About this period Stacy Potts removed to Harris- 
burg, Pa. It is difficult to divine what were his motives in 
leaving his native town, where he was very popular, and with 
his ample competency, to settle in the then new town on the Sus- 
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100 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

somewliat to do with his removal from Trenton. Going to 
Harrisburg, he made large purchases of land, and whether it was 
due to this fact, or his agreeable manner, Stacy Potts became 
quite prominent ; was chosen to the Legislature in 1791 and 
in 1792. During the mill-dam troubles of 1794-95, Mr. Potts 
was quite active, and was one of the committee of citizens who 
were willing to take upon themselves all responsibility accru- 
ing by the destruction of the obnoxious dam. He served as 
burgess of the borough, and was a member of the Town Coun- 
cil. From 1799 to 1803 he again represented Dauphin county 
in the State Legislature. About the year 1805, he returned to 
Trenton ; subsequently became mayor of that city, an office he 
held for several years. He died in that city April 28, 1816, 
in his eighty-fifth year. Mr. Potts was thrice married. We 
have no knowledge as to his first wife. He married, secondly, 
Miss Gardiner, of Philadelphia, a Presbyterian lady of super- 
ior intelligence. She died at Harrisburg in 1799. His third 
wife was Mrs. Mary Boyd. Upon the death of Mr. Potts, his 
widow removed to Harrisburg, where she resided with her son, 
George W. Boyd, until her death in 1844. 

VII. Maey Boyd, 4 (Joseph, ^ William, 2 William, 1) b. 
1768, in Derry township, Lancaster county. Pa. ; d. 1866, in 
West Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; m. William 
Baird. They had issue, (surname Baird :) 

%. Ja7nes, b. 1794. 
11. a. Joseph-Boyd, b. October, 1796; m. Mary Todd. 

in. William, b. 1798; m. McISTair. 

iv. Elizabetk, b. 1800. 
V. John, b. 1802. 

vi. Wallace, b. 1804; d. September 2, 1858; m. Martha Todd, 
(see 2'odd record.) 

YIII. William Boyd,^ (Joseph, ^ William, ^ William, i) 
b. 1776 ; removed to, and died in, Cumberland county. Pa. ; m. 
June 4, 1807, Martha Cowden, daughter of James and Mary 
Cowden. They had issue : 

i. Elizabeth, m. Dallas. 

ii. James, xn. McMurray. 

Hi. Joseph, 
iv. Mattheio. 



Boyd of Derry. 101 

V. William. 

vi. Edward, 

vii. Martha, 

vii'i. Mary. 

IX. James Eutherford Boyd,^ (Joliiij^ William, ^ Wil- 
liam, ^ William,!) b. October 13, 1790, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. 
December 29, 1865. He learned the trade of cabinet-making, 
at Trenton, New Jersey, and for many years successfully car- 
ried on that business. He served as third sergeant in Captain 
Richard M. Grain's company, the Harrisburg Artillerists, in the 
war of 1814, and for a long time was a member of the borough 
council. Mr. Boyd was thrice married; m., first, Margaret 
Emerson; d. May 2-4, 1824. They had issue : 

i. Mary, d. ; m. Dr. William S. Cresap, d. ; had 

Mary, Boyd, Wade, and William. 
a. John-B., b. December 26, 1815 ; d. March 26, 1862 ; m. Car- 
oline E. Truman, and had Annie, Truman, Margaret, 
Albert, Peter, and Caroline, d. s. p. 
iii. Sarah-Ann, b. May 29, 1818 ; d. October 8, 1854 ; m. John 
B. Bratton, and had Laura and Edward. 

Mr. Boyd m., secondly, Eliza Keller ; b. June 12, 1803 ; 
d. February 27, 1828; daughter of John Peter Keller and 
Catharine Shaeffer, {see Keller record.) They had issue : 

iv. Peter-Keller, b. 1826; m. Caroline E. Barnitz; resides at 
Harrisburg, Pa. 

Mr. Boyd m., thirdly, February 3, 1831, by Rev. William 
R. Be Witt, Eliza Sloan Baird ; b. 1800 ; daughter of Rich- 
ard Sloan and Sarah McCormick; resides at Harrisburg, Pa. 
They had issue : 

V. Bohert- Sloan, d. 1884. 
vi. Isabella-McCormick, b. October 4, 1833; d. February 10, 

1850. 
vii. George-William, m.l^ettie'H.eYshej. 
viii. Eliza-Potts, m. James Murphy; reside in Philadelphia. 
ix. Maria; resides at Harrisburg, Pa. 

X. James- Alexander, m. Dessie Spahr ; b. September 28, 1847 ; 
d. February 13, 1870. 

X. George Williams Boyd,^ (John,^ William, ^ Wil- 
liam,^ William,!) b. November 12, 1796, in Harrisburg, Pa.; 



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d. August 31, 1863. He was a chair-maker, and carried on tlie 
business many years at Harrisburg. Was also a member of 
tlie council of that borough, and a man of influence in the 
community. He m., October 31, 1822, by Rev. William R 
DeWitt, D. D., Elizabeth S. Mish, b. November 23, 1802 ; 
d. March 26, 1849, in Harrisburg, Pa., and, with her husband, 
there buried. They had issue : 

12. i. John-BHshen., m. Elizabeth J. Carson. 

ii. Jacob-Mish, m. 

Hi. Elizabeth, m. William S. Rowson, civil engineer ; reside 
at Perth Amboy, JSTew Jersey, and had Mary and Wil- 
liam. 

iv. Mary-Ellen, m. John B. Bratton, of Carlisle, Pa., and 
had Mary, Bessie, John-B risben, and Georgie. 

V. Catharine- Mish. 

vi. Caroline-Virginia, m. John H. Tennent, of Alabama ; 

reside in New York city. 
vii. George-Williams, b. December 21, 1836; d. January 6, 
1867; served in the quartermaster's department during 
the Rebellion, 

XI. Joseph Boyd Baird,^ (Mary,- Joseph, ^ William, ^ 
William, 1) b. October 1796 ; removed to Franklin county. Pa., 
where he died; m., October 7, 1834, Maey Todd, b. Novem- 
ber 1, 1805, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. In 
1880, was residing in Franklin, Warren county, Ohio. They 
had issue (surname Baird) : 

i. Martha- Ann, h.Fehvimry 3, 1836; m., October 12, 1854, 
John Smith ; reside in Taylorsville, Christian county, 
Illinois. 

ii. Harriet- Jemima, b. May 12, 1838. 

Hi. Caroline-Todd, b. May 14, 1841; m., January 11, 1866, 
Manlius T. Leachman ; i-eside in Christian county, Illi- 
nois. 

iv. Francina, b. March 12, 1844, 

XII. John Brisbejst Boyd,*5 (Greorge- Williams, ^ John,^ 
William, 3 William, ^ William, i) b. September 4, 1824, in Har- 
risburg, Pa., where he resides ; m., in 1849, Elizabeth J. Car- 
son; b. in Harrisburg, Pa. ; daughter of William M. Carson 
and Sarah Kunkel. They had issue : 

i. Emma-Louise, m. William II. Henderson, and had^nna. 
ii. Elizabeth- Carson. 



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BUCHER FAMILY. 



1. Claus Bucher,^ bom in Neukiroh, in the Canton of 
Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Anno Domini 1524, lieads tlie 
family record. This record, beginning about the dawn of the 
Eeformation, in the land of its source, is inscribed on an an- 
tiquated sheet of paper, in the German language, with the coat 
of arms* emblazoned thereon. There is also a copy of the 
family record from Schaffhausen, certified by the seal of the 
United States consul at Basle. Claus Bucher m., April 6, 
1545, Dorothea Zeller. They had issue :' 

2. i. John, b. February 13, 1547 ; m. Elizabeth Lutzen. 

n. George, h. October 27,1548; m., August 31, 1572, Chris- 
tiana Muller, and had Dorothea, who m. Adam Diller, 
of Andelfing; /o/m, and Elizabeth. 

in. Anna, b. April 7, 1550. 

iv. Elizabeth, b. May 5, 1554. 

V. Nicholas, (Claus,) b. April 2, 1559. 

vi. Margaretta, b. May 7, 1565 ; m., May 15, 1596, George 
Botts. 

vii. Agnes, b. November 27, 1569. 

II. JoHX Bucher,^ (Claus,^) b. February 13, 1547; m., 
October 18, 1572, Elizabeth Lutzex, of Ellenhausen. They 
had issue : 

i. Anna, b. July 17, 1573; m., first. May 5, 1594, Jacob 
Veith; m., second, in 1607, George Yunker, oC Wick- 
enshine. 
a. Barbara, b. August 9, 1578; m. Conrad Mosher. 

*Coat of ^rms.— Shield, emblazoned, with a beech tree, (from which 
the family name is derived,) and a hunter's horn suspended from the 
main branch. Crest. — The beech tree, with the horn suspended there- 
from in the same manner. This coat of arms is worn by the large 
family of Buchers in Germany at the present day. The crest varies 
with the position and condition of the head of the particular family. 



104 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Hi. Martin, b. July 18, 1580; m., November 13,1605, Agatha 
Kolii-baus, of Barrington, and had Martin, Casper, b. 
October 24, 1609, and Catharine; m., second, Anna 
Ulmer, and had John, who m., October 25, 1642, Doro- 
thea Blank. 

3. iv. Jb/m, b. January 20, 1583 ; m. Barbara Ryschacker. 

V. Stephen, b. January 30, 1584. 
vi. Catharine, b. February 16, 1589. 

III. John Bucher,^ (John,^ Glaus, i)b. January 20, 1588; 
m., November 15, 1604, Biebara Eyschacker, of Freithaler. 
Thej bad issue : 

i. Anna, b. September 8, 1605. 
a. Verina, b. July 13, 1614. 
Hi. Barbara, b. August 10, 1615. 

4. iv. Jb/m, b. December 4, 1619; m. Maria Burtln. 

V. Elizabeth, b. April 14, 1622. 

IV. John Bucher,4 (JobD,^ Jobu,^ Claus,i)b. December 
4, 1619 ; d. July 4, 1675; Landschreiber (clerk of the courts) 
in Neukircli, in the Canton of Schaffhausen, from 1642 to 
1648 ; m., May 20, 1644, Maria Burtin. They had issue : 

i. Catharine, b. August 1,1645; m. John Kolbmar, M. D. 
n. Dorothea, h. May 31, 1650 ; m. Jeremiah Oswald. 

5. Hi. John, b. 1652 ; m. Maria Bellar. 

6. iv. Henry, h. 1654; m. Barbara Biggler. 

7. r. Jo/i)?- OonracZ, b. 1656; m. Margaretta Mentrengern. 

8. vi. John-Jacob, b. 1658; m. Elizabeth Steiner. 

Y. John Bucher,^ (John,^ John,^ John,^ Glaus,'') b. 1652 ; 
clerk of the courts, 1683 ; Vogt, (magistrate,) April 15, 1696 ; 
Oberlandtmeister, (superintendent of woods and forests,) April 
14, 1702 ; Zumftmeister, (master of a corporation or guild,) 
July 1, 1703 ; Ohervogt ilber Lohn, (master of loans,) August 
24, 1705 ; m. Maria Bellar, They had issue : 

i. John, b. May 2, 1676. 
ii. Henry, b. January 10, 1678. 
Hi. Anna-Maria, b. April 16, 1679; m. J. Fogle. 
iv. Margaretta, b. September 7, 1680. 

13. Barbara, b. June 24, 1683. 

vi. Ferdinand, (first,) b. August 12, 1685 ; died in infancy. 
vH. Ferdinand, (second,) b. April 7, 1691. 

YI. Henry Bucher,^ (John,^ John,^ John,^ Glaus, ^) b. 
1654 ; Haiiptman ilber eine stadt comp., (chief burgess ;) Wage- 



Biicher Family. 105 

meister in der Oherzee waag, (weighmaster,) Oberzee, July 2, 
1683 ; m. Barbaea Biggler. They had issue : 

i. Maria, h. July 19, 1672; ni. William Moorbach. 

ii. Veronica, (first,) b. Mny 20, 1674. 

Hi. Casper, b. February 1, 1677. 

iv. JnJm, (first,) b. June 2, 1679. 
V. John, (second,) b. July 7, 1680. 

vi. Henry, b. July 30, 1682 ; d. July 8, 1753 ; goldschmidt ; m., 
August 22, 1706, Catharine Yeith, and Lad Barbara, 
Henry, John, Conrad, Catharine, John-Casper, b. June 
6, 1720, and John-George. 

vii. Veronica, (second,) b. July 24, 1686. 

VII. John Conrad Bucher.s (John,* JoTiiij^ John,^ 
Glaus, 1) b. 1656; d. August 30, 1739; m. Margaretta 
Mentrengerk They had issue : 

i. Margaret, b. June 22. 1690. 
ii. John, (first,) b. May 30, 1691. 
Hi. Magdalena, b. May 16, 1693. 
iv. Barbara,]). December 19, 1695; m., 1715, Sebastin Nie- 

wiler, of Englisshausen. 
V. Elizabeth, h. April 15, 1698; m. J. Conrad Swenck. 
vi. Dorothea, b. June 14, 1700; m. George Shultze. 
vii. John, (second,) b. April 4, 1703; goldschmidt; m., first, 

Elizabeth Yeith ; m., second, Elizabeth Stabin. 
viii. Catharine, b. July 9, 1706. 
ix. ZJrsitZa, b. August 9, 1713. 

YIII. John Jacob Bucher,^ (John,* John,^ JohD,^ Glaus, ^) 
b. 1658; d. July 28, 1707; May 16, 1687, Grosswaihel, (an 
officer of the court;) m. November 5, 1685, Elizabeth 
Steiner. They had issue : 

i. Maria, b. April 30, 1691. 
ii. John, b. July 9, 1692. 
Hi. Emanuel, (first,) b. February 3, 1695. 
iv. Elizabeth, (first,) b. July 5, 1696. 
V. Emanuel, (second,) b. August ], 1697. 
9. vi. John- Jacob, b. January 1, 1699; m. Dorothea Burgauer. 
vii. Emanuel, (third,) b. June 30, 1700. 
viii. John-Henry, b. May 24, 1702. 
ix. Bernhart, b. June 1, 1704. 
X. Elizabeth, (second,) b. June 15, 1706. 



106 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

IX. JoH^^ Jacob Bucher," (John- Jacob, ^ John/ Jolin,^ 
John,2 Claus,!) b. January 1,-1699; d. in 1788; Landvogt im 
Neukirch.^ (Grovernor of Neukirch ]y^ m. December 13, 1725, 
Dorothea Burgauer. They had issue : 

i. Anna-Maria, (first,) b. ISTovember 2, 1726. 
a. John- Jacob, b. August 9, 1728. 
10. Hi. John-Conrad, h. June 10, 17.30; m. Mary Magdalena 
Hoch. 
iv. Mary -Elizabeth, b. May 16, 1732; d. March 26, 1826 ; m. 
first. Doctor Ott ; m. secondly, the Hon. John COnrad 
Pyre; d. February 22, 1812. 
V. Anna-Maria, (second,) b. August 19, 1734. 
vi. John, b. August 26, 1737. 

X. John" Conrad Bucher,'' (John -Jacob," John-Jacob,^ 
John,^ John,3 John,^ 01aus,i) b. Juue 10, 1730, in Neukirch, 
Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Educated for the minis- 
try of the Grerraan Reformed Church at the Universities of 
Gottingen, Basle, and St. Gall. Arrived in the Province of 
Pennsylvania in 1755. The French and Indian war being in 
progress he entered the Provincial army, and was commissioned 
ensign April 1, 1758, and stationed at Fort Louther, Carlisle. 
Served in Forbes' great expedition against Fort Duquesne in 
1758. April 19, 1760, promoted to the lieutenancy, and July 
12, 1764, commissioned as adjutant, and promoted to a cap- 
taincy on the 31st of the same month. Served in Bouquet's 
expeditions against the Indians in 1763 and 1764, {Peyin^a 
Arch. sec. series, vi.) As remuneration and rewa^^d to the officers 
for their services, the Proprietaries appropriated twenty-four 
thousand acres of land to be distributed among them accord- 
ing to rank, of which Captain Bucher drew six hundred and 
sixteen acres in Buffalo valley, now Union county, and five 
hundred and forty acres on the north side of Bald Eagle, in- 
cluding mouth of Marsh creek, in Centre county. This was 
known as the officer's survey. Peace witli the French and 
Indians having been secured, he resigned liis commission in 
1765, and thenceforward devoted his time and labors to the 

*His seal of office was in the possession of his great-grandson, the 
late George Horter Bucher. 



Bucher Family. 107 

ministry, serving with zeal and self-abnegation the churches 
at Falling Spring. (Chambersburg,) Shippensburg, Carlisle, 
Humraelstown, etc., etc., until the year 1768, when he accepted 
the call to the German Reformed Church at Lebanon, then 
Lancaster connty, whither he removed his family in 1769. 
Here he remained, oflEiciating statedly and serving the several 
congregations in, then, Lancaster and Cumberland counties, 
until his death, actually dying "in harness," August 15, 1780, 
and was buried in the graveyard of the church of which he 
was pastor. An ancient-looking sandstone, inscription in Ger- 
man, in which language he usually preached, marks the spot. 
The Rev. Bucher m. February 26, 1760, at Carlisle, by the 
Rev. George Duffield, Mary Magdalena Hoch, daughter of 
George Hoch, one of the very earliest citizens of York, Pa., 
(and of his wife, who was of the Lefevre family — French 
Huguenots;) b. February 2, 1742 ; d. at Alexandria, Pa., March 
11, 1819. They had issue: 

11. i. John-Jacoh^ b. January 1,1764; m. Susannah Margaret 

Hortter. 
ii. John-George, b. October 4, 1766, at Carlisle, Pa. ; d. March, 

1843, at Lebanon, Pa. 
m. Anna-Borothea,h. July 1,1769, in Lebanon ; d. September 

3, 1770. 
ir. Eleanorn-Borothea, b. April 23, 1772, in Lebanon; d. 

October 18, 1772. 
V. Maria- Elizabeth, b. April 8, 1773, in Lebanon ; d. April, 

1791. 

12. vi. John-Conrad, b. June 18, 1775; m. Hannah Mytinger. 

XL John Jacob Bucher,'^ (John-Conrad,^ John- Jacob, ^ 
John-Jacob,^ John,* John,''' John,^ Claus,^)b. January 1, 1764, 
in Carlisle, Pa. In 1790, located in Harrisburg as a haticr 
and furrier ; in 1796, elected coroner of Dauphin county ; in 
1798, appointed justice of the peace by Governor Mifflin ; and 
represented Dauphin county in the Pennsylvania Legislature, 
sitting at Lancaster, nine successive terms from 1803. In 1810, 
he was appointed by Governor Snyder one of the commis- 
sioners for the erection of the public buidings at Harrisburg. 
In 1818, appointed by Governor Findlay an associate judge 
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108 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

sagacity, and of unimpeachable integrity and honesty, he was 
called upon to fill many public and private trusts of honor 
and responsibility. He d. October 16, 1827, and his remains 
now lie in the Harrisburg cemetery. Judge Bucher m. March 
27, 1792, Susannah Maegaret Hortter, one of the five 
daughters of John Valentine Hortter, of Spires, Bavaria, who 
settled in Harrisburg in 1785. She was born in Germantown 
September 24:, 177-1 ; d. in Harrisburg, December 30, 1838. 
They had issue, all born in Harripburg : 

13. i. John-Conrad, b. December 28, 1792; m. Ellen Isett. 

' a. Mary-Elizabeth, b. April 23, 1795; m. William Ayres. 

(see Ayres record.) 

14. in. Georcie-Horter, h. Jnne 15,1797; m., first, EebeccaPool; 

m., secondly, Hannah Hough. 
iv. Maria-Magdalena, b. January 27, 1800; d. April 27, 1801. 
- 15. V. Maria, b. March 4, 1802 ; m. Joseph Lawrence. 

vi. Eleanor, b. August 15. 1804 ; d. April 15, 1884 ; m. Kobert 

Allen, (see Allen of Hanover.) 
vii. Jacob, b. March 26, 1807 ; drowned in the Susquehanna 
river, July 21, 1809. 
16. via. Susan-Dorothea, b. August 22,1810; m., first, David M. 
Johnson ; secondly, Robert Bryson. 

XII. John Conrad Bucher, ^ (John-Conrad,^ John- 
Jacob,^ John- Jacob, s John,* John,^ John,^ Claus,i) b. in 
Lebanon, Pa., June 18, 1775 ; d. October 21, 1852 ; merchant 
in Alexandria, Huntingdon county. Pa. ; postmaster from 1812 
to 1815 ; represented Huntingdon county in the State Legis- 
lature, 1815 to 1818 ; county commissioner, 1825 to 1828 ; m., 
December 10, 1799, H^^nnah Mytinger, dau. of Captain 
Jacob Mytinger, of the Revolutionary army, and member of 
the Society of the Cincinnati. She d. August 15, 1863 ; both 
buried in Alexandria cemetery. They had issue : 

Maria, b. May 3, 1801 ; m. John Porter. 

Ann Dorothy, b. October 22, 1803; m. Charles Porter. 

Elizabeth, b. June 30, 1806 ; d. Febuary 20, 1869 ; unm. 

Susannah, b. November 17, 1808 ; m. Daniel Houtz. 

Hannah, b. May 17, 1811 ; d. July 10, 1884; m., June 10, 
1830, William Swoope, M. D., of Huntingdon, Pa., and 
had (surname Swoope) : H. Bucher, United States Dis- 
trict Attorney, Pittsburgh ; Caroline E., Granville, 
William, Hannah, Clara, and George. 



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vi. CaroZwe, b. May 8, 1814 ;d. September 10, 1884; m., January 
5, 1841, John Hatfield, iron-master, of Chester county, 
Pa., who d. 1843. They had Charles-P.; m. Ellen Kry- 
der. dau. of George S. Kryder. 

vii. John-Jacoh, M. D., b. March 25, 1817; d. May, 1845; m. 
Ann Thompson, dau. of Reverend James Thompson, of 
Alexandria, Pa. 

20. viii. George-Conrad, b. November 15, 1821 ; m. Susan Scott. 

XIII. John Conrad Bucher, ^ ( John- Jacob, ^ John-Con- 
rad,''' John- Jacob, "^ John- Jacob, ^ John,"* John,^ John,^ Claus,^) 
b. December 28, 1792; d., suddenly, October 26, 1851. In 
early life v^^as engaged in merchandising; in 1830, elected to 
represent Dauphin and Lebanon counties in the twenty-second 
Congress of the United States ; appointed by Grovernor Porter, 
in 1839, an associate judge of the courts of Dauphin county, 
which office he held for twelve years. He was a man of en- 
larged views and of public spirit, unsullied reputation and un- 
impeachable integrity, engaged in all the public enterprises of 
his day, and held various positions of honor and responsibility. 
Many years a school-director and president of the board of ed- 
ucation of his native city, Hamsburg. A member and an 
officer of the German Reformed congregation at home, he was 
one of the leading laymen in the ecclesiastical councils of the 
church ; treasurer of one of its boards and of its theological 
seminary. Judge Bucher m., January 17, 1820, Ellen Isett, 
daughter of Jacob Isett, of Huntingdon county. Pa., b. Sep- 
tember 10, 1797 ; d. March 6, 1881 ; both buried in Harris- 
burg cemetery, of which he was one of the founders. They 
had issue, all b. in Harrisburg : 

i. Maria-Elizabeth, b. May 8, 1821 ; d. April 18, 1824. 

21. ii. John-Conrad, b. April 14, 1827; m. Isabella M. Jacoby. 
Hi. ISusan,m., June 4, 1867 , Alexander Ray, esquire, of Wash- 
ington city, who d. July, 1878. 

iv. lillen (twin); d. January 25, 1877, in Harrisburg. 
V. Eliza-Isett, m., September 18, 1855, Richard H. Hummel, 
of Harrisburg. 

XIV. George Horter Bucher,^ (Joh n- Jacob, ^ John- 
Conrad,'' John- Jacob, ^ John- Jacob, ^ John,'* John,^ John,^ 
Clans, 1) b. June 15, 1797. He was educated in the Latin 



110 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

schools of the borough and in the Ilarrisburg acadeinv. In 
early life he was engaged in merchandising. In 1836, he re- 
moved to Cumberland county, Pa., locating at what is known 
as Bucher's Mill, on the Conedoguinet. He soon became one 
of the men of mark of the valley, and quite prominent in 
public affairs. He represented Cumberland county in the 
State Senate during the years 1863, '64, and '65. Since that 
period he has been leading a retired life at Mechanicsburg, 
honored and respected by his fellow-citizens. He died there, 
of paralysis, on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1884, in 
his eighty-eighth year, and his remains were interred in Chest- 
nut Hill cemetery. Mr. Bucher was twice married ; m., first, 
October 15, 1822, Rebecca Pool, of Harrisburg, who d. June 
19, 1829, s. p. ; m., secondly. May 19, 1831, Hannah Hough, 
b. April 15, 1811 ; dau. of Joseph Hough, of Bainbridge, Lan- 
caster count}^, Pa. They had issue : 

%. Mary-Houqh,h. March 9,1832; m. Abraham H. Mussel- 
man, iron-master, of Marietta, Pa., who d. February 
17, 1877, and had (surname Musselman) : Annie- Bertha, 
George-B.j Charles-H., Ellen-JB., and Henry-P. 
ii. Bebecca, b. May 20, 1834; m., September 9, 1854, George 
W. Scott, of Atlanta, Ga., and had (surname Scott): 
George-Bucher, Annie-IrtDin, Mary-Hough, Nellie- 
Bucher, and Bessie-Hough. 
Hi. George, b. September 6, 1835; d. March 8, 1837. 
iv. Susan-Bofothea, b. April 8, 1837 ; d. November 24, 1838. 
22. V. RoheH-Allen, b. February 18, 1840; m. Mary Young. 

vi. Ellen, b. December 24, 1841 ; m., November 29, 1883, 
George Mytinger Cresswell,of Petersburg, Huntingdon 
county, Pa. 
vii. Anna-Caroline, b. October 11, 1843. 

viii. Clara-Maria, b. November 10, 1846; m., first, September 
19, 1867, Alfred M. Scott, of Alexandria, Huntingdon 
county. Pa.; d. September 21, 1876, in Savannah, Ga., 
of yellow fever; and they had (surname Scott) : Ralph- 
B., Carrie, and Irwin; m., secondly, September 11, 1884, 
L. Mallard Cassels, of Decatur, Ga. 
ix. Hannah- Cordelia, b. March 24, 1849. 
X. John-George, b. March 23, 1851; m. Elizabeth Addams 

Small wood, of New Jersey. 
xi. Joseph-HouQh, b. July 27,1857; d. April 8, 1860. 



Bucher Family. Ill 

XY. Maria Bucher,'^ (John- Jacob, ^ Jolm-Conrad,'' John- 
Jacob, 6 John- Jacob, 5 John,^ John,^ Jobri,^ Clans,!) b. March 
■'. 1802, in Harrisbui'g, Pa.; d. April 19, 1861; bnr. in the 
cemewpy at Harrisbnrg ; m., September 4, 1823, Joseph Law- 
^.ZHQ^, b. in 1788, in Adams county, Pa. ; d. April 17, 1842, 
in the city of Washington ; bnr. in the Congressional burying- 
ground. His grandfather, John ..Lawrence, of English birth, 
emigrated to America at an early day, and settled near Hun- 
terstown, Adams connty , Pa. There he married Sarah Moffitt, 
by whom he had ten children. John Lawrence died about 
1789, and three years afterward his widow removed with her 
family to Washington connty. Pa., and settled on a farm lying 
upon the headwaters of Pigeon creek. Of the sons of John 
Lawrence, John settled at Beaver, Pa. ; twice represented the 
county in the Legislature, subsequently removing to Delaware 
connty, Ohio, where he died. Samuel followed his brother to 
Beaver county, and located upon a farm. He was nine years 
prothonotary of the connty, and twice elected to the State As- 
sembly. He died about 1828. Joseph Lawrence, the youngest 
of the family, remained in Washington connty ; in 1818 was 
chosen to the Legislature, and served continuously nntil 1826, 
being Speaker of the House during the sessions of 1820 and 
1822. From 1825 to 1829, he was a member of Congress; in 
1834 and 1835, returned to the Legislature, and in 1836 elected 
State Treasurer. In 1838, he was a candidate for Congress, de- 
feated by seventeen votes, but elected in 1840, and died during 
service therein. Mr. Lawrence had been previously married. 
His first wife was Pebecca Yan Eman, and their children were 
Joseph^ George- Y., SaraA^ and Samuel, d. s. p. Maria Bucher 
and Joseph Lawrence had issue (surname Lawrence): 

i. John- Jacob, h. March 7,1827; railroad superintendent; re- 
sides in Alleglieny City, Pa.; m , May 10, 1854, Annie 
E. Watson, (b. January 15,1830,) of I^ortluimberland 
county. They had issue : 

1. William- Watsooi, b. April 22, 1859. 

2. Maria-Teresa, b. March 31, 1861. 

3. Ann a- Margaret, b. January 1, 1864. 

4. John-Jacob, b. October 5, 1865. 

5. Susan-Mary , b. January 17, 1868. 



il2 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

%%. Ja^nes-Kennedy, b. January 14, lcS30, in Washington 
county, Pa.-, an officer of the United States army dur- 
ing the war of the Rebellion ; resigned to enter into 
mercantile pursuits ; resides at Reynoldsville, Pa.; m., 
first, Mary Sbmerville, of Elk county, Pa., and h'*'^ 
Charles and Julia ; m. secondly, Eleanor Isett. 

in. Willia7n-Caldwell- Anderson, b. May 18, 1832; d. April 21, 
1860, in Harrisburg, Pa.; was educated at Washington 
College, where he graduated in 1850 ; came to Harris- 
burg, and began the study of law with John C. Kunkel. 
He was admitted to the Dauphin county bar August 31, 
1853, and entered upon the practice of his profession at 
Harrisburg, as law partner of Mr. Kunkel. He was 
elected to the Legislature in 1857, 1858, and 1859, and was 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, sessions of 1859 
and 1860. Mr. Lawrence was remarkable for genius of a 
rare order, and his success at the bar and in public life 
at the commencement of his career gave promise of a 
future of extraordinary brilliancy, frustrated by his 
early death. 

iv. Samuel-Moffitt, b. December 14, 1835, in Washington 
county, Pa. ; d. October 17, 1864, in Warren, Pa. ; buried 
in the cemetery at Harrisburg, Pa. His father's death 
occurring when he was six years old, his mother re- 
moved, two years later, to Harrisburg, her former home, 
where she continued to reside during the remainder of 
her life, and there Samuel received his principal educa- 
tion, although attending Jefferson College for a time. 
From boyhood he was a remarkable student, and had a 
perfect hunger for knowledge. At an early age he 
adopted the profession of civil engineering, and was 
engaged in the survey of the Huntingdon and Broad 
Top railroad, and afterwards on the Sunbury and Erie, 
(now Philadelphia and Erie,) and continued on it until 
its completion in 1864. He was perfectly familiar with 
every part of the road, and had traveled it all on foot 
from Sunbury to Erie. He was one of the four original 
contractors who built the Oil Creek railroad, and was 
chief engiheer of it. He was also engaged in the survey 
of the Warren and Franklin railroad at the time of his 
death. He was nominated by the Republican party in 
the counties of Clearfield, McKean, Jefferson, and Elk 
for the Legislature, and represented them in the term of 
1860-61, thus spending this winter in Harrisburg, his old 
home. Not having a taste for politics, he declined fur- 
ther nomination. The last three or four vears of his 



Backer Family. 113 

life he resided at Warren. Mr. Lawrence m. April 4, 
1864, Hannah Green, daughter of Hon, John Green, of 
German town. Pa.; no issue. 
V. Susan-Bucher, b. October 19, 1838 ; m. Myron Sanford, of 
Erie. Pa., where they reside, and had issue, (surname 
Sanford): Henry-Lawrence^ h. May 16, 1870. 

XVI. Susan Dorothea Bucher,^ (John- Jacob, « John- 
Conrad,'' John-Jacob, "^ John-Jacob, ^ John,^' JohD,^ John,^ 
Glaus, ^)b. August 22, 1810, in Harrisburg, Pa.; -was twice 
married; m., first, June 17, 1830, David M. Johnson^, of 
Beaver county. Pa., of Irish descent, whose ancestral family 
included the difitinguished Sir William Johnson, Superinten- 
dent-General of Indian Affairs in North America. He d. 
March 23, 1836. They had issue (surname Johnson): 

i. Anna- Catharine, b. April 8, 1831; m. October 13,1853, 
William B. Irwin, of Cumberland county, Pa., and had 
Allen and James-Irvine, 
a. John-JBucher, b. January 26, 1833, in Harrisburg, Pa. He 
was educated in the public schools of the town and in 
Captain Partridge's military school, but completed his 
education at Washington College, Pa., where he gradu- 
ated in the class of 1852. He adopted civil engineering 
as his profession, and until 1861 was engaged in several 
of the public improvements in this State. At the break- 
ing out of the Rebellion he entered the Eleventh Penn- 
sylvania regiment, Colonel Jarrett, and was appointed 
captain of a company from Pittston. On May 14, 1861, 
he was appointed by the Secretary of War, General 
Cameron, first lieutenant in the Sixth Cavalry of the 
Regular Army, and was subsequently made brevet- 
major and lieutenant-colonel for meritorious service. 
He became captain by regular promotion February 3, 
1875. He served on the staff of General Hancock at 
Baltimore, and at New Orleans, and was afterwards as- 
signed to several stations in Texas. In April, 1870, he 
was obliged to leave Texas on account of failing health, 
and returned to his home at Harrisburg, where he died 
June 24, 1871. 

Mrs. Johnson, m., secondly, June 8, 1841, Eobert Bryson 
Esq., of Cumberland county, Pa. ; was elected associate judge 
of Cumberland county in 1861 ; resides in Harrisburg, Pa. 
They had issue (surname Bryson) : 
8 



114 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

in. William- ffarkness, b. March 14, 1842 ; resides in Dillsburg, 

York county, Pa. 
iv. George-Bucher, h. September 27, 1844. 
V. Robert, b. October 30, 184(>; d. August 16, 1880 ; educated 

at the Pennsylvania Agricultural College. 
vi. James McCormick, b. December 14, 1848 ; d. March 13, 1851 . 
vii. Ellen. 

viii. Susan-JBucher, m. May 14, 1880, Henry J. Maris, of Phila- 
delphia, and had issue, Dorothea. 

XYII. Maria Bucher,'^ (John- Conrad,^ John-Conrad, '^ 
John-Jacob,^ John-Jacob,^ John,'* John,^ John,^ Claus,^) b. 
May 3, 1801; m. March 13, 1821, John Porter, b. Septem- 
ber 9, 1797 ; d. March. 24, 1881 ; a merchant of Alexandria, 
Huntingdon county. Pa. They had issue (surname Porter) : 

i. Thomas-Conrad., a Doctor of Divinity, and at present 
Professor of Botany, etc., in Lafayette College, Easton ; 
has published several works of value; m. Susan Kunkel, 
of Hanisburg, Pa., (see Kunkel record,) and had issue: 

1. Mary, m. Peter- Vivian-Daniel Conway. 

2. John-Kunkel. 

3. Catharine-Kunkel, m. Eev. Samuel A. 

Martin of Lebanon, Pa. 
ii. Mary-E., m. Samuel Milliken, of Lewistown, Pa., and 
they had issue (surname Milliken) : James, Allan, Bosa- 
Gemmill, and Anna-Potter. 
Hi. George-Budier, m. Sarah W. Lyon, of Pennsylvania Fur- 
nace, (see Lyon record.) 
iv. Clara, m. Samuel T. Charlton, M. D., a prominent physi- 
cian at Harrisburg, Pa., and had issue (surname Charl- 
ton) : Paul, an attorney at Harrisburg, John-Porter, 
and Clara. 
V. Anna- Caroline, m. George W. Lyon, of Pennsylvania 

Furnace, (see Lyon record.) 
vi. Jokn-Montgomerv, m. Rebecca Moore, of Alexandria. 
vii. Howard, m. Kathleen Banks, daughter of Hon. Thaddeus 

Banks, of Hollidaysburg. 
viii. Eleanor, m. oSTovember, 1865, Augustus S. Landis, of 
Hollidaysburg, Pa., b. June 4, 1834, in Pennington, N. 
J., son of Dr. Joseph A. Landis; studied law with 
Samuel Calvin, and admitted to the Blair county bar 
in 1857, of which he has become one of the leaders. He 
was a member of the Pennsylvania Constitutional Con- 
vention of 1873. 

XVIII. Ann Dorothy Bucher," (John-Conrad, » John- 



Bucher Family. 115 

Conrad,'' John- Jacob, ^ John -Jacob, ^ John,4 John,^ John,^ 
Glaus,!) b. October 22, 1803 ; d. April 19, 1879, in Alexandria, 
Huntingdon county, Pa. ; m. March 3, 1824, Charles Porter, 
merchant at Alexandria. Thej had issue (surname Porter) : 

i. Caroline. 

a. John. 

in. Alfred. 

iv. Calvin. 

V. Mary. 

XIX. Susannah Bucher,'' (John-Conrad, ^ John-Conrad,'' 
John- Jacob, '^ John- Jacob, ^ John,* John,^ John,^ CIaus,i) b. 
November 17, 1808 ; d. February 14, 1878 ; m. July 21, 1829, 
Daniel Houtz, b. April 15, 1807, in Lebanon, Pa. ; d. Sep- 
tember 20, 1873, in Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pa. ; son 
of Christian Houtz and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Zellers ; re- 
ceived an academic education, studied medicine with Doctor 
James Charlton, and graduated from Jefferson Medical College 
in 1832; located at iilexandria, where he practiced, his profes- 
sion until near the close of his long life; both he and his wife 
are buried in the Alexandria Presbyterian cemetery. They 
had issue, all born in Alexandria, Pa. (surname Houtz) : 

i. Hannah-Elizabeth, b, August 24, 1830; m. Ueorge M. 
Brisbin, a banker, and editor of the Osceola Reveille, 
and had Sicsan-B. 

a. John- Bucher, b. jSTovember 30, 1832; d. April 30,1836. 

iii. George- BlcClellan, b. September 24, 1835; graduated at 
Jefferson College, Canonsburg ; studied law with Hon. 
John Scott, of Huntingdon ; admitted to the bar April 
13, 1857 ; located at Lock Haven until failure of health 
compelled him to relinquish the practice of his profes- 
sion ; d. June 9, 1861, in Alexandria, Pa. 

iv. Eliza-Bucher,h. June 27, 1838; m. Daniel Good, M. D., of 
Osceola, and had, among others, George-M. H., Eliza- 
beih-B., David-D., and Clara-Houtz. 
V. Clara-Porter yh. April 16, 1841 ; m. H. J. McAteer, esquire, 
member of the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1870 and 
1871, and elected Senator from the Huntingdon district 
in 1884 ; resides in Alexandria, Pa. They had Dorothea- 
Bucher. 

XX. George Conrad Buchee,^ (John-Conrad, ^ John-Con- 
rad,'' John- Jacob, 6 John- Jacob, ^ John,-^ John,^ John,^ Clans, i) 



116 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

b. November 15, 1821 ; d. February 3, 1868 ; merchant of Al- 
exandria, Huntingdon county, Pa.; m. December 9, 1845, 
Susan Scott, dau. of the Hon. John Scott, of Alexandria, 
Pa., and had issue : 

i. John-Conrad, b. January 12, 1847 ; m. December 20, 1880, 

Marian Bidwell, of Rome, Ga. 
ii. Hannah-M., b. January 15, 1850. 
m. Annie-Irwin, b. Marcli 2, 1852; m. December 12, 1872, 

John N. Hatfield, of Alexandria, Pa. 
iv. Eliza, b. July 27, 1851; m. March 21, 1878, John Phillips, 

of Alexandiia, Pa. 
V. Mary^h. October 10, 1857. 
vi. Oeorge-Scott, b. February 13, 1859; m. August 26, 1884, 

Rose Douglass, of Altoona. 
vii. Susnn-Scott, b. January 15, 1863. 
via. Caroline, b. December 31, 1865. 
ix. Alfred-Scott, b. March 10, 1867. 

XXI. John Conrad Bucher,!", (John-Conrad, ^ John- 
Jacob,^ John-Conrad, '^ John- Jacob, "^ John- Jacob, ^ John,* 
John,3 John,3 Claus,i) b. in Harrisburg, Pa., April 14, 1827; 
d. in Clinton, Iowa, March 12, 1870; merchant; m. October 
3, 1853, Isabella M. Jacoby, b. September 15, 1832 ; dau. 
of Samuel Jacoby, of Montgomery county, Pa. They had 
issue, all born in Clinton, Iowa : 

i. John-Conrad, (first,) b. January 8, 1855; d. in infancy. 
ii. Susan, b. August 15, 1856; m. February 14, 1878, George 

Gilbert Bauder, of Clinton, Iowa. 
Hi. Eleanor, b. February 1,1859; m., May 10, 1881, Edgar 

Marshall Robison,of Dubuque, Iowa. 
iv. John-Conrad, (second,) b. April 12, 1861 ; d. May 1, 1870. 
V. Isabella, (twin,) b. April 12, 1861 ; d. December 30, 1883. 
vi. George-Horter, b. September 15, 1865; d. in infancy. 

XXII. Robert Allen Bucher,!" (Greorge H.,** John- 
Jacob,^ John-Conrad,''' John- Jacob, ^ John- Jacob, ^ John,* 
John, 3 John, 2 Claus,i) b. February 18, 1840; m. December 
1, 1870, Mary Young, b. December 27, 1840 ; dau. of Dr. Rob- 
ert G. Young, of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county. Pa. 
They had issue, all born in Mechanicsburg : 

i. Annetta-Culbertson, b. April 27, 1873. 
ii. George-Hough, b. July 11, 1874. 
m. Mary-Roberta, b. July 13, 1878. 



Grain of Hanover. 117 



GRAIN OF HANOVER. 



1. William Crahst, ^ and Jean, his wife, natives of county 
Down, Province of Ulster, Ireland, came to America in 1732, 
and located on the Manada, a branch of the Swatara creek, in, 
now, Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. William 
Grain, b. 1704; d. in 1780 ; his wife Jean, b. 1795 ; d. Febru- 
ary 15, 1754, and are buried in old Hanover Church grave- 
yard. They had issue, among others : 

i. Ambrose, b. 1734; received a good English education, and 
was brought up a farmer. At the outset of the Eevo- 
lution, he enlisted as a private in Captain John Marshal's 
company, March 25, ;i776, and was promoted quarter- 
master sergeant. Colonel Samuel Miles' battalion of the 
Pennsylvania Line, July 15, 1776. At the expiration of 
his term of service, he returned home, became lieutenant, 
and subsequently captain of a company of Associators, 
and was in active service during the inroads of the 
British, Tories, and their Indian allies, in the closing 
years of the war for independence. Captain Crain re- 
moved to Loudoun county, in the Valley of Virginia, 
in 1793 or 1794, and died there a few years subsequent. 

2. ii. George, b, 1736 ; m. and had issue, 

3. in. Joseph, b. 173S; m. Mary Moore. 

4. iv. TTiZh'am, b. 1740; m. Ann Espy. 

5. V. Bidiard, b. 1743 ; m. and left issue. 

II. George Crain,^ (William, i) b. 1739; d. May 12, 1796; 
was twice married; m., first, in 1760, Jean Sturgeon. They 
had issue: 

6. i. George, b. 1761 ; m. Martha Ritchey. 

7. ii. William, h. 1763 ; m. Mary Sawyer. 

Hi. Jean, h. 1765 ; m. Andrew Robinson, (see Bobinson of 

Derry ) 
iv. James, b. 1767; m. Margaret McClure. 
V. Lydia, b. 1770 ; m. James Ainsworth. (see Ainsworth and 

Andrews.) 
vi. Jeremiah, b. 1772; m. November 3, 1803, Ann Cochran. 



118 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

■ George Grain, m., secondly, January 22, 1778, by Rev. 
John Elder; but we have no information as to her name. 
There was no issue. 

Ill Joseph Grain, ^ (William, i) b. 1741; d. February, 
1789 ; m. about 1764, Mary Moore, b. 1744 ; d. April 8, 1789 ; 
daughter of Andrew and Sarah Moore.* They had issue: 

i, Andrew, b. 1765 ; m. December 20, 1790, Jean Strain ; was 
residing in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa., in 
1792. 
ii. Jean, b. December, 1767 ; d. May 9, 1830 ; m. June 3, 1788, 

John Barnett, and liad issue, (see Barnett record.) 
in. George, b. 1769; d. November, 1824. 
iv. William, h. 1711. 
v., Sarah, b. 1773; m. William Knox. 
vi. Joseph, b. 1775. 
8. vii. Bichard- Moore, b. 1777 ; m. Elizabeth Wliitehill. 
via. Mary, b. 1779. 
ix. John, b. 1781. 
X. Nancy, b. 1783 ; m. James Humes, of Lancaster. 

IV. William Grain, 2 (William, i) b. 1740; d. January 8, 
1802; was a private in. Captain William Brown's company of 
Associators in 1776; m. Ann Espy, b. 1739; d. December 12, 
1802. Mrs. Ann Grain's sister Abigail d. March 5, 1804 ; m. 
Anthony McGreight, d. February 26, 1804, leaving children 
(surname McGreight) : Jane, Sally, John, Thomas, and Ben- 
jamin. 

Y. Richard Grain, ^ (William, i) b. about 1741, in Han- 
over township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county. Pa. ; d. prior 
to 1790, in Middleton township, Gumberland county. Pa. ; he 
located west of the Susquehanna previous to the Revolution, 
and during the struggle for independence was an officer in one 

* Andrew Moore, of Deny township, Lancaster county, Pa., 
d. October, 1767. His children were : 

i. Mt2a6e</i, m. James Forster. (see For ster Record.) 

ii. Agnes, vl\. Craig. 

Hi. Mary, m. Joseph Crain. 

iv. John, m. Agnes Torster, and had William, Sarah, and 
Agnes. 
• V. William, m. June 1, 1761, Margaret Wright, and had 
Andrew. 



Crain of Hanover. ' 119 

of the associated battalions ; was at the battle of Long Island 
undoT- Colonel Frederick Watts, and captured there, but pa- 
roled soon after on account of wounds received in the etigage- 
ment. We have no knowledge to whom he was married. He 
left issue : 

i. Espy, d. in October, 1804, in Middleton township, Cum- 
berland county, Pa.; it is stated that he was a man of 
good education, and taught school a number of years. 
a. Elizabeth, 
iii. William,. 
iv. George. 

V. Mary, m. James Hamilton. 
vi. Jane, m. Joseph Vanhorn, d. prior to 1804, and they had 

Espy and Mary, 
vii. Ann, m. Matthew DilL 
via Richard. 

VI. Geoege Ckain,3 (Greorge,3 William, i) b. 1761 ; d. prior 
to 1800; m. Martha Eitchey. Mrs. Martha Crain, subse- 
quently, in 1803, m. Major Egbert Boal ; they afterwards 
removed to Ohio. The children of George and Martha Crain, 
were : 

^. Joseph, b. July 1, 1789. 
ii. AndrexD-Lee, b. December, 1791. 
Hi. Martha, b. 1793. 
iv. Frances, b. 1795. 

VII. William Grain, » (George, ^ William, i) b. 1763; d. 
January 8, 1802 ; m. June 24, 1788, Mary Sawyer, daughter 
of William and Jane Sawyer, b. in 1767 ; d. about 1820. They 
had among others: 

i. Mary, b. May, 1789. 
ii. William- Sa'wyer,h. October, 1791. 

VIII. EiOHARD Moore Crain, ^ (Joseph, ^ William, i) b. in 
November, 1777, in Hanover township, Lancaster county. Pa. ; 
d. Friday, September 17, 1852, in Harrisburg, Pa. He re- 
ceived a fair education, and was brought up on his father's 
farm. He became quite prominent in public affairs the first 
decade of this century, and during the incumbency of General 
Andrew Porter as Surveyor General of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Crain received the appointment of Deputy Secretary of the 
Land Office, a position he acceptably filled through all the 



120 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

clianges of administration for forty, years, until the advent of 
Grovernor Ritner, when he was displaced. He then retired to 
his farm in Cumberland county, from wliich district he was 
sent a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1837, in 
which he was a leading spirit. During the war of 1812-14, 
he commanded a company of volunteers from Harrisburg, and 
was subsequently commissioned colonel of the Pennsylvania 
militia. Colonel Crain m. Elizabeth Whitehill, b. 1771 ; 
d. October 2, 1848; daughter of Robert Whitehill * and Eleanor 
Reed. They had issue : 

i. Br. Joseph, b. December 25, 1803; d. April 18, 1876: m., 
first, Rebecca Gibson Wills ; second, Ellen Chambers, 
and had issue by both. 
ii. Eleanor, m. Dr. William Wilson Rutherford, (see liiither- 

forcl record.) 
in. Mary-Adeline, d. Marcli 3, 1881, in Camden, N. J. ; m., 
first, Dr. Joseph Junkin, of Cumberland county. Pa. ; 
m., secondly, Dr. Alexander T. Dean ; d. ISTovember 4, 
1834, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; m., thirdly, Isaac Yanhornof 
Bucks county, Pa. 
iv. Elizabeth, m. Leopold N . Wikoff ; b. August 30, 1800, in 

Philadelphia; d. October 30, 1874, in Harrisburg, Pa. 
V. Agnes, d. unm. in Harrisburg, Pa. 

* Robert Whitehill, son of James and Rachel Whitehill, wash. 
July 24, 1738, in the Pequea settlement, Lancaster county, Pa. He 
was educated at the school of Rev- Francis Alison. In the spring 
of 1771, he removed to Cumberland county, locating on a farm two 
miles west of Harrisburg. He was a member of the County Com- 
mittee of 1774-t5; of the Convention of July 15, 1776; of the Assem- 
bly, 1776-8; Council of Safety from October to December, 1777 ; mem- 
ber of the Supreme Executive Council, December 28, 1779, to No- 
vember 30, 1781 ; of the Assembly, 1784-7; under the Constitution of 
1790, member of the House of Representatives from 1797 to 1801, 
and of the Senate from 1801 to 1804. During his term as Senator, he 
was Speaker of that body, and presided at the celebrated impeach- 
ment of the judges of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In 1805, 
he was elected to Congress, and continued to be a member thereof 
until his death, which occurred at his residence on the 7th of April, 
1813. His remains are interred at Silvers Spring Presbyterian grave- 
yard. Mr. Whitehill m. in 1765, Eleanor Reed, daughter of Adam 
and Mary Reed, of Hanover, in Lancaster county, Pa., b. March 11, 
1734 ;d. July 15, 1785. 



Cowden of Paxtang. 121 



COWDEN OF PAXTANG. 



1. Matthew Cowden, ^ son of William Cowden/ b. about 
1707, in the north of Ireland; d. July, 1773, in Paxtang town- 
ship, then Lancaster county, Pa. He came to America prior 
to 1729, and took up a tract of land hi Paxtang, upon which 
he resided until his death. He m., in 1730, Martha John- 
son, who survived her husband several years ; both buried in 
Paxtang Church graveyard. They had issue : 

^. William^ b. January 11, 1731 ; was a soldier of the Eevo- 
lution ; was at Yorktown, and died of camp fever while 
in the service, February, 1782. 

2. a. Margaret, b. 1733; m, John Gilchrist. 

3. Hi. Jolin,h. 1735; m. Mary . 

4. iv. James., b. June 16, 1737 ; ra. Mary Crouch. 

V. Mary, b. December 10, 1739; d. July 5, 1809; m. David 
Wray, b. 1728; d. April 3, 1805 ; both buried in Derry 
Church graveyard. 
vi. Elizabeth, b. 1741 ; m. Kobert Keys. 
vii. Bebecca, b. 1743. 

via. Benjamin, b. 1745; m. and removed to South Carolina 
prior to the Eevolution, where he was killed by the 
Tories. 

II. Margaret Cowden, ^ (Matthew, ^ William, i) b. about 
1733; m. John G-ilchrist, son of John Gilchrist.* They 
had issue (surname Gilchrist) : 

i. Martha, m. October 14, 1773, John Bell. 
ii. Matthew, m. November 13, 1781, Elizabeth Crouch. 

III. John Cowden, ^ (Matthew, ^ William, i) b. 1735, in 
Paxtang; d. August, 1776, in Cumberland county, Pa.; m. 

*JoHN Gilchrist, senior, a native of Londonderry, Ireland, came, 
with his family, to America, in 1730, locating in Paxtang township, 
Lancaster (now Dauphin) county, Pa., where he died in February, 
1745-6, leaving a wife and children— Ja«ies; John, m. Margaret Cow- 
den ; Elizabeth; and Bobert, m. Sarah Ellis. 



122 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Mary -. The family afterward removed to " Crooked 

Creek Settlement," in Westmoreland county, Pa. They had 
issue : 

i. John, 
ii. Joseph. 
Hi. Matthew, 
iv. William. 
V. Esther. 
vi. Margaret, 
vii. Jane. 

lY. James Cowden, ^ (Matthew, ^ William, i) b. June 16, 
1737, in Paxtang township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county. 
Pa. ; d. October 10, 1810, in Paxtang. He was brought up on 
his father's farm, enjoying, however, the advantages of that 
early education of those pioneer times, which, among the 
Scotch-Irish settlers, was remarkably comprehensive and ample. 
Apart from this, he was well-grounded in the tenets of the 
Westminster Confession, which among our pious ancestry 
formed a part of the instruction given to all. Until the thun- 
ders of the Revolution rolled toward the Susquehanna, Mr. 
Cowden remained on the paternal acres, busily engaged in 
farming. At the outset, he was a strong advocate for active 
defensive measures, and in favor of independence. He was 
one of the leading spirits at the meeting at Middletown, June 
9, 1774, of which Colonel James Burd was chairman, and 
whose action, in conjunction with those of Hanover, nerved 
the people of Lancaster in their patriotic resolves. Suiting the 
action to the word, Mr. Cowden and the 3^oung men of his 
neighborhood took measures toward raising a battalion of asso- 
ciators, of which Colonel James Burd was in command, and a 
company of which was intrusted to Captain Cowden. His 
company, although not belonging to the Pennsylvania Linci 
was, nevertheless, in several campaigns, and did faithful service 
at Fort Washington, in the Jerseys, at Brandywine and Ger- 
mantown, and in the war on the Northern and Western fi'on- 
tiers, defending them from the attack of the savage Indian and 
treacherous Tory. At the close of the war. Captain Cowden 
returned to his farm. Under the Constitution of 179Q, he was 
appointed the justice of the peace for the district of Lower 



Cowden of Paxtang. 123 

Paxtang, April 10, 1793, which he held up to the time he was 
commissioned by Governor Thomas Mifflin one of the associate 
judges of the county of Dauphin, on the 2d of October, 1795, 
an office he filled acceptably and creditably. In 1809, he was 
chosen Presidential elector, and was an ardent supporter of 
Madison. Judge Cowden m. March 20, 1777, by Eeverend 
John Elder, Maey Crouch, b, 1757, in Virginia ; d, October 
14, 1848, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa., and bur. 
in Paxtang Church graveyard ; dau. of James and Hannah 
Crouch.* They had issue: 

*James Crouch was b. about 1728, in Virginia. The Crouches 
were an old family, who emigrated at an early day from England, and 
settled in King and Queen county, near the court-house. James 
Crouch received a good education, came to Pennsylvania prior to 
1757, purchasing about three thousand acres of land in York county, 
where the town of Wrightsville now stands, on which he settled for 
a few years, but which he subsequently sold, and removed to then Pax- 
tang township, Lancaster county, Pa., where he bouglit one thousand 
acres of land. He was a soldier of Quebec, being a sergeant of Cap- 
tain Matthew Smith's company of Paxtang volunteers. On his re- 
lease from captivity, he became an officer of the associators, and sub- 
sequently paymaster of the battalion. He served during the whole 
of the Revolutionary war with honor and distinction. He died at 
his residence. Walnut Hill, near Highspire, Pa., on the 24th of May, 
1794, aged sixty-six years. Colonel Crouch m. September 22,1757, 
Hannali Brown, b. 1727 ; d. May 24, 1787. Their children were : Ed- 
ward; jMary, m. Colonel James Cowden ; Elizabeth, m. Matthew Gil- 
christ, removed to Washington county, Pa. ; and Hannah, m. Roan 
McClure. 

Edward Crouch, son of Colonel James Crouch, was b. at Wal- 
nut Hill, in Paxtang, JSTovember 9, 1764. He was a merchant by oc- 
cupation. At the ageof seventeen, he enlisted in the army of the 
Revolution, and commanded a company in the Whisky Insurrection, 
in 1794. He served as a member of the House of Representatives 
from 1804 to 1806, and was a Presidential elector in 1813. Governor 
Snyder appointed him one of the associate judges of tlie county of 
Dauphin, April 16, 1813, but he resigned upon his election to the 
Thirteenth United States Congress. He d. on the 2d of February, 
1827, and is buried in Paxtang graveyard. " In private life he was an 
able and an honest man," wrote one of his contemporaries, and the 
record of his life shows him to have been a gentleman of uprightness 
of character, and as honorable as lie was influential. Mr. Crouch m., 
first, Margaret Potter, b. 1775 ; d. February 7, 1797 ; dau. of General 



124 Pennsylvania Oenealoqies. 

5. i. Hannah, h. 1778; m. John Cochran. 

ii. Martha, b. 1780; m. June 4, 1837, William Boyd, {see 
Boyd record.) 

in. Margaret, b. 1782; cl. August 19, 1818; unm. 

iv. Elizabeth, b. March 27, 1784; d. October 17, 1857 ; m. Wil- 
liam Gillmor. [see Wallace of Hanover.) 

6. V. Matthew-Benjamin, b. June 24, 1786; m. Mary Wallace. 
vi. James. 

vii. Mary, m. May 30, 1821, Joseph Jordan. 

y. Hannah Cowden, ^ (James, ^ Matthew, ^ William, i) 
b. 1778, in Paxtang township, Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. May 
31, 1850 ; m. November 16, 1819, John Cochran, b. 1773 ; 
d. November 16, 1845 ; bur. in Paxtang Church graveyard ; 
son of James Cochran. His father, b. 1742 ; d. July 16, 1822, 
in Paxtang; m. November 22, 1770, by Keverend John Elder, 
Mary Montgomery, b. in 1744 ; d. August 6, 1803, in Pax- 
tang, and, with her. husband, buried in the old churchyard 
there. 

VI. Matthew Benjamin Cowden, ^ (James, ^ Matthew,^ 
William, 1) b. June 24, 1786, in Paxtang township, Dauphin 
county, Pa. ; d. January 15, 1862 ; was an associate judge of 
Dauphin county, a gentleman of sterling integrity, and of 
marked influence in the community ; m. Mary Wallace, b. 
1788 ; d. May 26, 1844, and, with her husband, buried in the 
graveyard of old Paxtang church ; dau. of James Wallace and 
Sarah Elder {see Wallace record). They had issue : 

i. James, b. 1815; d. July 21, 1877 ; m. Anna M. Chambers, 
d. June 28, 1882, in Columbia, Pa.; with her husband, 
bur. in Harrisburg, Pa. They had: Matthew- A., Anna, 
Sarah, and Williayn-Chambers. 

ii. John-Wallace, b. August 29, 1817, in Lower Paxtang 
township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; was brought up as a 
farmer, but as he grew to maturer years his attention was 
turned to surveying, and he came to Harrisburg, where 
his latter days were passed as a practical surveyor, and 
where he died on the 22d of July, 1872 ; " he was," writes 
a contemporary, ''an unobtrusive, modest, and estimable 

James Potter, of the Revolution. Their only daughter, Mary, b. 
October 23, 1791; d. October 27, 1846; m. Benjamin Jordan, who 
succeeded to tlie estate of Walnut Hill. He m., secondly, Rachel 
Bailey, b. April 16, 1782; d. March 2, 1857. 



Coivden of Paxtang. 125 

citizen, successful in his business, trustworthy in all the 
relations of life, and a sincere and earnest Christian." 
Mr. Uowden m. Mary E. Hatton,dau. of Frederick Hat- 
ton and Mary Barnett, of Lower Paxtang. They had 
issue: Margaret; Frederick-Hatton ; Mary, d. s. p.; 
Sarah, va. H. H. Cummings ; Mattheiv-Benjamin, city 
surveyor of Harrisburg; Ellen ; Elizabeth, m. Matthew 
Beck; Josephine; and Williatn-Kerr . 

Hi. Sarah; resides in Harrisburg. 

iv. William-Kerr, b. January 5, 1822, in Lower Paxtang 
township, Dauphin county, Pa. He was brouglit up a 
farmer, receiving such facilities of education as the 
schools of the township afforded prior to the adoption 
of the common-school system. He continued the occu- 
pation of a farmer until 1868, when he removed to Har- 
risburg, and engaged in the coal and lumber business, 
subsequently establishing a planing-mill. For a decade 
of years, he has been one of the inspectors of the Dau- 
phin County prison. Mr. Cowden m. Elizabeth M. 
Elder, dau. of Joshua Elder and Mary C. Gillmor [see 
Elder record). Tliey had issue, among others: Mary. 
Wallace, Helen- Gillmor, John-Edward, and Anna- 
Chambers. 

V. Mary, m. David R. Elder, (see Elder record.) 

vi. Edward, d. s. p. 

vii. Margaret, d. s. p. 



126 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



DIXON OF DIXON'S FORD. 



I. James Dixon/ a native of the north of Ireland, of Scotch 
descent, emigrated to America about 1735. In 1738, he took 
np a tract of four hundred acres of land on the Swatara in the 
county of Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania, at what was 
named and known for a century as Dixon's ford. This ford 
is directly back of the town of Palmyra, in Lebanon county, 
leading into Hanover township, and upon Smith's map of the 
county of Dauphin, in Pennsylvania, published in 1816, it is 
Fo marked. "A few years ago, " wrote the late Hermanns 
Alricks, Esq., in 1873, " bridge viewers located a bridge a short 
distance above the fording where the banks of the creek were 
high, on land of Mr. Loudermilch, and now it is called. Louder- 
milch's bridge or ford." In 1765, James Dixon obtained pos- 
session of the Graham tract on Bow creek. AYe have no 
record of his death, but presume it was prior to the Eevo- 
lution. Of his family, we have the record of one — John 
Dixon, 3 b. about 1724, in Ireland; d. in December, 1780, in 
Hanover. It is stated that the loss of his eldest son, Robert, 
who had been killed at Quebec, and the non-return of another 
favored child, who had "gone to the war," hastened his death, 
through grief. The father had been an officer during the 
Indian wars, and served in several civil positions of honor. 
His wife, Arabella, died in the autumn of 1775. Thc}^ had 
quite a large family, and the authority just quoted states that 
he had heard his old Scotch-Irish friends say that the Dixons 
belonged to the best blood of the Revolution. John Dixon 
and wife, Arabella, had issue: 

%. Robert, b. 1749 ; was sergeant in Captain Matthew Smith's 
company of Faxtaiig, Colonel William Thompson's 
battalion of riflemen, in June, 1775 ; and fell at Quebec, 
in December, 1775, "the first martyr of the Revolution," 
wrote William Darby. 



Dixon of Dixon^s Ford. 127 

a. Isabella, b. 1751 ; d. May 10, 1824, at Harrisburg ; m. James 
McCormick, who removed to theWhite Deer valley, about 
1774. Mr. McCormick enlisting in tlie patriot army, his 
wife and children fled from the valley in 1778, owing to 
the incursions of the Indians on the West Branch. 
Mr. McCormick never returned from the war, and she 
remained among her friends at Dixon's ford. They had 
Hugh, m. Esther Barbara Kumbel, of New York city, 
(see McCormick record^) and Sarah, m. Robert Sloan of 
Hanover, (see Sloan record.) 

Hi. Richard, b. 1753; d. February, 1848; served as a private 
in Captain Matthew Smith's company in 1775 ; but sub- 
sequently enlisted for the war, serving until its close* 
was promoted to quartermaster-sergeant in the Conti- 
nental Line;* m. Elizabeth , and had Anna, and 

Maria, who m.. and went West. 

iv. James, b. 1756 ; d. September 19, 1782; m. Sarah Allen, of 
Hanover, daughter of William and Elizabeth Allen, and 
had Allen. James Dixon and his wife are buried in old 
Hanover churchyard. 
2. V. Sankey, b. 1759; m. Anna Cochran. 

vi. Mary, b. 1761 ; m. James Breden, and had Anabella ; they 
removed, in 1786, to Western Pennsylvania, and it is 
thought died there. 

m. Anna, b. 1763; m., first, Samuel Carson, and had Samuel 
and Robert ; secondly, Duncan Campbell. Mrs. Carson, 
with her husband, removed in 1786, to Washington 
county. Pa., where Mrs. Carson shortly after died. 
Nothing is known of their descendants. 

* Robert Strain, a native of Hanover, and until his removal to Oliio, 
about the commencement of the present century, a member of Rev. 
Snodgrass' church, under date of "•Dayton, Ohio, November 24, 
1835," gives this record of Richard Dixon: 

"^1 statement of facts with regard to the services of Richard Dixon 
in the war of the Revolution. 

"Richard Dixon, of Lancaster county. Pa., enlisted in Lancaster, 
Pa., in the early part of the year 1775, under Matthew Smith, a 
captain, and remained under Captain Smith until his term of enlist- 
ment was ended. He then enlisted for and during the war, and said 
Dixon was promoted to the rank of quartermaster-sergeant or ser- 
geant-major. I am very distinct in my recollection of Richard 
Dixon. When he first enlisted I made a sliot-pouch for him, and 
stamped on the cover the motto of ' Liberty or death ! ' The whole 
of the four brothers of the Dixon family were in the service until the 
war was ended, and were of the truest kind of Whigs and Patriots. 

Robert Strain." 



128 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

via. John; nothing is known of him ; he went into the Revolu- 
tion, and his father, at the date of writing his will, 
(1780,) in making a bequest to him, provided for him 
"if he ever returns." He probably died in battle. 
ix. Anabella, m. James Gibson. 

11. Sankey Dixon, ^ (John,^ James, ^) b. 1759, in London- 
derry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. No- 
vember 11, 1814, at Knoxville, Tenn. He entered the army 
of the Revolution in Jane, 1775, and served until the close of 
the war for independence, holding the rank of ensign and 
lieutenant in tlie Pennsj/lvauiaLine ; was wounded at Brandy- 
wine and Yorktown; settled, in 1786, in the Buffalo valley, 
where he married; the year following removed to Rockbridge 
county, Virginia ; in the spring of 1800, emigrated to East 
Tennessee, near Knoxville; m. in 1787, Anna Cochran, b. 
August 16, 1763, in Lancaster, now Dauphin county. Pa. ; d. 
April 12, 1857, at Winchester, Tenn., daughter of George 
Cochran and Anna Henry. They had issue: 

i. John, b. August 14, 1789 ; d. April 1, 1791, in Rockbridge 
county, Ya. 

ii. Matthew- Lyle, b. January 24, 1792, in Rockbridge county, 
Va. ; d. September 30, 1836, at Talladega, Ala. ; received 
a good education, and studied medicine; served as 
surgeon's mate during tlie war of 1812-14, and after- 
wards located at Talladega, where he practiced his pro- 
fession, lived and died, honored and respected. 

in. Bobert, b. April 18, 1794; d. October 28, 1834, near Selma, 
Ala. ; became a minister in the Cumberland Presbyter- 
ian church. 

iv. Nancy-Henry, h. January 17, 1796; d. May 12, 1848, at 
Louisville, Ky. ; m. Charles G. Nimmo, of Winchester, 
Tenn. ; and had issue, (surname Nimmo,) Hiram, 
Samuel, E'izaheth, and Joseph- Warren. 
V. Isabella, b. October 19, 1801 ; d. December 4, 1801. 

vi. Mary-Uoan, b. December 3, 1804; d. in 1837, at Shelby- 
ville, Tenn. ; m. James H. Martin, and had issue, (sur- 
name Martin,) William-H., Jane, and John. 

vii. Margaret, h. April21,1807 ; d. June 3, 1850, in Winchester, 
Ya. ; m. in 1830, M. W. Robinson, of Winchester, and 
had issue, (surname Robinson,) Hachael-A., m. James 
R. Mankin, of Rutherford county, Tenn., Samuel, 
Isabella- White, William-Darby , Henry-Clay, and Mary. 



Tht Family of Eglf. 129 



THE FAMILY OF EGLE. 



[The family of Egle^ or Egli, belonged to the ancient German 
tribe of the Langobards, (Longbeards,) which settled in the northern 
part of Italy in the fourth or fifth century. The ancestor of the 
Swiss Egli's emigrated from the Canton Tessino to St. Gall, about 
the twelfth century,. This ancestor had five sons,, three of whom 
settled in the department of the Loire, in France, subsequently, upon 
the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, removing to the Canton of 
Zurich, where they became followers of the Swiss reformer, Zwingli, 
whilst the other two remained in the Canton of St. Gall. A branch 
of the latter,, somewhat later, emigrated to the Canton of Lucerne. 
The St. Gall and Lucerne families adhered to the Roman Catholic 
faitli, but a friendly relation with the Zurich branch was constantly 
maintained. It is more than probable that some one of the same 
family reached England at an early period^ for we find that in the 
seventh year of the reign of Edward I, (A. D. 1278,) " Wilelmus 
Egle et Custancia uxor," had holdings in the Hundred of North- 
stowe, county of Cambridge. The English family of Eagle is dif- 
ferent in its origin. The orthography of the name is somewhat per- 
plexing, from the fact that Egle is that adopted bythe Zurich branch, 
while that of Egly by those of St. Gall. Although the first settlers in 
America wrote their name Egle, there are changes in different sec- 
tions of the Union, chiefiy due to ignorance or carelesbness. The 
New York and Central Pennsylvania families write it correctly, 
Egle; those in Ohio and Illinois, ^agf^e; while in the Southern States 
it is EgUy or Eagley, and in iJalifornia, Ekd, all having the same 
origin — descendants of Marcus Egle. In the genealogy which is 
herewith presented, we have given the uniform spelling Egle. 
Arms — 1 & 2, de sable un leon d'or; 2 & 3, d'argent a I'emauche de 
trois pisces de gules. Crest. — Le leon entre un vel coupe a dexter 
I'argent sur gules k sinister d^or sur sable. Motto : " Tien la Foy."] 

I. Marcus Egle,i the first of the name in Pennsylvania, 
was born about the year 1690, in the Canton of Zurich, Switz- 
erland, not far from the city of Berne, from whence he and 
his family emigrated to America, in 1743. He took up a tract 
of land in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pa., where he 
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130 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

died in September, 1767, leaving a wife, Elizabeth, and five 
chil(iren. We have the names of only four : • 

2. i. John, b. 1723; m. Rosina Dick. 

3. ii. Casper, b. October 16, n25: m. Catharine Bintling. 

4. m. Adam, b. 1730. 

iv. [Elizabeth], m. Colonel Philip Cole, who, prior to the Rev- 
olution, settled in the Buffalo Valley, Pa., and owned 
the tract of land upon which the town of Hartleton, 
Union county, is located. He was quite prominent dur- 
ing the early part of the war for independence, but in 
the "Great Runaway," left tlie valley, probably return- 
ing,, with his family, to his former home in Berks county. 
We have not been able to obtain any farther trace of 
him, or of his descendants. 

II. John Egle, ^ (Marcus, *- ) b. 1723, in the Canton of Zurich, 
Switzerland ; d. April, 1796, in Reading, Pa. He seems to 
have been a pei"son of means; was a storekeeper at New 
Providence, Philadelphia .(subsec[uentlv Montgomery) county. 
Pa., from 1750 to 1763, afterward, in 1772, residing in Alsace 
township, Berks county, and, at the time of his death, at Read- 
ing. His will, which was probated May 6, 1796, makes Rev- 
erend William Boas executor, the witnesses being John Spyker 
and Jacob Dick. His wife, Rosina [Dick], died prior. They 
had. issue : 

i. Joseph, b. 1753; m. and left issue, but notliing further 
known. 

6. ii. John, b. 1755 ; m. Elizabeth . 

Hi. Jacob, b. 1757. 

iv. Catharine^ b. 1763; m., first, Robert Copeland ; second, 
William Lauer. 

III. Casper Egle,^ (Marcus, i) b. October 16, 1725, in the 
Canton of Zurich, Switzerland; d. September 3, 1804, in Har- 
risburg, Pa. He was brought up on his father's farm, a wine- 
grower; received a good education, and, with the other mem- 
bers of his family, came to America in 1743. His father, as 
before stated, located in Cocalico township, Lancaster county. 
Pa., but his son settled in Alsace township, Berks county. 
He was naturalized in October, 1762, as appears by the Penn- 
sylvania Archives. In 1770, he was engaged in merchandising 
at Reading, while in 1774 he established a brewery in Lancas- 



The Family of Egle. 131 

ter. He took the oath of allegiance August 24, 1777. He re- 
mained at Lancaster until 1794, when lie and his wife removed 
to Harrisburg, Pa., where they both died at the residence of 
their sod, Yalentine. Casper Egle was twice married. By 
first wife, name unknown, who died about 1758, there was 
issue : 

6. i. Jacob, b. December 12, 1754; m. Catharine Backenstose. 

7. iv. FaZe)iii)ie, b. October 27, 1756; m. Elizabeth Thomas. 

Casper Egle ra., secondly, in 1763,^ Catharine Bintling-, 
b. about 1738, in Switzerland ; d. 1811, at Harrisburg, Pa. 
They had issue : 

8. Hi. John, b. September 20, 1764; m. Catharine Spencer. 
iv. Christian, b. July 6, 1766 ; bap. August 17, 1766. 

V. Catharine, b. March 21, 1768; bap. April 16, 1768. 
vi. Anna-Maria, b. March 22, 1770; bap. March 28, 1770. 
vii. George-Frederick, b. October 6, 1773; bap. December 7, 

1773; d. April, 1816, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; unm. 
via. Philip, b. April 9, 1775; was captain of a merchant ves- 
sel, and d. prior to 1830, in the city of Baltimore ; unm. 

9. ix. William, b. March 6, 1777 ; m. Sarah Thorn. 

X. jWa7\//, b. January 5, 1780; m. Moses Guest. They settled 
in Ohio. He was the author of a work, published in 
Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1823 : " Poems on several Occasions ; 
To which are annexed Extracts from a journal kept by 
the author during a journey from ISTew Brunswick, 'E. 
J., to Montreal and Quebec." They left descendants in 
the Western States. 

IV. Adam Egle,^ (Marcus, i) b. about 1726, in the Canton 
of Zurich, Switzerland ; d. about 1779, in Lancaster, Pa. ; was 
wagon-master of Colonel William Thompson's battalion in the 
army of the Revolution. He married in Lancaster county, and 
had, among others, children : 

i. John, b. 1750; m. and removed to Rowan county, N. C, 
where he died in 1826. He had, among other children, 
David and John. 
10. a. George, b. 1752 ; m. [Mary] Heilig. 

m. Philip, b. 1758 ; m. Lang; removed to Rowan county, 

]Sr. C. ; later in life, to Newton county. Mo., where he 
died in 1822, and had Joseph, James, John, and Samuel. 

V. John Egle,^ (John,^ Marcus, i) b. in 1755, in Provi- 



182 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

dence township, Philadelphia (now Montgomery) county, Pa. 
He removed to Harrisburg, Pa., prior to 1804, for on the 8th 
of November, that year, he and his wife, Elizabeth, gave a 
deed for a lot of ground, on Second street in that borough, to 
their sons : 

i. Samuel, 
ii. Marcus. 

It is not known what became of this family, but more than 
probable thex' all I'emoved to the Western country a year or 
two afterward. 

VI. Jacob Egle,^ (Casper, ^ Marcus, i) b. December 12, 
1754, in Alsace township, Berks county, Pa. ; d. September 6, 
1796, in Lebanon county, Pa. ; m. about 1785, Cathaeine 
Backexstose, b. about 1765, in Berks county, Pa. ; d. May 
3, 1847, near Decatur, Macon county. 111. ; dau. of John Back- 
enstose. They had issue : 

11. i. John, b. March 19, 17S8; m. Elizabetli Morrett. 

12. ii. Sarah, b. March 15, 1795; m. Jonathan Barlett. 

YII. Valentine Egle,^ (Casper, ^ Marcus, i) b. October 27, 
1756, in Bern township, Berks county, Pa. ; d. November 23, 
1820, at Harrisburg, Pa. At the age of nineteen, he enlisted 
in the war for independence, and served in the First Regiment 
of the Pennsylvania Line of the Revolution until the close of 
that struggle. He then learned the trade of a hatter, and set- 
tled in Harrisburg, Pa., where he established himself in busi- 
ness. He was a gentleman universally respected and esteemed. 
He died suddenly from nervous shock and over-exertion, 
caused by the complete distraction of his property by fire a few 
months prior. Hem. in 1796, by Rsv. Anthony Hautz, pastor 
of Frieden's Kirche, in Cumberland county, Pa., Elizabeth 
Thomas, b. May 2, 1772, in Londonderry township, Lancaster, 
now Lebanon county, Pa. ; d. August 5, 1867, at Harrisburg, 
Pa. She was the daughter of Martin Thomas and Ursula 
Miiller. {see Thomas and Aluller records.^ Says a contem- 
porary, at the time of her decease: "During her long and 
eventful life she was highly esteemed by all who knew her. 
She was an eye-witness of many interesting scenes, not only 



The Family of Egle. 133 

in frontier times, at a period when the red man was occasionally 
to be seen revisiting his old hunting grounds, but during the 
struggle for liberty — the war of the Kevolution." She was 
indeed a remarkable woman, and the incidents of her life were 
such as few persons have experienced. To her the writer of 
this record is indebted much, for she was to him more than a 
mother. She was faithful and loving to him in his orphanage, 
and her memory is respected and honored as few mothers could 
be. She was a devoted Christian, and her good deeds are the 
heritage of her descendants. Yalentine Egle and his wife, Eliza- 
beth Thomas, had issue, all born at Harrisburg, Pa. : 

13. i. John, b. February 7, 1798; m. Elizabeth von Treupel. 

a. Sarah, b. December 25, 1801 ; baptized November 29, 1814 ; 

d. March 30, 1870 ; m, William Bomgardner, and left 

issue. 
in. William, b. May 2, 1803 ; baptized November 29, 1814 ; d. 

June, 1839 ; unm. 
ii}. Thomas, b. December 18, 1808 ; baptized November 29, 

1814; d. May, 1838; m. Nancy McCallum, and had An- 

drew-J., d. s. p., and Adelaide. 

14. V. Mary-Ann, b. December 22, 1811 ; m. Francis John Smith. 
vi. Valentine, b. August 26, 1813 ; baptized November 29, 

1814; resides at Harrisburg, Pa. ; unm. 
vii. Hiram, b. August 20, 1817 ; m. November 14, 1851, by 
liev. Charles A. Hay, D. D., Margaret-Elizabeth Myers, 
b. July 20, 1821, in Mount Joy township, Lancaster 
county, Pa. ; daughter of George Myers and Margaret 
Elizabeth Bishop, 

VIII. John Egle, ^ (Casper, ^ Marcus, ^ ) b. September 20, 
.1764, in Alsace township, Berks county. Pa. ; d. January 10, 
1838, in Licking county, Ohio. He learned the trade of hatter in 
Philadelphia, and about the year 1796, accompanied his brother, 
William Egle, to the Genessee country, IST. Y., where he 
purchased land in Livingston county. Becoming dissatisfied, 
he returned to Pennsylvania, and settled near Alexandria, 
Huntingdon county, where he married. In 1825, he removed 
to Licking county, Ohio, where he resided until his death. 
He m. in 1802, Catharine Spencer, b. August 2, 1785 ; d. 
June 28, 186 1 ; daughter of John Spencer and Mary Holihan ; 
her remains, with those of her husband, rest in Spencer's grave- 





V. 


16. 


vi. 




vii. 


17. 


viii. 




ix. 


18. 


X. 


19. 


xi. 




xii. 



134 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

yard, four miles north of the city of Newark, Ohio. They 
had issue, all save Elizabeth born in Huntingdon county, Pa. : 

i. Mary, b. August 17, 1803 ; d. s. p. 
15. ii. John, b. January 19, 1805; m.. Susan Wltitlock. 

Hi. William, h. April 19, 1807; d. 1863, in St. J.ouis, Mo. ; 

unm. 
iv. Bohert, b. June 8, 1809 ; d. September 10, 1837, in Brighton, 
Ohio. ; unm. 
Mary, b. August 27, 1811 ; d. s. p. 
Valentine, b. October 17, 1813; m. Mary Louisa Hines. 
George, b. June 15, 1816; d. s. p. 

Emily -Holihan, b. June 15, 1817 ; m., first, William Reily ; 
second, Daniel Emerson. 

Margaret, b. December 30, 1819 ; d. 1849 ; m. Patterson. 

Hiram, b. March 4, 1822 ; m. Rebecca Glover. 
David, b. April 22, 1824; m. Susan Cornelia Martin.. 
Elizabeth, b. October 31, 1827 ; m. James Patheal ; reside 
at Salem, 111. 

IX. William Egle,^ (Casper, ^ Marcus, i) b. March 6, 
1775, at Lancaster Pa. ; d. November 28, 1847, at Groveland, 
Livingston county, N. Y. ; an early settler in the " Genessee 
country ; " m. September 5, 1804, Sarah ThorjST, b. Decem-. 
berlO, 1785, at Newtown, Bucks-county, Pa. ; d. May 11, 1869, 
at Groveland, N. Y. ; daughter of Lerein Thorn. They had 
issue : 

20. i. Mary, b. December 24, 1805; m. William Bodine. 

ii. Valentine, b. June 28, 1808 ; d. at Farmington, Mich. ; m., 
first, September 24, 1834, Sarah Sage ; d. at Farmington, 
Mich., and had Malissa, d. s. p., Sarah-Ann, Joseph- 
Warren, and Effie ; no information as to second marriage. 

21. Hi. George, b. December 25, 1811 ; m. Almira l^ycetta Wright. 

22. ii. William-Henry, h. October 18, 1814; m., first, Ilosanna 

Keith Bennett ; Secondly, Synthia Webb. 

23. V. James, b. Septernber 18, 1815; m. Emeline Bird. 

X. GEORaE Egle,3 (Adam, 2 Marcus, i) b. 1752, in Lan- 
caster county, Pa., removed to Rowan county, N. C, where 
he died about 1820 ; m. [MaryJ Heilig, of Germantown, Pa. ; 
d. about 1825, in Cabarras county, N. C. They had issue, 
among others : 

i. Mary, b. 1776. 

ii. Margaret, b. 1778. 

24. Hi. George, b. 1780; m. Mary Haldeman. 



The Family of Egle. 135 

XL JoHisr Egle, ^ (Jacob, ^ Casper, ^ Marcus, i) b. March 
19, 1788, in Womelsdorf, Berks county, Pa. ; d. February 6, 
1863, near Decatur, 111. For many years he was engaged in the 
mercantile business in Pennsylvania, and was a leading con- 
tractor during the period of internal improvements in that State. 
He afterwards, in 1837, removed to a tract of land near De- 
catur, 111., where he engaged in farming. He m. October 26, 
1812, Elizabeth Moerett, b. November 13, 1791, near 
Lebanon, Pa. ; d. March 15, 1879, near Decatur, 111. ; daughter 
of Mathias Morrett and Barbara Orth. {see Orth record.) 
They had issue, all born in Lebanon county. Pa. : 

i. Jeremiah- Morrett., b. December 19, 1813; d. April 14,1859, 
near San Francisco, Cal. ; was twice married; m., first, 
Ann Thompson, d. near Springfield, 111., and had John- 
Joseph; Henry; and William, d. 1881, m. daugliter of 
John Kline, of Macon county. 111., and left five children. 

He m., secondly, Sarah M. , and left four children. 

25. a. iSarah-Morrett, b. January 30, 1815; m. Robert Henry 
Jones. 

Hi. Rosanna- Morrett, b. August 8, 1817 ; m., first, George 
Raush, d. at Napierville, 111., and had issue, (surname 
Raush,) John ; Margaret^ m. , first, Mr. Sheldon, secondly, 
Mr. Vogelsang ; James- J., Sarah, m. Charles Williams ; 
Sind. Luther. She m., secondly, John Baughman ; resides 
in Macon county, 111. 

iv. Mary-Ann, b. April 10, 1820; d. March 19, 1854, in Macon 
county, 111. ; m. October 18, 1842, Michael Elson, and had 
three children, d. s. p. 
I'. Elmira, b. February 10, 1823; d. May 24, 1862, in Macon 
county, 111. ; m. March 14, 1854, Herman Mears, and had 
issue (surname Mears) two children, d. s. p., and Mary, 
m. Robert Huddlestone. 

vi. Bebecca, b. May 8, 1824; d. February 6, 1864, at Boody, 
111.; m. Frederick Nintker, and had issue (surname 
Nintker) John; Elizabeth; Mary; Amanda, deceased, 
m. Mr. Fisher; Minnie, and a daughter, m., residing in 
Kansas. 

XIL Sarah Egle, -^ (Jacob, ^ Casper, ^ Marcus, i) b. March 
15, 1795, in Womelsdorf, Berks county. Pa.; d. about 1881, 
in Lebanon county. Pa.; m. JoNATHi^N Barlett, b. April 9, 
1804; d, April 24:, 1874, in Lebanon county,, Pa; son of Elias 



136 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

Barlett and Rebecca Winter. They had issue (surname Bar- 
lett) : 

i. Reuben. 

a. Lavinia, m. Henry Wagner. 

Hi. Nathan. 

iv. Adam. 

XIII. John E,gle,* (Valentine,^ Casper.^ Marcus, i) b. 
February 7, 1798, in Harrisburg, Pa.; bap. November 29, 1814, 
by Reverend George Locbman, D. D.; d. June 5, 1834, at Har- 
risburg, Pa,; m. December 13, 1829, in Harrisburg, Pa., Eliza- 
beth VON Teeupel,* b. December 21, 1810, in Schuylkill 
township, Montgomery county. Pa.; bap. April 12, 1811, by 
Reverend Beverly Waugh ; d. September 10, 1841, in Harris- 
burg, Pa. They had issue, all b. at Harrisburg, Pa. : 

26. i. WiUinm-Henrij,h,. September 17, 1830; m. Eliza-White 

Beatty. 

27. ii. Gevrg^-Boyd,. h. December 21, 1831 ; m. Martha Kerr. 

XIY. Mary Ann Egle,* (Valentine,^ Casper, ^ Marcus, i) 
b. December 22, 1811, in Harrisburg, Pa.; bap. November 29, 
1814, by Reverend George Loohman, D. D.; d. May 29, 1837, 
in Plymouth, Luzerne county, Pa., and there buried; m. 
Francis John Smith, b. June 3, 1809, at Stratford, Conn.; d. 
October 19, 1865, on Put-in-Bay Island, Ohio ; bur. at Four 
Corners, Ohio. He was the son of John Smith and Frances ' 
Halliburton, and a man of. intelligence, energy, and enterprise. 
They had issue (surname Smith) : 

28. i. Welding-Egle, b. March 6, 1833; m. Charlotte Ashton. 

29. ii. [yct2/man--Frmc/i, b. March 31, 1836; m. Susan Fox. 

*She was the daughter of John von Treupel, b. December 12, 1782, 
in Haigerseelbach, Nassau, Germany; d. September 13,1832, in Har- 
risburg, Pa.; son of John Conrad von Treupel, magistrate of Haiger- 
seelbach, and Christine Thielmann, of Oberossbach, Germany. He 
married in Haigerseelbacli, December 15, 1803, by the Reverend Ph. 
CI. Schmidt, Elizabeth Catharine Yiing, b. March 16, 1783, in Haiger- 
seelbach, Nassau, Germany; d. February 11, 1860, in Harrisburg, 
Pa.; dau. of John Adam Yiing, schoolmaster, of Haigerseelbach, and 
Elizabeth Kring, of Obersdorf , in Siegen, Germany. They emigrated 
to America in 1805, and took up their residence in Montgomery county, 
Pa., where all their children were born. He was a soldier of the war 
of 1812-14, and in active service on the Delaware during that contest. 



The Family of Egle. 137 

XV. John Egle,^ (Joliu,^ Casper, ^ Marcus, i) b. January 
19, 1805, in Alexandria, Huntingdon coantj, Pa.; resided near 
Carthage, Illinois, until, in 1854, the second great rush was 
made for California, when he set out for the gold regions, but 
died on the way in Utah ; m. SuSAN Whitlock, and they had 
issue, among others : 

i. Jane, m. John Nicliols, of St. Louis. 

ii. William. 

Hi. Elizabeth, m., and had issue. 

iv. John, m. and had Catharine; resided near Quincy, 111. 

V. Tlwmas-Jefferson ; studied medicine in St. Louis. 

vi. Gassandana. 

vii. Valentine, 

via. liufus. 

XVI. Valentine £&!.£,•* (John,^ Casper, ^ Marcus, i) b. 
October 17, 1813, in Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pa.; re- 
sides near Hunt's Station, Knox county, Ohio ; m. in Colum- 
bus, Ohio, September, 1837, Maria Louisa Hines, b. June 
11, 1815, in Franklin county. Pa.; dau. of Jeremiah Hines 
and Elizabeth, dau. of Captain Michael Baymiller, of the army 
of the Eevolution. They had issue : 

30. i. John, b. February 7, 1840; m. Martha Ann McDonald. 
3L ii. TFi^Kam->Spencer, b. September 18, 1842; m. Martha Ann 
Smith. 
Hi. Mary-Virginia, h. October 3, 1844, in McDonough county, 

Illinois. 

io. Hiram-Hines, b. December 12, 1846; m. in Knox county, 

Ohio, Anna Elizabeth Rowe, b. January 1, 1850, in 

Johnstown, Licking county, Ohio ; dau. of David liowe 

and Scottie Kidner. 

V. Catharine- May, b. March 18, 1849, in Licking county, Ohio. 

vi. Margaret- Louisa, b. June 18, 1851, in Licking county, O. 

XVII. Emily Holihan Egle,* (John,^ Casper, ^ Marcus,^) 
b. June 15, 1817, in Alexandria, Huntingdon county. Pa.; d. 
February 11, 1883, in St. Louis, Mo.; was twice married; first, 
January 10, 1838, in Columbus, Ohio, by Reverend Reed, 
William Reily, of Columbus, Ohio. They had no issue, as 
far as we can learn. Mrs. Reily, m., secondly, August 14, 1841, 
at Columbus, Ohio, by Reverend John Eager, Daniel Emer- 
son, b. January 5, 1812, in Vermont ; d. in 1870, at Salem, 111.; 



138 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

son of John Emerson and Elizabeth Patterson. They had . 
issue (surname Emerson) : 

i. William- Styles, b. February 26, 1839, in Columbus, Ohio ; 
resides in tlie city of St. Louis, Mo. 

XVIII. Hiram Egle,^ (John,^ Casper, ^ Marcus, i) b. 
March 4, 1822, in Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pa.; re- 
sides near Xewark, Ohio ; m. July 1, 1849, near Newark, 
Ohio, by Eeverend John B. Fry, Rebecca Q-lover, b. June 
28, 1824, in Hardy county, Ya.; dau. of Alfred Glover and 
Jane Finch. They had issue, all b. near Newark, Ohio : 

i. David -Emerson, b. April 14, 1850. 
n. Milton -Lorenzo, b. October 28, 1851 ; m. November 12, 

1878, Clara L. Bowlby. 
in. Jennie, b. August 9, 1856. 
iv. Francis-Elmer, b. October 18, 1864. 

XIX. David Egle,* (John,^ Casper, ^ Marcus, ^j b. April 
22, 1824, in Huntingdon county, Pa.; resides near Carlyle, HI.; 
m. February 18, 1858, in Newark, Ohio, by Reverend William 
Robinson, Susan Cornelia Martin, b. November 2, 1835, 
in Newark, Ohio: dau. of William Martin and Margaret Wil- 
son. They had issue : 

i. William-Eenic-Sei/mour, b. April 20, 1859; d. May 13, 

1878, near Carlyle, 111. 
ii. Kaddie-May, b. June 1, 1863. 
Hi. Tig, b. February 6, 1870. 

XX. Mary Egle,^ (William, ^ Casper, 2 Marcus, i) b. De- 
cember 24, 1805, in Groveland, N. Y. ; d. May 28, 1865, in 
Pine Run, Geuessee county, Mich., and there buried ; m. No- 
vember 17, 1825, in Groveland, N, Y., by Rev. Silas Pratt, 
William Bodine, b. July 11, 1803, in Pa.; d. April 13, 1868, 
in Pine Run, Genessee county, Mich. They had issue, all born 
at Groveland, N. Y. (surname Bodine) : 

i. Catharine, b. September 25, 1826 ; m. May 8, 1847, by Rev. 
John C. Wright, John H. Francisco, b. 1823, at White 
Hall, Washington county N. Y. ; son of Robert Fran- 
cisco. 

ii. Oscar-Fitzler, b. December 1, 1828. 



The Family of Egle. 139 

m. Mortimer -Charles^ b. April 10, 1831 ; member of the 
Twenty-third Regiment Michigan Volunteers, and d. in 
service, November 12, 1862, at Lebanon, Ky. 
iv. Sarah-Jane, b. August 2, 1836. 

V. Oakley, b. September 5, 1839 ; m. September 18, 1865, Bar- 
bara Celeste Devoe, b. 1848, in Otsego county, N. Y. ; 
daughter of Philip and ^Eliza Ann Devoe, and had 
Flora-Ada, d. s. p., and Daisy-May. 
vi. Ellen-Eugenie, b. September 17, 1842. 
vii. Charlotte- Rossell, b. May 31, 1846. 

XXI. George Egle,^ (William, ^ Casper, ^ Marcus, i) b. 
December 25, 1811, in Grroveland, K Y. ; cl. in 1882, near 
Otisville, Grenessee county, Mich. ; m. January 1, 1835, at 
Perez, ISF. Y., by Rev. Samuel Gridley, Elmira Lycetta. 
Wright, b. in Scipio, Genoa county, N. Y. Her parents 
were Edmund Wright, b. in 1760, in county Tyrone, Ireland; 
d. June e, 1849 ; m. Sarah Fields, b. in 1786, at Trenton, K 
J. ; d. January 24, 1839, at Perez, N. Y. George Egle had 
issue : 

i. Sarah-Jane, b. September 25, 1835, in York Centre N. Y. ; 
m., flrst, December 20, 1855, John Waters Webber; d. 
in Holly, Oakland county, Mich. ; son of Edward Free- 
man Webber, and had, (surname Webber,) John-Waters 
and Harriet-Louisa. Mrs. Webber, m., secondly, Oc- 
tober 27, 1867, Lyman Witter Spalding, b. January 18, 
1814, in Monroe county, N. Y. ; son of Ephraim Spald- 
ing and Lydia Stephens, 
n. Edmund- Wright, b. July 29, 1837, in Perez, N . Y. ; enlisted 
in Company K, First Michigan Cavalry, in 1861, and 
was killed at the battle of Coal Harbor, Va., June 1, 
1864, at 10, A. M., and buried on tlie field where he fell, 
under an apple tree — grave marked on the tree — name 
and age. 
Hi. Mary, b. July 4, 1839, in Mount Morris, jST. Y. ; m. Janu- 
ary 1, 1856, Frank Lemuel Palmer, b. October 11, 1845, 
in Boston, Mass.; son of William Palmer and Mary 
Ridgway ; served in the civil w^ar, in Company A, First 
Michigan Regiment. 
iv. Helen- Louisa, b. November 4, 1841, in Mount Morris, N. 
Y. ; m. September 20, 1861, George Ives,b. in Newtown, 
Pa., and had, (surname Ives,) Frank,' Minnie, May, 
and George-Edward. 
V. William-Henry, b. March 23, 1843, in Groveland, N. Y.; 
m. May 18, 1875, Agnes Ralph Simons, b. May 3, 1853, in 



140 Pennsylvania Qenealogies. 

Sterling county, Canada West ; daughter of Timothy 
Potter Simons and Maria Jane Goodrich. 

vi. Adelaide-Victoria, b. January 18,1845, in Grand Blanche, 
Genessee county, Mich. ; m. July 4, 1866, Eobert Alex- 
ander, b. November 24, 1843, in Flint, Mich., and had, 
(surname Alexander,) Ida, d. s. p., and Robert-Edez. 

vii. Betsy- Ann, b. April 18, 1849, in Flint, Mich. ; ni. October 

19, 1873, Donald Ferguson, b. in Glasgow, Scotland. 
viii. John- Jefferson, b. July 6, 1851, in Buston, Genessee 
county, Mich. 

ix. Harriet-Lijcetta, b. January 9, 1853, in Flint, Mich.; m. 
December 4, 1870, William W. Alexander, b. January 
26, 1851, in Flint, Mich., and had, (surname Alexander,) 
Julia-Almira, Mary-Ermina, and Arthur- Eugene. 

X. Margaret-Ermina, b. August 6, 1856, in Flint, Mich. 

xi. George-Clinton, b. January 12, 1859, in Davidson Centre, 
Genessee county, Mich. 

XXII. William Henry Bgle,* (William, ^ Casper, 3 
Marcus,!) b. October 18, 1814, in Groveland, K Y. ; d. August, 
1853, in Burns, Allegheny county, N. Y. ; m., first, July 4, 
1839, in Grroveland, by Rev. Mr. Brown, Rosannah Keith 
Bennett, b. 1818, near Newtov^rn, Bucks county. Pa. ; d. Sep- 
tember 25, 1849, in Burns, N. Y. ; daughter of Greorge Bennett 
and Martha Torbert. They had issue : 

32. i. Aramanda, b. April 15, 1842; m. Charles V. Craven. 

33. n. Alburtis, b. March 31, 1843 ; m. Lydia McNair. 

William H. Egie, m., secondly, July 4, 1850, by Rev Mr. 
Brown, Synthia Webb, d. in Burns, N. Y. ; daughter of 
William and Sarah Webb. They had issue : 

Hi. Frank, b. October 9, 1851 ; d. March 25, 1864. 

XXIII. James Egle,^ (William, ^ Casper, ^ Marcus, i) b. 
September 18, 1815, in Groveland, Livingston county, N. Y. ; 
d. January 11, 1863 ; m. May 8, 1845, in Groveland, Emeline 
Bird, b. in Hacketstown, IST. J. ; d. April 4, 1872, in Grove- 
land, N. Y., and with her husband there buried. They had 
issue, all born in Groveland, N. Y. : 

i. William-Henry, b. November 1, 1846 ; m. April 29, 1S75, 
by Rev. J. B. Countryman, Mary Smock, b. March 9, 
1855, in Groveland, JST. Y. ; daughter of Isaac and 
Hannah Smock, and had Charles, d. s p., James, and 
a daughter. 



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ii. Mary, b. February 25, 1848; resides in Groveland, N. Y. 
Hi. Elizabeth, b. October 15, 1849; m. October 12,1876, by 

Rev. David Conway, George Bennett, b. January, 1852, 

in Groveland, N. Y. ; son of Samuel and Mary Bennett ; 

and had three boys. 
iv. James Orlendo, h. Ma.vch 11,1851; resides in Groveland, 

AT. Y. 
V. Lerein- Thorn, h. April 8, 1853 ; resides in Groveland, N. Y. 

XXIV. George Eg-le,^ (Greorge,^ Aclam,^ Marcus, i) b. 
1780, in Lancaster county, Pa. ; removed with his parents to 
Eowan county, IST. C. ; d. in Newton county, Mo. ; m. Mary 
Haldeman, b. 1782, in Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. in 1864, in 
Newton county, Mo. They had issue : 

i. Leah, b. 1802 ; resides in I^ewton county, Mo. 
n. Mary, b. 1804; d. 1878. 

in. Elizabeth, b. 1806; resides In Cabarras county, N. C. 
iv. Solomon, b. 1808; d. 1878. 
V. John, b. 1810; d. 1870. 
33 vi. 6reo7'(/e- Adam, b. December 25, 1815; m. Nancy Shandy. 
vii. Sophia, b. 1817 ; resides in Kewton county, Mo. 
via. Moses, b. 1819 ; resides in Newton county, Mo. 

XXV. Sarah Morrett Eglb,^ (John,^ Jacob, ^ Casper,-' 
Marcus, i)b. January 80, 1815, in Myerstown, Lebanon county, 
Pa.; resides in Bainbridge, Pa.; m. October, 1833, in Sunbury, 
Pa., by Eeverend John Peter Schindel, Robert Henry Jones, 
b. March 22, 1803, in county Donegal, Ireland; d. April 29, 
1863, in Bainbridge, Pa. His father, Robert Jones, b. March 
28, 1772, in county Donegal, Ireland ; d. September 22, 1840, 
in Bainbridge, Pa.; came to America, landing at Philadelphia 
on the 12th of June, 1806, and was in active mercantile life 
for a period of twenty-five years. He m. April 20, 1792. 
Margaret Williamson, b. June 5, 1772, in county Monaghan, 
Ireland; d. March 30, 1844, in Bainbridge, Pa. Their son 
Robert Henry Jones, received a good education, studied medi- 
cine with Doctor David Watson, of Donegal, and graduated 
from the medical department of the University of Pennsvl- 
vania. He commenced the practice of his profession at Bain- 
bridge, in which he continued, very successfully, up to the time 
of his death. For many years, there was no ph3^sician in the 



142 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

neighborhood, and his labors were very arduous. Apart from 
his professional duties, he became interested in various busi- 
ness operations ; was a contractor on the old Philadelphia and 
Columbia railroad, and assisted in laying out the village of 
Bainbridge. Doctor Jones was highly respected and honored 
in the community in which he resided, and his memory re- 
mains green with many who honored him with the title of ''the 
good doctor." Doctor Jones and his wife, Sarah Morrett Egle, 
had igsne, all b. in Bainbridge, Pa., (surname Jones): 

i. Amanda-Egle, b. August 29, 1834; d. January 8, 1839. 
ii. Samuel-Jeremiah, b. March 22, 1886. He received a good 
preliminary education, and, in 1853, entered Dickinson 
College, from which institution he graduated with dis- 
tinguislied honors in 1857. After his graduation, he 
commenced the study of medicine under his father, and, 
in 1858, matriculated in tlie medical department of the 
University of Pennsylvania, taking his degree as M. D. 
from that institution in 1860. In the same year, he en- 
tered the United States navy as assistant surgeon, was 
attached to the United States steamer Minnesota — the 
flag-ship of the Atlantic squadron — which participated 
in the battle with the Merrimac, upon which steamer he 
remained for two years, except when absent as Admiral 
Goldsborough's staff surgeon at the battle of Roanoke 
Island, and Admiral Rowan's staff surgeon at the battle 
of Newbern, when he was promoted to the grade of sur- 
geon. Doctor Jones was United States examining sur- 
geon for the appointment of volunteer medical officers 
during 1863 and 1864, with his head-quarters at Chicago. 
He was one of the youngest surgeons ever appointed in 
the United States navy, being not yet twenty-eight 
years of age when he received his promotion. When 
relieved from duty in Chicago, in 1864, he was ordered 
to New Orleans as surgeon-in-charge of the United 
States naval hospital at that place, during an epidemic 
of yellow fever, and as medical purveyor of Admiral 
Farragut's (blockading) squadron. After the close of the 
war, he was transferred to the naval hospital at Fensa- 
cola, Florida, as surgeon of that hospital, and surgeon 
of the navy-j'ard at Pensacola. He was also the sur- 
geon of the sloop-of-war Portsmouth, at New Orleans, 
and of the frigate Sabine, the practiceship for naval ap- 
prentices on the Atlantic coast. He continued in the 
naval service until 1868, when he resigned.. In that 



The Family of Egle. 143 

year he was chosen as a delegate from the'^ American 
Medical Association to the European Medical Associa- 
tions, which held meetings at Oxford, Heidelberg, and 
Dresden. The late Professor Samuel D. Gross, with 
Doctor Goodman, of Philadelphia, and Doctor Barker, 
of New York, were his associates. He was also, at 
the same time, commissioned by Governor Geary, of 
Pennsylvania, to investigate and report upon sanitary 
matters abroad, in tlie interest of tliat State. Upon 
his return from Europe, he located in Chicago, and 
commenced a general practice, and was appointed* presi- 
dent of tlie Chicago board of examining surgeons for 
United States pensions. In 1S70, he was appointed 
professor of ophthalmology and otology in the Chicago 
Medical College, a chair which had just been established. 
His studies had been, partly by the natural trend of his 
mind and partly by circumstances, directed to dis- 
eases of the eye and the ear, and the call to this chair in 
the Chicago Medical College determined his life-work. 
He has held this chair ever since, and after establishing 
the eye and ear department of St. Luke's Hospital, was 
appointed attending surgeon of that department, and 
has held the post for sixteen years. He also established 
the eye and ear department of Mercy Hospital and of 
the South Side Dispensary, and was their attending 
surgeon for ten years. He was also connected, as at- 
tending surgeon, with the Illinois Charitable Eye and 
Ear Infirmary, a State institution, located in Chicago. 
In 1880, Doctor Jones was elected permanent secretary 
of the Illinois State Medical Society, to succeed Doctor 
N. S. Davis, who had held the position for twenty years. 
He is an active member of that society, of the American 
Medical Association, American Academy of Medicine, 
the American Ophthalmological and Otological societies, 
and has been thrice a member of the International Medi- 
cal Congress ; and to these bodies, and to the American 
Journal of Medical Sciences, and other medical journals, 
his contributions to the literature of his profession have 
been chiefly made. A partial list of some of his valuable 
monographs, in which are condensed the knowledge and 
discoveries of centuries, and his own addition to that 
knowledge and those discoveries in his favorite branch 
of study, are herewith given : " The Present State of 
Ophthalmology," was delivered before the Illinois Med- 
ical Association, in May, 1879. " The Present State of 
Otology," "A Report on Otology," ''Iritis: Some of 



144 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Its Dangers," and "Affections of the Lachrymal Appa- 
ratus," were also delivered before the Illinois Medical 
Society. "Strabismus: Its Nature and Effects," was 
contributed to tlie Chicago Medical Gazette., of Jan- 
\mry 5, 1880. "On the Introduction of Liquids into the 
Eustachian Tube and Middle Ear," was delivered be- 
fore the American Medical Association, at New York, 
in June, 1880, and "Modifications of the Methods of 
Treating Chronic non-8uppurative Inflammation of the 
Eustachian Tube and Middle Ear," was delivered before 
the International Medical Congress, in 1876. In 1884, 
his alma mater., Dickinson College, at its one hundred 
and first annual commencement, conferred upon him the 
degree of Doctor of Laws, in recognition of his valu- 
able services in medical and surgical science. 

Hi. Georgianna, b. May 22, 1838 •, d. June 18, 1846. 

iv. William-Henry -Harrison,\). October 16, 1840; d. March 

16, 1841. 
V. Jiobert-Henry,\). July 30, 1843; d. December 8, 1848. 

vi. Sarah- Williamson, b. May 10, 1848; d. August 19, 1859. 

XX YI. "William Henry Egle,^ (Jolin,^ Valentine, ^ Cas- 
per, ^ Marcus, 1) b. September 17, 1830, in Harrisburg, Pa., 
wliere he now resides. His father dying when he was four years 
of age, he went to his paternal grandmother's, to whom he was 
indebted for his careful training during childhood and youth. 
He was educated in the private and public schools of Harris- 
burg, and for two years attended the Harrisburg Military In- 
stitute, under the care of Captain Alden Partridge, where he 
pursued the study of the classics and higher mathematics. Not 
having the opportunity of entering college, he determined to 
learn the art of printing, and for this purpose spent three years 
in the office of the Pennsylvania Telegraph, during most of 
which.time he was foreman of the establishment. Subsequently, 
he had charge of the State printing. In 1853, having been a 
frequent correspondent to the monthly magazines, he undertook 
the editorship of the Literary Companion, which was discon- 
tinued at the end of six months, at the same time the editing 
of the Daily Times, afterwards merged into one of the other 
newspaper ventures of Harrisburg. In 1854, he began the 
study of medicine with Doctor Charles C. Bombaugh, of Harris- 
burg, during a portion of which period, that and the following 



The Family of Egle. 145 

year, lie was assistant teacher in the boys' schools of the then 
North ward ; afterwards mailing clerk in the post-office under 
Messrs. Brant and Porter. In the fall of 1857, he resigned his 
position and entered the medical department of the University 
of Pennsylvania, from which institution he graduated in March, 
1859. The same year he located at Harrisburg, and was in the 
practice of his profession tbere when, in 1862, after the battles 
of Chantilly and the second Bull Run, he was telegraphed by 
Adjutant General Russell, of Pennsylvania, to go to Washing- 
ton to assist in the care of the wounded, which duty he per- 
formed. In September of that year, he was commissioned as- 
sistant surgeon of the Ninety-sixth regiment, Pennsylvania 
volunteers, and in the summer of 1863 surgeon of the Forty- 
seventh regiment, Pennsylvania volunteer militia. At the close 
of service with the latter command, he resumed his practice, 
but afterwards, at the earnest solicitation of Adjutant General 
Thomas, of the United States army, he accepted the appoint- 
ment, by President Lincoln, as surgeon of volunteers, and was 
ordered to Camp Nelson, Kentucky, to examine the colored 
regiments then being organized in that State. He was sub- 
sequently detailed with the cavalry battalion under Colonel 
James Brisbin, now of the United States army, thence ordered 
to the Department of the Ja,mes under General Butler, and as- 
signed to the Twenty-fifth army corps. During the Appo- 
mattox campaign, he was chief executive medical officer of 
General Birney's division. Twenty-fourth army corps, and 
upon the return from that campaign ordered to Texas with 
General Jackson's division. Twenty-fifth army corps, as its 
chief medical officer. In December, 1865, he resigned the ser- 
vice and returned home, when for a brief period he partially 
resumed the practice of his profession. Upon the organization 
of the National Guard in 1870, Doctor Egle was appointed 
surgeon-in- chief of the Fifth division with the rank of lieuten- 
ant colonel, and subsequently, in the consolidation of the com- 
mands, transferred to surgeon of the Eighth regiment, and is 
the senior medical officer in the National Guard of Pennsyl- 
vania. He has been honored by election as corresponding mem . 
ber of a number of historical and learned societies in America 
10 



146 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

and England. Turning his attention to historical research, he 
commenced the preparation of his " History of Pennsylvania," 
which was published in 1876 ; at the same time, in connection 
with Honorable John Blair Linn, edited twelve volumes of the 
second series of the "Pennsylvania Archives." Following 
these, have appeared a number of historical works from his pen, 
the latest of which are the histories of the counties of Dauphin 
and Lebanon, and this initial volume of " Pennsylvania Grene- 
alogies." He resides at Harrisburg, Pa. Doctor Egle, m. July 
24, 1860, at Harrisburg, Pa., by the Eeverend Daniel Gans, 
D. D., of the Keformed church, Eliza White Beatty, b. Jan- 
uary 5, 1833, at Harrisburg, Pa., dan. of George Beatty and 
his wife Catharine Shrom, {see Beatty record.) They had issue, 
all born at Harrisburg, Pa. : 

i. Beverly-Waugh,}). Thursday, May 2, 1861 ; bap. Sunday, 
December 1, 1861, by Reverend Francis Hodgson, D. D., 
of the Methodist Episcopal church ; d. Wednesday, June 
21, 1882, at Chicago, 111. ; bur. Monday, June 26, 1882, 
at Harrisburg, Pa. Beverly, at the age of six years, 
was sent to the school of Miss Sabina Kelker, under 
whose instruction he continued until he was far enough 
advanced to enter the select school of Professor L. H. 
Gause, where he remained two years. He subsequently 
went to the Harrisburg Academy under the care of Pro- 
fessor Jacob r. Seiler, A. M., continuing there until his 
eighteenth year. Expressing a wisli to study medicine, 
special courses were given him in chemistry and materia 
medica, and in the early part of September, 1880, he was 
sent to Chicago to the care of his relative, Professor S. 
J. Jones, M. D., of the Chicago Medical College, an ad- 
vanced medical institution in the West, where the ad- 
vantages afforded him for pursuing his studies were un- 
surpassed. Remaining there, with the exception of a 
few weeks' visit to his home in the spring of 1881, he re- 
alized the necessity of the highest education in the pro- 
fession he had selected for his life-work, and became a 
devoted student. His hospital and clinical experience 
lifted him, as it were, into the front rank of his class, 
while fellow-students and professors alike admired his 
mental achievements and his courteous manners. He 
was the acknowledged leader of the senior class, and a 
bright future was seemingly before him of position, and 
honor, and usefulness in the profession. Although com- 



The Family of Egle. 147 

pletely absorbed in his studies, he was not unmindful 
of other duties devolving upon him, and his rare social 
qualities gained him many friends in the city of Chicago. 
He never swerved in the performance of his mission, 
and a few weeks before his death he remained by the 
bedside of a young man near his own age, dying of diph- 
theria, when others had fled the room. About the 1st 
of June he complained of a small boil on his left upper 
lip. Little attention, however, was paid to it, save to 
lessen the swelling of the face, yet alarming cerebral 
symptoms soon set iu, and, notwithstanding the best 
medical skill in the country, he breathed his last at 11.30, 
p. M., on Wednesday, June 21 — St. Aloysius* day — 1882. 
And tlius, in the opening years of manhood, with pros- 
pects as brilliant as any could possibly desire, he passed 
from out tlie circle of loving hearts to the blessed reali- 
zations of the life eternal. He was a noble boy, intelli- 
gent, manly, upright, loving, and dutiful, and it need 
not be wondered at ihat liis sudden departure from tliis 
earthly life caused wounds which time can never fully 
heal- 

a. Sarah-Beatty, b. Friday, July 13, 1866 ; bap. Saturday, 
February 9, 1867, by Rev. B. B. Leacock, D. D., Rector 
of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Harrisburg, Pa. 

in. Catharine-Irwin, b. Tuesday, January 19, 1869 ; bap. Tues- 
day, March 14, 1871, by Rev. Robert J. Keeling, D. D., 
Rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Harris- 
burg, Pa. 

XXVII. GrEORGE BoYD Egle,^ (John,* Valentine, 3 Casper, ^ 
Marcus, i)b. December 21, 1831, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; served in 
the three months' service at the outbreak of tlie civil war; in 
1868, removed to W. Va., near Martinsburg, where he now 
resides ; m. August 29, 1852, by Rev. William McFadden, 
Martha Kauffman Kerr, b. December 25, 1834, in York 
county, Pa. ; d. December 1, 1879, near Martinsburg, W. Va. ; 
buried at Harrisburg, Pa. ; daughter of James Kerr and 
Jane Atkinson. They had issue : 

i. Mary-Elizabeth, b. August 11, 1853, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; 
d. August 7, 1874, near Martinsburg, W. Y. ; buried at 
Harrisburg, Pa. 
n. Lavinia, b. February 14, 1830; d. July 12, 1856. 
iii. Lucinda, b. January 6, 1857 ; d. February 3, 1857. 
iv. William-Henry, b. October 30, 1858 ; m. Nettie Dallas 
Sigler ; resides at McKeesport, Pa. 



148 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

V. Martha, b. January 10, 1861 ; resides at Martinsburg, W, 

Va. 
vi. Margaret-Mary, b. January 2, 1862; d. February 6, 1864. 
vii Hiram, b. December 5, 1864 ; d. December 10, 1865. 
via. Virginia, b. February 5, 1874 ; d. September 13, 1878, near 

Martinsburg, W. Va. ; buried at Harrisburg, Pa. 
ix. Margaret, b. May 23, 1875. 

XXVIII. Welding Egle Smith, ^ (Mary- Ann, * Valen- 
tine, ^ Casper, 2 Marcus, i) b. March 6, 1833, in Plymouth, 
Luzerne county, Pa. ; m. April 13, 1857, in Huron county, 
Ohio, Charlotte Ashtoist, b. September 19, 1837, in Lyme, 
Huron county, Ohio ; daughter of Thomas Ash ton '^' and Mary 
Edgar. They had issue, all b. in Four Corners, save the last 
four, who were b. in Monroeville. (surname Smith) : 

i. Slielclen-Egle, b. August 16, 1858. 
ii. Allison-Halliburton, b. January 18, 1861. 
Hi. Francis-Draper, b. April 26, 1862; resides near McCook, 

Neb. 
iv. Walter- Ashton, b. February 16, 1864; a teacher in Hast- 
ings, Neb. 
V. Hiram-Eqle, b. February 21, 1866. 
vi. Charles-L., b. April 2, 1868. 
vii. Evelyn- Charlotte, b. September 4, 1870. 
via. Mahel-M.,h. July 27, 1872 ; d. February 5, 1884, at Monroe- 
ville, Ohio. 
ix. Lottie-Nine, b. August 6, 1877 ; d. February 9, 1884, at 
Monroeville, Ohio. 

XXIX. Wayman French Smith, ^ (Mary- Ann, ^ Valen- 
tine,^ Casper, 2 Marcus, i) b. March 31, 1836, in Plymouth, 
Luzerne county, Pa. ; resides in Monroeville, Oliio ; m. May 19, 
1863, Susan Fox. They had issue, (surname Smith) : 

i. Mary- Ann, b. July 24, 1864 ; d. February 3, 1881. 
ii. Welding-M., b. January 9, 1866. 
Hi. Wilson-B, b. July 5, 1868 ; d. July 15, 1869. 
iv. Wayman-H., b. May 11, 1870. 

V. Lucy, b. August 19, 1872. 
vi. Fannie-L., b. April 20, 1875. 

* Thomas Ashton was b. in 1810, in Prescott, Lancashire, Eng- 
land, came to America in 1831 ; d. June 2, 1879, in Huron county, 
Ohio; m. Mary Edgar, b. in 1815, in Somersetshire, England, 
coming to America in 1832. Mrs. Ashton resides near Monroeville, 
Huron county, Ohio. 



The Family of Egle. 149 

vii. 6reorge-TF., b. July 5, 1880. 
mil. IdorMay, b. October 6, 1883, 

XXX. John Egle,^ (John,^ Jolin,^ Casper, ^ Marcus/) b. 
February 7, 18-iO, in Franklin county, Ohio ; m. October 18, 
1861, Maetha Ann McDonald, b.' October, 1840, in Knox 
county, Ohio ; d. October 18, 1876 ; daughter of William Mc- 
Donald. They had issue, all b. in Knoxville, Ohio : 

i. Mary-Bell, b. July 28, 1862 ; d. September 8, 1864. 
n. Maria-Zerena, b. A>ril 4, 1864; d. December 28, 1865. 
in. Edward, b. September 7, 1868; d. September 15, 1868. 
iv. Ortendo-Benton'l). September 20, 1869. 
V. Martha- Adelia, b. November 20, 1871. 
vi. Matilda-Maude, b. January 15, 1875. 

XXXI. William Spencek Egle, 5 (John,* John,^ Casper, 2 
Marcus,^) b. September 18, 1842, in McDonough, 111. ; m. De- 
cember, 1869, Martha Ann Smith, b. August 14, 1850, in 
Knox county, Ohio, dau. of Henry D. Smith and Elizabeth 
McVeagh. They had issue, all b. in Licking county, Ohio : 

i. Mla-Mahel, b. December 1, 1870. 
ii. Charles-Oran, b. June 12, 1873. 
Hi. Daisy-Dell, b. June 11 , 1875. 
iv. Bes.^ie, b. August 14, 1877 ; d. September 20, 1877. 

XXXII. Aramanda Egle,s (William-Henry,* William, ^ 
Casper, 2 Marcus, i) b. April 15, 1842, at Groveland, N. Y. ; 
m. December 20, 1865, near Newtown, Bucks county. Pa., by 
Eeverend J. M. Milliken, Charles Yanartsdale Craven, b. 
March 16, 1837, at Ilatboro', Pa., son of John Craven and Eliza- 
beth Hart; reside near ISTewtown, Bucks county, Pa. They 
had issue (surname Craven) : 

i. John-Burroughs, b. ISTovember 7, 1866. 
ii. Frank-Bennett, b. July 26, 1869. 
Hi. George- Washinqton, b. October 7, 1873. 
iv. Bessie-Wynkoop,h. December 9, 1875. 

XXXIII. Alburtis Egle,s (William-Henry,* William, ^ 
Casper, 3 Marcus, i) b. March 31, 1843, at Groveland, X. Y. ; 
m. November 25, 1868, at Addisville, Bucks county. Pa., by 
Eeverend Hugh L. Craven, Lydia McXair, b. March 3, 1847, 
at Addisville, Bucks county. Pa., dau. of James S. McXair and 
Eliza CruU ; reside near Newtown, Pa. They had issue : 



150 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. James-McNair, b. December 23, 1870; d. August 6, 1871. 
a. Charles-Wilson, b. May 27, 1872. 
Hi. G'eorge-Newman, b. December 6, 1875. 
iv. Bosany\ah,h. May 12, 1879. 

V. Alice-Vanartsdale, b. October 23, 1883. 

XXXIV. Geoege Adam Egle, ^ (G-eorge, ^ Greorge, ^ Adam, ^ 
Marcus,^; b. December 25, 1815, in Cabarras county, IST. C. ; 
resides in Iredell county, N. C. ; m, in 1831, in Cabarras county, 
N. C, Nancy Shandy, b. February 5, 1814, in Davidson 
county, N. C, dau. of Sidney Shandy and Harriett Grrouf. 
They had issue : * ' 

i. Daniel- Alexander, b. May 31, 1835 ; d. 1863; m. June 19, 
1859, Martha M. Weems, of Mo., and had Sterling- 
Price and Wancy- Virginia. 

ii. Peyton- Wesley, b. January 14, 1838; m. August 15, 1867, 
Caroline Lazenby, and had George-Adam and Jane; 
resides in Iredell county, JS . C. 

Hi. Julia- A., b. October 4, 1839 ; d. October 16, 1859. 

iv. Edwin-D., b. May 17, 1842; d. November 17, 1844. 

V. Lydia-Ludemia, b. February 26, 1844 ; m. D. L. Dry, and 
had Leroy- Whitfield, William- Alfred, John- Wesley, 
Henry-Lueco, Fanny- Jidia, Viola- Eveoxia,Linny- Clara, 
and Nannie-Elizabeth ; resides in Iredell county, N. C. 

vi. William- Sidney, b. April 24, 1846; m. March 12, 1867, 
Mary Elizabeth Barnsley, and had William-Barnsley, 
Sarah-Elizabeth, George, and Zebidon-Vance ; resides in 
Iredell county, N". C. 

vii. Nancy-Jane, b. August 2, 1848; d. April 26, 1877 ; m. Au- 
gust 24, 1863, Thomas Melmoth Beard, and had Mary- 
Etta, Washington-Henry, John-Franklin, and James- 
Albert, 
via. George-Washington, b. September 13, 1850; resides in Ellis 
county, Texas. 

ix. Harriet-Josephiyie, b. October 21, 1852 ; m. July 26, 1871, 
Joseph Stanhope Martin, and had George- Alexander , 
Charles-Leroy , William- Theophilus, and Lilly and Julia, 
(twins) ; resides in Iredell county, N". C. 
X. John-Franklin-C. ,h.lSlovemhev 18, 1854; resides in Iredell 
county, N. C. 

xi. James-Albert, b. February 21 , 1857 ; resides in Ellis county, 
Texas. 

xii. Wilburn-W., b. March 5, 1859 ; d. October 14, 1859. 



Elder Family. 151 



ELDER FAMILY. 



1. EoBEKT Elder, b. about 1679 in Scotland, emigrated 
from Longh Neagh, county Antrim, Ireland, where lie had 
previously settled, to America, about 1730, locating in Paxtang 
township, then Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa., on a tract 
of land near the first ridge of the Kittochtinny mountains, five 
miles north of Harrisburg. He died the 28th of July, 1746, in 
Paxtang, and is buried in the old church grave-yard. He 

married, in 1703, EleajSTOR , b. in 1684 ; d. October 25, 

1742. They had issue : 

2. i. Robert, b. 1704 ; m. and had issue. 

3. u. John, b. January 26, 1706 ; m., 1st, Mary Baker ; 2d, Mary 

Simpson. 

4. iii. Thomas, b. 1708; m. Mary Patterson, dau. of William 

Patterson, of Paxtang. 

5. iv. David, b. 1710 ; m. Hannah Anderson. 

V. James, b. 1712 ; settled in Fannett township, Cumberland 

(now Pranklin) county, Pa. 
vi. Ann, b. 1713 ; m. [John] Anderson, of Octoraro. We 

have no further information of this the, perchance, 

only sister of Reverend John Elder. 

II. Egbert Elder, ^ (Robert, i) b. in 1704, in Scotland; 
m. and had issue : . 

i. John, b. 1730 ; d. December, 1756, in Hanover; probably 
unm. 

6. a. Robert, b. 1732 ; m. Mary Taylor. 

7. iii. Samuel, b. 1734; m. Mary Robinson. 

iv. Isabel, b. 1736; m. Adam Breaden, concerning whom we 

have no record. 
V. DomcZ, b. 1738 ; m. and removed, late in life, to Ohio, 

where he died. He had, among other children, Joshua 

and Robert. 
vi. Elizabeth, b. 1740. 



152 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

III. John Elder, 2 (Robert, i) b. January 26, 1706, in the 
city of Edinburgh, Scotland ; d. July 17, 1792, in Paxtang 
township, Dauphin county, Pa. He received a classical edu- 
cation, and graduated from the University at Edinburgh. He 
subsequently studied divinity, and, in 1732, was licensed to 
preach the gospel. Four or five years later, the son followed • 
the footsteps of his parents and friends, and came to America. 
Coming as a regularly licensed minister, he was received by 
New Castle Presbytery, having brought credentials to that 
body, afterward to Donegal Presbytery, on the 5th of October, 
1737. Paxtang congregation having separated from that of 
Derry in 1735, and Rev. Mr. Bertram adhering to the latter, 
left that of Paxtang vacant, and they were unanimous in giv- 
ing Rev. John Elder a call This he accepted on the 12th 
of April, 1738, and on the 22d of November following, he was 
ordained and installed, the Rev. Samuel Black presiding. The 
early years of Mr. Elders ministry were not those of ease ; 
for in the second year the Whitfield excitement took a wide 
spread over the Presbyterian Church. He preached against 
this religious furore^ or the "great revival," as it was termed, 
and for this he was accused to the Presbytery of propagating 
"false doctrine." That body cleared him, however, in Decem- 
ber, 1740 ; "but a separation was made," says Webster, "and 
the conjunct Presbyters answered the supplications sent to 
them the next summer, by sending Campbell and Rowland to 
those who forsook him. He signed the protest. His support 
being reduced, he took charge of the ' Old Side ' portion of 
the Derry congregation." Following closely upon these eccles- 
iastical troubles came the French and Indian war. Associa- 
tions were formed throughout the Province of Pennsylvania 
for the defense of the frontiers, and the congregations of Mr. 
Elder were prompt to embody themselves. Their minister be- 
came their leader — their captain — and the}^ were trained as 
scouts. He superintended the discipline of his men, and his 
mounted rangers became widely known as the "Paxtang 
Boys." During two summers, at least, every man who at- 
tended Paxtang church carried his rifle with him, and their 
minister took his. Subsequently, he was advanced to the dig- 



Elder Family 153 

nity of colonel by the Provincial authorities, the date of his 
commission being July 11, 1763. He had command of the 
block-houses and stockades from Easton to the Susquehanna. 
The Grovernor, in tendering this appointment, expressly stated 
that nothing more would be expected of him than the general 
oversight. "His justification," says Webster, "lies in the 
crisis of affairs . . . Bay. at York, Steel at Conecocheague, 
and Griffith at New Castle, with 'Burton and Thompson, the 
church missionaries, at Carlisle, headed companies, and were 
actively engaged." During the latter part of the summer of 
1763, many murders were committed in Paxtang, culminating 
in the destruction of the Indians on Conestoga Manor and at 
Lancaster. Although the men composing the company of 
Paxtang men who exterminated the murderous savages re- 
ferred to belonged to his obedient and faithful rangers, it has 
never been proved that the Rev. Mr. Elder had previous 
knowledge of the plot formed, although the Quaker pam- 
phleteers of the day charged him with aiding and abetting the 
destruction of the Indians. When the deed was done, and the 
Quaker authorities were determined to proceed to extreme 
lengths with the |)articipants, and denounced the frontiersmen 
as "riotous and murderous [rish Presbyterians," he took sides 
with the border inhabitants, and sought to condone the deed. 
His letters published in connection with the history of that 
transaction prove him to have been a man judicious, firm, and 
decided. During the controversy which ensued, he was the 
author of one of the pamphlets : "Letter from a Grentleman in 
one of the Back Counties to a Friend in Philadelphia." He 
was relieved from his command by the Grovernor of the 
Province, who directed that Major Asher Clayton take charge 
of the military establishment. Peace, however, was restored 
— not only in civil affairs, but in the church. The union of 
the synods brought the Pev. John Elder into the same Pres- 
bytery with Messrs. John Roan, Robert Smith, and Greorge 
Duifield, they being at first in a minority, but rapidly settling 
the vacancies with New Side men. By the leave of synod, 
the Rev. Mr. Elder joined the Second Philadelphia Presbytery 
May 19, 1768, and on the formation of the Greneral Assembly, 



154 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

became a member of Carlisle Presbytery. At the time" the 
British army overran New Jersey, driving before them the 
fragments of our discouraged, naked, and rhalf -.starved troops, 
and without any previous arrangement, the Rev. Mr. Elder 
went on Sunday, as usual, to Paxtang church. The hour ar- 
rived for church -service, when, instead of a sermon, he began 
a short and hasty prayer to the Throne of Grace ; then called 
upon the patriotism of all effective men present, and exhorted 
them to aid in support of liberty's cause and the defense of the 
, country. In less than thirty minutes, a company of volunteers 
was formed. Colonel Robert Elder, the parson's eldest son, was 
chosen captain. They marched next day, though in winter. 
His son John, at sixteen years, was among the first. His son 
Joshua, sub-lieutenant of Lancaster county, could not quit the 
service he was employed in, but sent a substitute./' Until his 
death, for a period of fifty-six years, he continued the faithful 
minister of the congregations over which he had been placed in 
the prime of his youthful vigor, passing the age not generally 
allotted to man — that of fourscore and six years. His death 
was deeply lamented far and wide. Not one of all those who 
had welcomed him to his early field of labor survived him^ 
Charles Miner, the historian of Wyoming, gives this opinion 
of Rev. John Elder: "I am greatly struck with the evi- 
dences of learning, talent, and spirit displayed by him. He 
was, beyond doubt, the most extraordinary man of Eastern 
Pennsylvania. I hope some one may draw up a full memoir 
of his life, and a narrative, well digested, of his times ... 
He was a very extraordinary man, of most extensive influence, 
full of activity and enterprise, learned, pious, and a ready 
writer. I take him to have been of the old Cameronian blood. 
Had his lot been cast in New England, he would have been a 
leader of the Puritans." He had, with one who well remem- 
bered the oldjninister, " a good and very handsome face. His 
features were regular — no one prominent — good complexion, 
with blue eyes . . . He was a portly, long, straight man, over 
six feet in height, large fi'ame and body, with rather heavy 
legs . . . He did not talk broad Scotch, but spoke much as 
we do now, yet gi'ammatically." His remains quietly repose 



Elder Family. 155 

amid the sceaes of his earthly labors, in the burying-ground 
of old Paxtang church, by the side of those who loved and 
revered him. Over his dust a marble slab bears the inscrip- 
tion dictated by his friend and neighbor, William Maclay, first 
United States Senator from Pennsylvania. The Rev. Mr. 
Elder was twice married ; m., first, in 1740, Maky Baker, b. 
1715, in county Antrim, Ireland; d. June 12, 1749, in Pax- 
tang; dau. of Joshua Baker, of Lancaster, Pa. They had 
issue : 

8. i. JSo&eri, b. Friday, June 11,1742; ra. Mary J. Thompson. 

9. a. Joshua, b. March 9, 1744-5 ; m., 1st, Mary McAllister; 2d, 

Sarali McAllister. 
in. Eleanor, b. December 3, 1749 ; m. John Hays. 
iv. Grizel, b. May 2, 1749: d. September 18, 1769. 

Mr. Elder m., secondly, November 5, 1751, Mary Simp- 
son, dau. of Thomas and Sarah Simpson, of Paxtang; b. 
1732, in Paxtang; d. October 3, 1786, at 6, A. M., and had 
issue : 

V. Sarah, b. October 19, 1752; d. February 14, 1822; m. 
James Wallace, (see Robert Wallace record.) 

10. vi. Ann, b. October 8, 1754 ; m. Andrew Stephen. 

11. vii. John, b. August 3, 1757 ; m. Elizabeth Awl. 

via. Mary, b. January 12, 1760 ; m. James Wilson, (see Wil- 
son record.) 
ix. Jane, b. May 21, 1762 ; d. August 6, 1763. 

12. X. James, b. Friday, June 15, 1764 ; m. Lucinda Wallace. 

13. xi. Thomas, b. January 30, 1767 ; m., 1st, Catharine Cox ; 2d, 

Elizabeth Shippen Jones. 
~ 14. xii. David, b. May 7, 1769 ; m. Jane Galbraith. 
-15. xiii. /SamrteZ, b. February 27, 1772; m. Margaret Espy. 
16. xiv. Michael, b. August 9, 1773 : m. ISfancy McKinney. 

XV. Bebecca, b. March 1, 1775 ; m. James Awl. (see Awl 
record.) 

IV. Thomas Elder,^ (Robert,i) b. 1708; d. July, 1752; 
m. Mary Patterson, dau. of William Patterson. They had 
issue : 

i. John, 
a. Rachel. 
Hi. Robert. 



156 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Y. David Elder, 2 (Robert, i) b. 1710; d. 1753; m. in 
1730, Hannah ANDERSOisr, of Donegal; d. about 1811, in 
Westmoreland county, Tliey had issue: 

\ 17. i. Bobert, b. 1751 ; m. Mary Whiteside. 

VI. Robert Elder, ^ (Robert, ^ Robert, i) b. 1734, in Han- 
over township, then Lancaster county. Pa.; was twice married. 
His first wife's name was Cole, and they had one son, Joseph. 
After her death, he removed to Maryland, afterwards returning 
to his old home near Harris' Ferry. About 1786, he went to 
Indiana county, Pa., where he died in 1790. His second wife 
was Mary Taylor, who d. April 15, 1813. They had issue : 

18. t. James, b. 1763, in Penn'a; m. Martha Robinson. 

19. it. David, b. October 16, 1764, in Maryland ; m. Ann Nesbit. 

20. m. JSo&eri, b. 1767 ; m. Mary Smith. 

> 21. iv. Anne, b. 1770 ; m. Archibald Marshall. 

YII. Samuel Elder, ^ (Robert, ^ Robert, i ) b. about 1734; 
removed to Maryland prior to the Revolution, where he died ; 
m. Mary Robinson, of Hanover township, Lancaster (now 
Dauphin) county. Pa. They had issue : 

i. Samuel, b. 1758; m. Mary , b. 1759; d. October 21, 

1830, and had issue : 

1. Joseph-BoMnson, b. 1801 ; d. November 16,1825. 

2. Samuel, accidentally drowned, s. p. 

ii. Jb^ji, d. prior to 1823; m. Esther McKinley, b. 1763; d. 
July 24, 1823, and had issue : 

1. John, b. March 25, 1784. 

2. Mary, b. March 29, 1785 ; d. April 10, 1857 ; m. 

James Harwood, and had issue (surname Har- 
wood) : James, Mary, d. s. p.; Margaret, d. s. 
p., and Henry. 

3. James, b. March 26, 1787, d. s. p. 

4. Margaret, b. August 9, 1789 ; m. Henry White, 

of Baltimore, and had (surname White): Wil- 
liam, b. 1815. 

5. John, (first,) b. September 19, 1792. 

6. McKinley, b. October 21, 1791. 

7. Stephen, b. April 11, 1794. 

8. Samuel, b. ITovember 9, 1795 ; d. March 8, 1866 ; 

unm.; a flour merchant in Baltimore, Md. 

9. Elizabeth, b. January 14, 1798. 



Elder Family. 157 

10. James, b. July 26, 1802; d. November, 1860; 

m. August 8, 1848, Deborah D, Keene, of 
JSTashua, N. H., and had issue, Samuel-J., 
counsellor-at-law, Boston, Mass. 

11. John, (second,) b. July 30, 1804. 

YIII. Robert Elder, ^ (Jolin,^ Robert, i) was b. June 11, 
1742, in Paxtang ; d. September 29, 1818. He was educated 
at the academy in Chester county, and was destined by his 
father for the ministry. His inclinations, and the breaking 
out of the French and Indian war, when the boy enlisted with 
his father as a ranger on the frontiers, determined otherwise. 
With his Scotch-Irish neighbors, he entered heartily into the 
contest for independence, a -id throughout the war of the Rev- 
olution was in the field or engaged in organizing the associ- 
ators, of which he was ■ colonel, succeeding Colonel Burd in 
the command of the companies raised in Paxtang. At the 
close of the conflict, he continued his occupation of farming, 
avoiding public office, preferring the quiet of domestic life. 
Colonel Elder m. Mary J. Thompson, of Derry ; b. October 
19, 1750 ; d. August 18, 1813. 

IX. Joshua Elder, ^ (John,^ Robert, i) b. March 9, 17-14-6, 
in Paxtang township, then Lancaster county. Pa.; d. Decem- 
ber 5, 1820, and is interred in Paxtang Church graveyard. 
He was a farmer by occupation ; served in the Provincial forces 
during the French and Indian war ; one of the sub-lieutenants 
of the county of Lancaster during the Revolution, and a jus- 
tice of the peace. Under the Constitution of 1790, he was 
appointed, by Grovernor Mifflin, one of the associate judges of 
the county of Dauphin. Governor McKean, a warm personal 
friend, commissioned him prothonotary January 5, 1800, which 
position he filled nine years ; was afterward chosen chief burgess 
of the borough of Harrisburg, in 1810. Joshua Elder was 
twice married ; m., first, September 15, 1773, by the Rev. John 
Elder, Mary McAllister, b. 1753 ; d. November 21, 1782 ; 
m., secondly, on May 23, 1783. by the Rev. John Elder, 
Sarah McAllister, b. 1762; d. December 6, 1807. By 
neither marriage did Judge Elder leave any issue, and his 
estate was devised to a large number of relatives. 



158 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

X. Ann Eldee,3 (John,^ Robert, i) b. October 8, 1754; d. 
August 10, 1814: m. September 23, 1779, by Eev. Jobn 
Elder, Andkew Stephen [Steen], b. 1753 ; d. December 3, 
1800 ; both bur. in Paxtang graveyard. They bad issue (sur- 
name Stephen) : 

i. Bobert-Mder. 

a. A7in, b. 1785 ; d. April 20, 1800 ; bur. in Paxtang grave- 
yard. 

in. Andreiv,h. May 30, 1791; d. January 12, 1832; bur. in 
Paxtang Church graveyard. 

iv. John, a physician, who practiced near Halifax, Pa. 

XI. John Elder, ^ (John,^ Robert, i)b. August 3, 1757; 
d. April 27, 1811, in Paxtang. He was educated under Joseph 
Hutchinson, a celebrated teacher in his day, and gave special 
attention to land-surveying. He was a farmer. At the com- 
mencement of the Revolution, although a youth of eighteen, 
be was enrolled among the associators, and was an ensign in 
Colonel Burd's battalion. On the 18tli of April, 1780, be was 
appointed deputy-surveyor, and for several years filled that 
position. He was elected sheriff of the county of Dauphin in 
1794. serving from the 19th of November, that year, until Oc- 
tober 17, 1797. Like the majority of persons who have filled 
that responsible office in this locality, he came out of it the 
poorer. Captain Elder m. December 16, 1778, Elizabeth 
Awl, b. November 18, 1761 ; d. about 1850, at the residence 
of her son-in-law, General John Forster. They had issue: 

i. Mary, b. 1779 ; m. John Forster. (see Forster record.) 
a. Jacob, h. 1783 ; d. October, 1816 ; received a thorough 
English and classical education, learned the art of print- 
ing at Lancaster, and, in 1802, commenced the publica- 
tion of the Dauphin Guai'dian, one of the most influential 
newspapers publislied in the early days of Harrisburg, as 
it was the first Democratic English newspaper there. 
In 1815, he prepared and published "A History of the 
Late War," and was the author of a preliminary work 
on the history of the United States. Under his arduous 
literary labors, Mr. Elder's health failed him, and he 
died at the early age of thirty-three years. He never 
married. His entire life was an active and busy one, 
and he exerted a great influence in the times he lived. 



Elder Family. 159 

in. John., m. October 17, 1826, Mrs. Mary Thompson, dau, of 

John McCammon, of Middletown. 
iv. Robert. 
V. Joshua, 
vi. Sally-Ann. 
vii. Miza-Awl, m. Henry Alward. 

XII. James Eldee,^ (John,^ Robert, i) b. June 15, 1764; 
d. January 14, 1827 ; m. December, 1801, Luciistda Wallace, 
of Virginia ; b. May 28, 1781 ; d. July 26, 1846 ; removed to 
Clarkesville, Tenn. After tire death of James Elder, bis 
widow m. in February, 1829, James B. Reynolds, of Tennes- 
see. Mr. and Mrs. Elder had issue : 

i. Joshua, b. January 31, 1803 ; m. and left issue. 

XIII. Thomas Elder, 3 (John,^ Robert, i) b. January 30, 
1767 ; d. April 29, 1853, in Harrisburg, Pa. He received a 
good English and classical education, especially under Joseph 
Hutchinson, a celebrated teacher in his day. He subsequently 
attended the academy at Philadelphia, where he graduated. 
Studied law with General John A. Hanna, and was admitted 
to the Dauphin county bar at the August term, 1791. He at 
once began the practice of a profession in which he became 
distinguished, and which he followed with great success for 
upward of forty years, and "was eminent as a safe and 
sagacious counselor, a laborious and indefatigable lawyer." 
During the Whisky Insurrection, he volunteered as a private 
in Captain Dentzel's company, which marched westward, pre- 
ferring the ranks to that of a commissioned office, which his 
company offered him. He subsequently held the office of 
lieutenant colonel of the militia, and was frequently designated 
by the title of colonel. As a citizen in the early years of the 
borough of Harrisburg, Mr. Elder possessed public spirit and 
enterprise in advance of his contemporaries generally. He was 
the prominent and leading spirit in organizing a company to 
erect the Harrisburg bridge, the first constructed over the Sus- 
quehanna, and for many years the longest in the Union. Upon 
the permanent organization, he was unanimously elected the 
president, which office he held by annual reelection of the di- 
rectors, until his resignation in June, 1846, He was chosen 



160 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

president of tlie Harrisburg Bank in June, 1816, "wliich oifice 
he held until his death. Grovernor Hiester appointed him At- 
torney General of the Commonwealth, a position he filled with 
marked ability from December 20, 1820, to December 18, 1823, 
but he ever after positively refused to accept ofiice, although he 
took a deep and active interest for many years in the political 
affairs of the State and Nation. He was blessed with a physical 
constitution which enabled him to accomplish an extraordinary 
amount of labor without diminishing the elasticity of his spirits 
or the vigor of his mind. He lived to the advanced age of 
over eighty-six years. Mr. Elder was twice married ; m., first, 
March 23, 1799, Cathaeine Cox. d. June 12, 1810 ; dau. of 
Colonel Cornelius Cox, of Estherton, Pa. They had issue: 

i. George-Washington, d. s. Y). 

ii. Mary-B., m. June 13, 1816, Amos Ellmaker, b. February 
2, 1787, in New Holland, Lancaster county. Pa.; d. 
November 28, 1851, in Lancaster, Pa.; son of Nathaniel 
Ellmaker. He graduated at Yale College, and after 
completing his law studies at the celebrated law- 
school under Judge Eeeves, at Litchfield, Conn., he 
came to Harrisburg, and continued his studies under 
Thomas Elder, and was subsequently admitted to the 
bar at the December term, 1808. He was commis- 
sioned deputy attorney general for the county of 
Dauphin, January 13, 1809, serving until 1812, and 
represented Dauphin county in the Legislature from 
1812 to 1814. He was appointed, by Governor Snyder, 
president judge of that judicial district, July 3, 1815. 
In 1814, he accompanied the volunteers to Baltimore, 
as an aid to General Forster. On the 30th of Decem- 
ber, 1816, he resigned to accept the position of At- 
torney General of the State, serving to 1819. In 
June, 1821, he removed to Lancaster, resuming the 
practice of his profession. He was the anti-Masonic 
candidate for Vice President of the United States in 
1832. " Mr. Ellmaker," says Mr. Harris, in his " Rem- 
iniscences," " was reported to be a good lawyer, and 
his addresses to the jury, when at the bar, were clear, 
distinct, and argumentative." As a gentleman, he 
possessed, in an eminent degree, those characteristics 
which distinguish men of rare endowment; He was 
well-informed, and of a lively social disposition, and 
in all the relations and positions of life was a model 



Elder Family. 161 

worthy of imitation. Mr. and Mrs. Ellmaker had 
issue (surname Ellmaker) : 

1. Nathaniel, a lawyer at Lancaster, Pa.; m, Oc- 

tober 1, 1844, Cecilia M. Hager. 

2. Franklin, d. s. p. 

3. Catharine- Cox, d. s. p. 

4. Elizabeth-Elder, d. s. p. 

5. Thomas, resides at Lancaster, Pa. 

6. Levi, m. January 13, 1859, Elizabeth Carson, 

and had Mary-Elder, d.s. p.; Elizabeth- Elder, 
Susan-Carson, and Amos, d. s. p. 

Thomas Elder m., secondly, May 30, 1813, Elizabeth 
Shippen Jones, b. December 13, 1787, in Burlington, IST. J.; 
d. October 31, 1871, in Harrisburg, Pa.; dan. of Robert Stret- 
tell Jones and Ann Shippen {see note to Fisher record). Thej 
had issue : 

Hi. Ann-Shippen,'^. October 19, 1814 ; d. March 5, 1818. 
iv. Catharine- Jones, b. July 20, 1816; m. Samuel Bethel 
Boude, and they had issue (surname Boude), Elizabeth- 
Shippen, Helen-Mary, Thomas-Elder, d. s. p., Charles- 
Henry, and Samuel-Bethel. 
22. V. TTiomas, b. June 28, 1818; m. Margaretta Wilson. 

vi. John, b. May 27, 1820 ; d. April 27, 1867, near Atlanta, G-a. 
vii. Sarah- Wallace, b. January 13, 1822; d. December 19, 

1832. 
via. Elizabeth- Shippen,]). October 6, 1824; d. December 19, 
1832. 
^ 28. ix. James- Shippen, b. April 29, 1826; m. Mary Carpenter. 

Xiy. David Elder, ^ (John,^ Robert, i)b. May 7, 1769, 
in Paxtang; d. May 22, 1809 ; m. Jean Galbraith, b. 1772 ; 
d. January 13, 1842 ; dau. of Colonel Bertram Galbraith (see 
Galbraith record). They had issue : 

i. Mary, m., 1st, Doctor Henry B. Dorrance, d. October 1, 
1828, and bur. at Paxtang; m., 2d, Judge David Scott, 
of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 

ii. Ann, d. unm. 

Hi. Elizabeth-Galbraith, b. March 17, 1806; m. Robert R. 
Elder, [see Elder record, xxxi.) 

iv. Bobert, b. 1808 ; m. Deitrick, and left issue. 

Xy. Samuel Elder, ^ (John,^ Robert, i)b. February 27, 
1772 ; d. September 26, 1815, in Harrisburg, Pa. He was 
11 



162 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

educated at the schools of Joseph Hutchinson and Joseph 
Allen, and followed farming in his early years. He was a 
soldier in the expedition westward in 1794, and held a position 
in the military establishment of 1798. He filled the office of 
sheriff of Dauphin county from October 23, 1800, to October 
21, 1803, which, as in the case of his brother John, financially 
crippled him. Mr. Elder died at Harrisburg on the 26th of 
September, 1815, aged forty-three years. In paying brief 
tributes to his memory, the newspapers of the day speak in 
the warmest terms of his faithfulness as a public officer, his 
prominence as a citizen, and the upright character of his en- 
tire life, passing away in the vigor of his manhood. Mr. 
Elder m. March 7, 1793, Margaret Espy, b. 1772 ; d. Sep- 
tember 4, 1851 ; dau. of Josiah Espy and Anne Kirkpatrick, 
They had issue : 

24. i. Ann-Espy, b. 1794; m. Alexander M. Piper. 
. 25. a. John, b. 1796 ; m. Jane Henderson Richey. 

26. Hi. Mary-S., b. 1798; m., 1st, Adams Campbell; 2d, William 
Line. 
iv. Josiah, b. 1801 ; d. October 30, 1844. 
^ 27. V. Sarah-McAllister, b. September 16, 1803 ; m. William H. 
Doll. 

XVI. Michael Elder, ^ (John,^ Robert, i) b. August 9, 
1773; d. September 25, 1850, at Columbia, Pa.; was twice 
married ; m. first, June 4, 1795, Nancy McKinney, of Middle- 
town. They had issue : 

i. Myra, m. Christian Haldeman. 

ii. Preston-Billings, b. February 6, 1810; d. January 6, 1840, 
in Columbia; m. in 1834, Henrietta E. Y. Claiborne; 
was cashier of the Columbia Bank and Bridge company, 
at the same time editor of the Spy; was a brilliant 
writer of prose and verse, a volume of which was pub- 
lished after his death. 

Michael Elder m., secondly, April 5, L827, Charlotte Gib- 
ERSON. They had issue : 
Hi. William, d. s. p. 

XVII. Robert Elder, ^ (David, ^ Robert, i) b. in 1751, in 
Paxtang township; d. October. 1837, in Deny township. West- 



Elder Family. 163 

moreland county, Penn'a. At the close of the War of the Rev- 
olution, Robert Elder accompanied his mother to Westmoreland 
county, where they settled. He had previously married Mary 
Whiteside, a daughter of Thomas Whiteside, an early Eng- 
lish settler in Lancaster county, most of whose descendants re- 
side in Ohio and Illinois. Mary Whiteside Elder d. in Feb- 
ruary, 1823. ' They had issue : 

28. i. Hannah^ h. 1779 \ m. James Richards, 

29. ii. Thomas, b. 1781 ; m. Mary McConnell. 

XYIII. James Elder, ^ (Robert, ^ Robert, ^ Robert, i) b. 
1763, in Dauphin county ; removed to Indiana county, Pa., in 
1786, where he d. April 13, 1813 ; m. December 25, 1792, 
Martha Robinson, daughter of Robert Robinson, b. 1772 ; d. 
May 27, 1812. They had issue: 

30. ^. Bobert R., b. October 8, 1793 ; m. Sarah Sherer. 

31. ii- David, b. August 22, 1795 ; m. Juliana Sherer. 

32. in. John, b. October 2, 1797 ; m. Elizabeth McKee. 

33. u'. PoZZi/^ b. October 2-'. 1799; m. Samuel Russell. 

^ 34. V. Joshua, b. January 18, 1802 ; m. Eleanor Sherer. 

35. vi. James, b. February 18, 1804; m. Margaret Barnett. 

36. vii. Rachel, b. December 18, 1806; m. Rev. Jesse Smith. 

37. via. Thomas, h. March 1, 1810; m. Elizabeth Coleman. 

XIX. David Elder, ^ (Robert, ^ Robert, ^ Robert, i)b. Octo- 
ber 28, 1764, in Maryland ; d. January 8, 1834, in Fontaine 
county, Ind. ; m. June 3, 1790, Ann Nesbit, b. December 27, 
1771, in Lancaster county. Pa. ; d. July 22, 1854, in Clark 
county, Ohio. They had issue : 

38. i. Robert, b. May 28, 1791 ; m. Elizabeth Sherer. 

ii. Sarah, b. May 23, 1793 ; d. July 16, 1835, in Ohio; m. in 

1816, Robert Johnson. 
Hi. Mary, b. April 21. 1795; d. August IS, 1796. 
iv. John-Nesbit, b. March 23, 1797 ; resided in Fontaine 

county, Ind., in 1850. 
V. Ann, b. March 18, 1799 ; m. in 1820, Abram Brewer, and 

had issue. 
vi. James, b. July 7, 1800 ; d. December 9, 1837 ; m. in 1830, 

Susan N'oble, and left issue. 
vii. Polly-Taylor, b. October 31, 1802; d. August 17, 1819. 
viii. Nancy, b. December 25, 1804; m. Robert Elder, son of 

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164 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

ix. Joshua-David., b. February 18, 1807 ; d. October 30, 1836, 
in Pittsburgh, Pa.; in. in 1825. Eliza Murray, who d. at 
Lewisburg, Pa., and had issue : Glorvina, m. James C. 
MciJlure, of ISTorthumbei'land county, and Andrew. 
X. EHza-Moorhead, h.Fehvuary 7, 1809 \ m. Jacob Tice ; re- 
side in Fontaine county, Ind. 

xi. Martha-Bobinson, b. May 19, 1811 ; m. James A. White ; 
reside in Yermillion county, Ind. 

XX. EoBEET Eldek,^ (Robert, 3 Robert^, Robert^,) b. 1767 ; 
d. April 12. 1813, at Elder's Ridge, Pa. ; m. Mary Smith ; d. 
December, 1857. They had issue : 

39. i. Jfargaret, b. 1796; m. "William Ewing. 

a. Joshua, h. 1198; d. November 11, 1825, unm., at Harris- 
burg, Pa. 

40. m. PoZZy, b. 1800; m. John Laird. 

iv. Ann, b. 1802 ; d. 1816. 
V. John, b. 1804; d. 1823, unm. 
vi. Hannah, b. 1807 ; d. 1832, unm. 
■^ 41. vii. Eobert, b. December 23, 1809 ; m. Nancy Douglass. 

XXI. Annie Elder, ^ (Robert, ^ Robert, ^ Robert, i) d. in 
Indiana county, Pa. ; m, Archibald Marshall. They had 
issue (surname Marshall): 

i. Anne, m. .Tames Mowry. 

it. Polly, m. Alexander Templeton. 

XXII. Thomas Elder, ^ (Thomas, ^ Jolin,^ Robert, i) b. 
28, 1818, in Harrisburg, Pa.; d. April 29, 1855, in A¥averly, 
Mo. ; m., May 7, 1850, Margaretta Wilson, daughter of 
Thomas Low Wilson and Julianna Margaretta Bender. They 
had issue : 

i. Thomas, b. February 21, 1851 ; resides in Harrisburg, Pa. 
ii. Wilson, b. January 13, 1853. 

XXIII. James-Shippen Elder, * (Thomas, ^ John,^ Rob- 
ert, ^ ) b. April 29, 1824, in Harrisburg, Pa.; enlisted in the 
Cameron Guards in the war with Mexico; appointed second 
lieutenant Eleventh infantry, July 24, 1847 ; disbanded August 
17, 1848 ; at the breaking out of the Rebellion, appointed cap- 
tain Eleventh infantry. May 14, 1861, remaining in the service 
until January 6, 1864. Captain Elder m. Mary Carpenter, 
daughter of Israel and Catharine Carpenter. They had issue: 



Elder Family. 165 

i. Bohert- James, b. November 14, 1850; m. Annie Nesbit, 
d. April 3, 1872, s. p., dau. of "William and Martha 
Nesbit. 

ii. Thomas, b. February 18, 1852 ; d. July 1, 1852. 

Hi. William- Smedley, b. July 25, 1854 ; resides in Wellington, 
Mo. 

iv. Jcslma, b. March 23, 1857 ; m. Emma-Jane Schroover, 
and they had James-Henry, Mary-Elizabeth, and John- 
Thomas. 
V. Thomas-Brown, b. February 19, 1859 ; resides in Elderton, 
Mo. 

iv. John-James, b. March 4, 1861. 

vii. Charles- Mclntire, b. June 18, 1866. 

XXIY. Ann Espy Elder, ^ (Samuel, ^ John,^ Kobert,i) b. 
1794; resides in Carlisle, Pa.; m., in 1816, Alexander M. 
Piper, b. in 1786, in Bedford, Pa. ; d., 1868, in Carlisle, Pa. 
They had issue, all b. in Harrisburg, Pa. (surname Piper) : 

i. John, b. 1817 ; d. 1825. 

ii. Samuel, b. 1819 ; d. 1843 ; m., 1842, Lucinda Wall, of Phil- 
adelphia, and left one daughter. 

Hi. William, b. 1821 ; d. in infancy. 

iv. Margaret-Elder, h.l82S; m. May 1, 1845, Erkuries Beatty, 
b. May 6, 1817, in Columbia, Pa. ; d. 1880, in 

Carlisle, Pa. ; son of William Pitt Beatty, and grand- 
son of Rev. Charles Beatty, the first Presbyterian mis- 
sionary west of the Allegheny mountains ; Erkuries 
learned the profession of printing and commenced the 
publication of the Columbia Spy ; in 1843, removed to 
Carlisle, Pa., where, for a period of fourteen years, he 
conducted the Herald establishment; during the Re- 
bellion, he entered the volunteer service as second lieu- 
tenant in the Seventh regiment. Pennsylvania Reserves ; 
appointed ordnance officer of McCall's division, partici- 
pated in the seven days' battles on the Peninsula, in 
June, 1862, and was severely wounded at Kew Market 
X Roads ; he subsequently reentered the service, and 
mustered out with his regiment in June, 1864. Mr. and 
Mrs. Beatty had issue (surname Beatty) : 

1. William-Pitt, b. February 18, 1846. 

2. Alexander-Piper, b. January 12, 1848. 

3. Annie-Elder, b. August 14, 1849; d. July 8, 1852. 

4. PYmnie, b. October 13, 1852; d. in infancy. 

5. Helen- Ansley , b. December 15, 1853. 

6. George,''^. December 30, 1855; d. January 2, 1856. 



166 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

V. William-Kir kpatrick, b. 1825; living a quiet business life 
in Carlisle, Pa. 

vi. Alexander, b. 1828; graduated from West Point; com- 
missioned brevet second lieutenant, third artillery, July 
1, 1851 ; second lieutenant, December 12, 1851 ; first 
lieutenant, January 31, 1855 ; appointed captain of the 
Eighteenth infantry, May 14, 1861, but declined, and 
commissioned captain Third artillery same day; for 
gallant and meritorious service during the campaign in 
Northern Virginia, commissioned brevet major August 
30, 1862 ; appointed colonel Tenth New York artillery, 
January 7, 1863; for gallant and meritorious service in 
the seige of Petersburg, Ya., appointed brevet lieuten- 
ant colonel, June 15,1864; mustered out of volunteer 
service, July 6, 1865 ; commissioned major Fourth 
artillery, December 20, 1875, and subsequently lieutenant 
colonel of First artillery. Colonel Piper, m., in 1870, 
Adelaide Cozzens, of West Point, N. Y. 
I'M. James-Wilson, b. 1832; left civil life for the army upon 
the breaking out of the war for the Union, and con- 
tinued in the service until his death, October 30, 1876, 
in consequence of wounds received in front of Rich- 
mond ; m., in 1863, Sarah B. Ross, of Fort Hamilton, 
Long Island, and had Alexander and Vandyke. 
via. Annie, b. 1834 ; d. young. 

ix. Mary-Cam2Jbell,h. 1836; d. 1875; m. John J. White, of 
Loudoun county, Va.; had three sons and two daugh- 
ters, now living with their father at Atlanta, Ga. 

X. Annie-Elder b. September 23, 1842; m., May 19, 1863, 
Agib Ricketts, b. October 12, 1834, at Eohrsburg, Col- 
umbia county, Pa., son of Elijah Green Ricketts. Agib 
Ricketts, b. 1834, in Rohrsburg.Columbia county, 

Pa., son of Elijah Green Ricketts, an early settler in 
that county; was educated at Wyoming Seminary, 
taught school several years, afterwards graduating from 
Dickinson College, Carlisle : then entered the law office 
of William G. Hurley, at Bloomsburg, admitted to the 
Columbia county bar in 1856, and on January 6, 1857, 
was admitted to the bar of Luzerne county, where he 
has been in continual practice since. Mr. and Mrs. 
Ricketts had issue (surname Ricketts): 

1. Miriam, b. May 3, 1864. 

2. Alexander, b. October 29, 1866. 

3. John, b. November 18, 1870. 

4. Avnie-Piper, h. Marcli 30, 1873. 

5. Margaretta-Beatty, b. February 19, 1877. 



Elder Family. 167 

XXV. John Elder,* (Samuel, ^ John,^ Kobert/) b. Sep- 
tember 2, 1796, in Dauphin county. Pa. ; d. ]Srovember 3, 1857, 
in Sacramento city, California ; in 1833, removed to Indian- 
apolis, Ind., where he followed his profession of architect suc- 
cessfully, being for many years the prominent one of Indiana; 
■evidences of his talent remain in many public buildings 
tiiroughout the State ; notably the Hospital for the Insane, at 
Indianapolis ; in 1850, went to California, where he died of 
typhoid fever, at the age of sixty-one years ; m. March 2, 1820, 
near Harrisburg, Pa., by Eev. James R. Sharon, Jane Hen- 
derson RiTCHEY, b. May 20, 1800, in Dauphin county. Pa. ; 
she was a woman possessed of rai"e ease and grace of manner, 
and the honored center of her household ; only daughter of 
John and Margaret Pitch ey. John Eitchey was a prominent 
and wealthy member of the community in which he lived, 
honored and esteemed by all ; Margaret, his wife, a cultured, 
refined woman, of strong christian character, was devoted 
throughout her life to the promotion of the cause of Christ. 
John and Jane Henderson Elder had issue : 

i. John Bitchey^ b. December 7, 1820, hi Dauphin county, Pa.; 
at the time of liis birth, there were present in the house 
three grandmotliers, [Elder, Ritcliey, and Ritchey No. 
2,] and two great-grandfathers, [Espy and Ferguson,] 
showing he comes of a long-lived race; when he was 
thirteen years old, his parents removed to Indianapolis, 
where his boyhood was spent ; was educated at Dickin- 
son College, Carlisle, Pa., from whence he entered the 
publishing house of Robert Craighead, New York city ; 
ill 1848, returned to Indianapolis, and has since been 
identified with the public interests of that city ; in 1849 

' became editor and publisher of The Locomotive, a popular 
weekly paper, which he conducted until 1860, when, 
with John H. Harkness, purchased the Indianapolis 
Daily Sentinel, which they published until 1866; he was 
for some years president of the "Water Works Company, 
at the same time holding the honorable position of Pre- 
sident of the Board of City Schools ; later treasurer of 
the Indianapolis,Decatur and Springfield railroad. Since 
1882 has been engaged in the construction of the Missis- 
sippi, Terre au Bceuf and Lake railroad of Loiiisiana, 
running into New Orleans, and is president of the road, 
Mr. "Elder was twice married; m., first, December 19, 



168 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

1848, at Indianapolis, Ind., by Kev. W. Myers, Julia Ann 
Olir, who d. April 9, 1853, and there was issue : 

1. Henry-David, b. December 31, 1850; d. March 6, 

1853. 

2. JuUa-Ohr, b. March 31, 1853 ; d. October 21, 1854. 
Mr. Elder m., secondly, October 19, 1854, by Rev. C. P. 

Wing, Amelia Ann Line, dau. of Judge William Line, 
of Carlisle, Pa., and they had issue : 

3. William-Line, b. July 31, 1855. 

4. Mary-Jane, b. May 15, 1858. 

5. John-Henry, b. November 19, 1860 ; d. August 16, 

1861. 

6. Edward-Clinton, b. August 15, 1863. 

a. Samuel-Piper, b. October 25, 1822, near Harrisburg, Pa. ; 

d. October 3, 1857, at Bradford, Iowa; for a number of 

. years was a dry goods merchant in Chicago, 111. ; m. in 

1850, in Rockford,Ill., Helen Holmes, d. 1882, in Nashua, 

Iowa ; they had issue : 

1. Jane-Henderson, h. February 24, 1853, in Rockford, 

111. ; m., at Bradford, Iowa, December 1, 1871, J. 
D. Knapp ; and had issue (surname Knapp) : 
Willis-Adelhert, b. September 1, 1872, at Nashua, 
Iowa. 

2. Frances-Mary, b. August 11, 1855, in Monroe,Wis.; 

m., October 23, 1879, at Nashua, Iowa, to La 
Fayette Lamberson ; and had issue (surname 
Lamberson): Flora-Sarah, born November 17, 
1880, at West Union, Iowa. 
Hi. Margaretta, b. October 25, 1824, near Harrisburg, Pa. ; 

d. August 15, 1825. 
iv, Alexander-James, h. January 17, 1827, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; 
in 1833 removed with his parents to Indianapolis, and 
was educated at the University in that city ; he entered 
the printing office of John D. Defrees, where he learned 
his trade ; in 1849, went to California, wliere he re- 
mained for fifteen years, with the exception of two years 
spent in Chili, South America ; while in California he 
spent a number of years in the mines, and for four years 
was State Printer at Sacramento ; returned to the East, 
and engaged in the wholesale mercantile business in 
Chicago ; in 1872, removed to Boulder Valley, Montana, 
where he now resides, and occupies the position of Cir- 
cuit Judge, and is prominently connected with school 
interests of the territory; m., August 31, 1879, Rilla 
Preston ; no issue. 



Elder Family. 169 

David-Iiitchey, b. June 25, 1830, in Harrisburpj, Pa. ; d. 
March 19, 1850, of congestion of the brain, caused by 
over-exertion wljile preparing to enter the ministry. 

Adaline, b. March 16, 1834, in Indianapolis, Ind. ; m. 
March 29, 1854, at Rocliford, 111., by Rev. Mr. Goodwin, 
John Addison Bradshaw, who was born near Staunton, 
Ya., and removed with his parents to Indianapolis, 
where he has since resided ; no issue. 

Ann-Mary, b. July 10, 1836, at Indianapolis, Ind. ; m., N"o- 
vember 12, 1856, William Moore Guilford ; b. Novem- 
ber 26, 1832, in Lebanon, Pa., son of Simeon Guilford 
and Catharine E. Doll ; received a classical education at 
the Lebanon Academy, and at the age of sixteen com- 
menced the study of medicine with Professor Henry 
Childs, of Berkshire Medical College, Pittsfield, Mass. ; 
in 1849, attended a course of lectures in that institution, 
and also the lectures of the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons of New York city ; then returned to Leb- 
anon, entered the office of Dr. John W. Gloninger as 
a student, subsequently attending two full courses of 
lectures in the Medical Department of the University 
of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in April, 
1852 ; the winter of 1852-3 he spent in the hospitals of 
Philadelphia, and in November of the latter year en- 
tered upon the practice of his profession at Lebanon, 
where he has continued to reside; for fifteen successive 
years was "appointed by the directors of the poor physi- 
cian to the county hospital, was one of the examining 
surgeons for the Ninety-third Regiment of Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers before it was mustered into service 
during the late war, second lieutenant of the Lebanon 
county cavalry company during the emergency in 1863, 
and subsequently examining pension surgeon for the 
Government ; was one of the directors of the Lebanon 
National Bank, one of the founders and directors of the 
Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank, and a director of the 
Lebanon Manufacturing Company ; and their children 
living are (surname Guilford) : Jane-Bitchey, William- 
Moore, Paul, Adaline- Elder , and Arthur Bryant. 

Thomas- Josiah, b. November 25, 1838, at Indianapolis? 
Ind. ; was a Union soldier in the Rebellion ; shortly 
after the close of the war went to California, where he 
remained until his death, February 26, 1870, near Tuo- 
lumme City, Stanislaus county, in that State. 

Mar gar etta- Sarah, b. July 21, 1842, at Indianapolis, Ind. 



170 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XXYI. Mary S. Elder, ^ (Samuel, ^ Jolin,^ Robert, i) b. 
1798; d. April 17, 1882, at Carlisle, Pa. ; was twice married; 
m., first, April 19, 1827, at Harrisburg, Pa., by Rev. William 
R. DeWitt, Adams Campbell, d. January 25, 1840 ; buried in 
Donegal Churcli grave-yard, Lancaster county, Pa. ' They had 
issue (surname Campbell) : 

i. William-KirTcpatrich, h. March 17, 1828; m., 1874, Mrs. 
Eebecca Sordis, of Cumberland county, Pa.; no issue. 
ii. Samuel-Elder^ b. November 18, 1830: d. September 12, 

1835. 
in. Margaret-Myra-Elde7-, p. January 15, 1833; m., May 31, 
1857, John W. Duvall, of Prince George county, Mary- 
land ; and tliey had issue (surname Duvall) : 

1. William-Benjamin, h. Msij 29^1859.'^ 

2. Anna-Mary. b. February 6, 1861. 

3. Martha-Bebecca, b. November 12, 1862. 

4. Margaret-Elder, b. January 21, 1867. 

iv. Anna-Martha, b. October 15, 1835 ; m., December 16, 1858, 

Samuel Coyle, d. August 23, 1879 ; no issue. 
V. Sarah-Jane, b. August 19, 1838; d. March 22, 1841. 

Mary S. Campbell, m., secondly, July 10, 1815, at Carlisle, 
Pa., by Rev. T. Y. Moore, William R. Line; no issue. 

XXVII. Sarah McAllister Elder, ^ (Samuel,-'' John,^ 
Robert,"^) b. September 16, 1803 ; resides in Harrisburg, Pa.; 
■ m., April 13, 1824, by Rev. William R. DeWitt, D. D., Wil- 
liam H. Doll; b. 1796, in Harrisburg; d. August 16, 1852, in 
Harrisburg, Pa.; son of Joseph Doll, silversmith. They had 
issue, besides three children died in infancy, (surname Doll): 

i. Smiiuel-Elder , b. 1828; d. 1853, in Callao, Peru. 
ii. Ann-Espy, b. 1830 ; died 1847. 

Hi. Esther-Mary, b. 1832; m., 1862, James Martin Bradshaw, 
of Indianapolis, Ind.; was captain and acting quarter- 
master in the Rebellion ; they had issue (surnamed Brad- 
shaw): 

1. Charles-Bailey, b. January 28, 1864; d. December 

12, 1866. 

2. John-Edward, b. December 2, 1869. 

iv. Catharine-Elizabeth, b. 1884; m., first, in 1858, John 
Whitehill Reily, d. 1860; eldest son of Dr. Luther 
Reily ; and they had issue (surname Reily) Bebecca- 
Elizabeth and J ohn- Whitehill ; m., secondly, Dr. Wil- 
liam Hall Harris, and had issue (surname Harris) ■ 
Sarah Esther. 



Elder Family. 171 

Emma-Harriet, b, 1836 ; m. in 1856, Charles Lukens Bailey, 
b. Mai'ch 9, 1821, in Chester county, Pa. ; son of Joseph 
Bailey and Martha Lukens. He obtained his early edu- 
cation at the Westtown school, Chester county. In 1838, 
he began to clerk for his father at Coatesville, where he 
became thorouglily conversant with the details of the 
iron business carried on at that place. He removed with 
his parents to Berks county, where he continued his 
clerkship for five years, and from 1849 to 1852 was a 
partner with his father in the Pine Iron Works. In 
August of the latter year, Mr. Bailey removed to Har- 
risburg, Pa., and founded the old Central Iron Works. 
Here he continued business until 1859, when he became 
interested in the nail-works at Fairview, Cumberland 
county, rebuilt the works, and carried them on success- 
fully until 1866, when he retired from the firm, and in 
connection with his brother, Dr. George Bailey, founded 
and erected the Chesapeake Nail-Works in Harrisburg, 
now carried on under the firm name of Charles L. Bailey 
& Co. In 1869, Mr. Bailey removed to Pottstown, and 
until 1875 was the treasurer and general manager of the 
Pottstown Iron Company, manufacturing nails, boiler- 
plate, and pig-iron. Closing out his interests there, he 
returned to Harrisburg, and in 1877-78 erected the Cen- 
tral Iron-Works contiguous to the Chesapeake Nail- 
Works, of which he is president. He is one of the di- 
rectors of the Harrisburg National Bank, and in 1880 
was appointed by Governor Hoyt a trustee of the Penn- 
sylvania Insane Asylum. He was elected a member of 
the select council of the city of Harrisburg in 1877, was 
a member of the State Legislature in 1879, and in 1881 
was again elected a member of the select council of the 
city. Emma H. Doll and Charles L. Bailey had issue 
(surname Bailey) : 

1. Joseph; d. s. p. 

2. William-Elder ; a graduate of Yale, class 1882. 

3. Edward; a graduate'of Yale Scientific Course, 

1881. 

4. Uharles-Lukens. 

5. Morris-Patterson ; d. s. p. 

6. James-Bradshaiv. 

7. Emma-Doll. 

8. Henry-Bent ; d. s. p. 

Henry-Clay, b. 1838; m., 1874, in Salt Lake City, Utah, 
Catharine Geisey, of Lancaster, O., and had Howard, 
Gilbert, Henry, and Ether; reside in Denver, Col. 



172 Pennsylvania Oenealoqies. 

vii. Sarah-Elder, b. 1844 ; m., 1869, Gilbert Martin McCauley, 
of Ashland, O. ; served during the late war in the quar- 
termaster's department of tlie army, is now engaged in 
the iron manufacture in Barrisburg, Fa. 

XXVITI. Hannah Elder, * (Robert, ^ David, ^ Robert, i) 
b. in 1779, in Lancaster county; d. in September, 1855, in 
Indiana county, Pa. ; m., in 1809, James Richards, who died 
in April, 1833, in Indiana county. Pa. Mr. Richards, in con- 
junction with his brother Alexander, introduced the first 
machine for carding wool in Western Pennsylvania. They 
established a small factory opposite Saltsburg, on the Kiski- 
minetas, which, owing to the discovery of salt wells in the 
neighborhood, they sold about 1815, and erected works for the 
manufacture of salt on Crooked creek, in Armstrong county. 
Hannah Elder and James Richards had issue (surname Rich- 
ards) : 

i. Mary, m. James Smith, of Erie county. 
a. Martha, d. unm. 

in. Eliza, m. Samuel Holmes; they were cousins-germaine, 
being grandchildren of Thomas Whiteside ; she is a 
widow, and resides at Livermore, Westmoreland county, 
Pa. 
iv. James, d. in Erie county in 1880, leaving a large family. 
V. Robert, d. in 1857 ; his widow resides in Saltsburg, Pa. 
vi. Lucinda, m. Thomas Richards, a distant relative ; she, 
now a widow, resides at Shippensburg, Pa. 

XXIX. Thomas Elder, ^ (Robert, ^ David, ^ Robert, i ) b. in 
1781, in Lancaster county ; m. Mary McConnell. They 
had issue : 

i. Eliza, m. John Cannon, and had a son, Calvin, and three 

daughters. 
a. Thomas, m., and resides in Armstrong county, Pa. 
Hi. John; who resides in the old homestead. 

XXX. Robert RoBiNsoisr Elder, ^ (James, ^ Robert, ^ Rob- 
ert, ^ Robert,!) b. October 8, 1793; died April 5, 1858, near 
Harrisburg, Pa. ; was twice married; m., first, Sarah Sherer, 
b. 1798, d. November 25, 1836. They had issue : 

i. James, b. August 18, 1826 ; d. January 12, 1877, in Harris- 
burg, Pa. ; m. March 2, 1854, Rebecca Orth Whitehill, 
dau. of John Whitehill, and they had Catharine-Orth, 
Bohert-R., Martha-K., Edward, and Ida. 



Elder Family. 173 

a. Robert, b. May 2, 1830 ; d. March 8, 1861. 
in. Martha., m. Samuel Hemphill Wallace, and had Samuel. 
iv. Sarah, m. John Montgomery Forster {see Forster record). 

Eobert R Elder m., second, May, 1840, Elizabeth Galbraith 
Elder, b. March 17, 1806 ; d. February 16, 1862. They had 
issue: 

V. Scott; m. and resides in California. 
vi. Thomas; m. Tacy Jewett ; resides in Dayton, Ohio. 

XXXI. David Elder, ^ (James, * Robert, ^ Robert, ^ Rob- 
ert, i) b. August 22, 1795, in Maryland; d. April 5, 1879, at 
Elder's Ridge: m. Julianna Sherer. They had issue: 

^' 42. i. Bev. James- Sherer ; m. JS'ancy Barnett. 
n. Sarah-E.; m. S. J. Craighead. 

XXXII. John Elder, ^ (James, * Robert, ^ Robert, ^ Rob- 
ert,!) b. October 2, 1797; d. at Elder's Ridge, April 4, 1870; 
m. Elizabeth McKee, and had issue : 

i. Elizabeth, m. Robert Bills. 
a. Martha- J., d. ; Alexander Thompson. 
Hi. Bev. Thomas-B., d. ; m. Maria J. Elder. 
iv. Caroline. 
V. J. McKee, d. unm. 

XXXIII. Polly Elder, ^ (James, ^ Robert, ^ Robert, ^ Rob- 
ert, '')b. October 22, 1799; resides at Clarksburg, Pa.; m. 
Samuel Russell, of Westmoreland county, and had issue : 

i. William, d. s. p. 
ii. Bachel, d. s. p. 
Hi. Dorcas, m. 
iv. Martha, resides at Clarksburg, Pa. 

V. Polly, d. unm. 
vi. Samuel, d. s. p. 

XXXIV. Joshua Elder, s (James, * Robert, ^ Robert, ^ 
Robert,!) b. January 13, 1802 ; d. August 25, 1883 ; was thrice 
married; m., first, March 12, 1849, Eleanor Sherer, b. 1802 ; 
d. April 2, 1837. They had issue : 

i. Joshua-Beed. 

ii. David-Bobison, m., February 18, 1858, Mary E. Cowden; 
and had issue : 

1. Joshua- Wallace, b. February 25, 1861. 

2. William- Cowden, b. April 20, 1864. 

3. Eleanor- Sherer, b. December 21, 1870. 



174 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

in. John., m., October 29, 1863, Mary J. Eutherford; and had 
issue : 

1. Herbert, h. October 14, 1864. 

2. Charles, b. August 2, 1866. 

3. John-Park, b. January 1, 1872; d. s. p. 

4. Eliza-Butherford, b. February 5, 1874 ; d. s. p. 

5. Jannet-tSherer, b. August 20, 1875. 

Mr. Elder m., secondly, January 1, 1839, Mary C. Gill- 
MOR, d. February 26, 1844, Tliey had issue : 

iv. Mizabeth-M., m. William Kerr Cowden. (See Cowden 
record.) 

Mr. Elder m., thirdly, December 4, 1845, Nancy Brown. 
They had issue : 

V. Margaret, m. John Quincy Adams Rutherford. 
vi. Matthew-Brown. 

vii. Eleanor - Sher er , m. Francis W. Rutherford. 
via. Matilda. 
ix. Mary A., d. s. p. 

XXXY. James Elder, ^ (James, ^ Robert, ^ Robert, ^ Rob- 
ert, i)b. February 18, 1804; d. February 5, 1877, at Elder's 
Ridge; m. Margaret Barnett, daughter of Thomas Barnett. 
They had issue : 

43. i. Martha-Robinson, m. Rev. J. M. Barnett. 
a. Thomas-Bar nett, m. Mary Barnett. 

XXXVI. Rachel Elder, ^ (James, ^ Robert,-^ Robert, ^ Rob- 
ert, i) b. December 18, 1806; d. Februarj^, 1840, in Jefferson 
county. Pa., m. April, 1829, Rev. Jesse Smith. They had 
issue (surname Smith): 

i. Sybil-M., d. unm. 

XXXVII. Thomas Elder, ^ (James,* Robert, » Robert, ^ 
Robert, 1) b. May 1, 1810 ; resides at Elder's Ridge ; was thrice 
married; m., first, Elizabeth Coleman. They had issue: 

i. Sarah, m. ; resides at Blairsville, Pa. 
ii. Robert, d. s. p. 

Thomas Elder m., secondly, Jane Cook, They had issue : 

iii. Maggie, m. Rev, Moorhead. 
Thomas Elder m., thirdly, Martha Caldwell. 



Elder Family. 175 

XXXVIII. Robert Elder, s (David,^ Robert,^ Robert,^ 
Robert,!) b. Maj 29, 1791 ; d. October 19, 1827; m. March 2, 
1820, Elizabeth Sherer, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth 
Sherer, b. 1795; d. February 26, 1860; both mterred in Pax- 
tang churchyard. They had issue : 

i. Annie., m. John Ferguson, of Lawrence county, Pa. 

a. Joshua-Nesbit, d. January 7, 1874, at Helena, Ark.; was 
twice married ; first, Sophia Patton ; second, Sarah 
Summers ; no issue. 

in. Samuel Sherer, entered the United States army in 1853, 
as a private ; appointed second lieutenant First artil- 
lery, March 23, 1861 ; promoted first lieutenant May 
14, 1861 ; brevet captain, September 17, 1862 ; captain 
First artillery, August 1, 1863 ; brevet major, February 
20, 1864, and brevet lieutenant colonel, May 15, 1864 ; 
m. Elizabeth Garland, of Henderson, Ky. 

iv. Elizabeth^., m. Rev. Mr. March. 

XXXIX. Margaret Elder, ^ (Robert,^ Robert, ^ Robert, ^ 
Robert,!) b. 179(3. ± j^ne 7, 1837; m. in 1820, William 
EwiNG-, of Indiana county ; d. August 31, ISM. They had 
issue (surname Ewing) : 

i. John, 
ii. Joshua. 
Hi. Bobert. 
iv. Bev. James- A. 
V. William. 

XL. Polly Elder, ^ (Robert,^ Robert, ^ Robert, 2 Robert, i) 
b. 1800 ; m. John Laird. They had issue (surname Laird) : 

i. Zacharia. 

ii. Maria. 
Hi. Judith. 
iv. Margaret. 
V. Bobert-Elder . 

XLL Robert Elder, s (Robert, * Robert, ^^ Robert, 2 Rob- 
ert, i) b. December 23, 1809; resides in the old homestead at 
Elder's Ridge, Indiana county. Pa.; m., March 20, 1834, Nancy 
Douglass. They had issue : 

i. Maria-J., m. Rev. Thomas R. Elder. 

ii. John-Douglass, killed in the Army in Tennessee. 



176 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

in. Bobert-T., m. and resides on part of old homestead. 
iv. Cordelia, m. and had issue. 
V. Julia-M., m. and had issue. 
vi. Lydia-A., m. 
vii. Josephine, m. 
via. Agnes-V. 
ix. Lizzie- E., m. 

XLII. James Sherer Elder,*' (David, ^ James, ^ Robert, ^ 
Robert, 2 Robert, i) m. December 22, 1858, Na1s"CY Barnett, 
daughter of John Barnett and Nancy Morrison,- of Westmore- 
land county, Pa., {see Barnett record.) They had issue : 

i. John-Barnett. 
ii. James-M. 
Hi. David-Judson, d. s. p. 

XLIII. Thomas Barnett Elder,*' (James, ^ James, * Rob- 
ert, ^ Robert, 2 Robert, i ) m. December 22, 1858, Mary Bar- 
nett, daughter of John Barnett and Nancy Morrison. They 
had issue, all residing at Elder's Ridge : 

i. Nettie. 
ii. Wilson-B. 
Hi. Margaret. 
iv. May. 

V. John. 




Espy Family. 177 



ESPY FAMILY. 



1. George Espy,^ son of Josiah Espy,i d. in March, 1761, 
in Deny township, Lancaster county. Pa., where he was a set- 
tler as early as 1729, an emigrant from the north of Ireland. 
He m. in Ireland, Jean" Taylor. They had issue : 

i. John, b. 1716 ; m. and had a daughter Jean. • 

2. a. Josiah, b. 1718; m. Elizabeth [Grain.] 

Hi. William, b. 1720; d. in August, 1761, leaving his estate, 
which was considerable, to his brothers and sisters. 

3. iv. Marii, b. 1722; m. John Woods. 

V. Jean, b. 1725. 

vi. Elizabeth, (twin,) b. 1725 ; m. James Forster, [see Forster re- 
cord.) 

4. vii. James, b. 1727 ; m. and left issue. 

5. via. David, b. 1730 ; m. Jane Woods. 

ix. George, b. 1732; ra. and had, among others, Thomas, who 
d. in 1808, leaving a wife, Anna, and children, A-YilliamL,- 

James, Robert, Margaret, m. Wilson, and Rachel, 

m. Bell. 

X. Anne, h. 1736; m. William Crain, (see Grain record.) 

II. Josiah Espy,^ (George,^ Josiah,^) h. 1718, in the north 
of Ireland ; d. 1762, in Hanover township, Lancaster county, 
Pa. , leaving a wife, Elizabeth [Grain,] and issue as follows ; 
it may be possible that Josiali Espy was twice married — his 
first wife's name being Priscilla : 

6. i. Josiah, b. March 10, 1742; m. Anne Kirkpatrick. 
a. Susanna, b. 1743 ; m. John Patton. 

7. Hi. Mary, b. 1745; m. James McClure. 

iv. Martha, h. 1747 ; m. Captain Lazarus Stewart. 

8. V. George, b. 1749 ; m. Mary Stewart. 
vi. John, b. 1751; d. s. p. 

vii. Priscilla, b. 1753. 
via. Robert, b. 1755. 
ix. Samuel, b. 1757. 
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178 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Mrs. Elizabeth Espy subsequently marned Robert Ewing, 
who d. in 1787, s. p. 

III. Mary Espy,^ (George, ^ Josiah,i) ^^ 1722, in thenortii 
of Ireland ; m. John Woods. * The latter died in Hanover, 
then Lancaster county, Pa., in December, 1769, leaving issue 
(surname Woods:) 

i. George, b. 1740. 

a. Anclre'io, b. 1742. 

m. John, b. 1745. 

if. Willimn, b. 1747. 

V. Scwiuel. b. 1749. 

vi. Martha, (twin,) b. 1749. / 

vii. Sarah, b. 1751 ; m. William Clark, v 
via. Anna, b. 1753; m. .James Montgomery. 
ix. Margaret, b. 1755. 
X. Jennett, b. 1758. 
xi. Marii, (twin,) b. 1758. 
xii. Elizabeth, b. 1760. 

lY. James Espy,^ (George,^ Josiah,i) b. about 1727, in the 
north of Ireland ; was a small child when, his parents emigrated 
to America and settled on the Swatara ; about 1760, accom- 
panied his brother David to what is now Bedford county, and 
shortly after to Westmoreland county, Penna ; subsequently 
emigrating to Kentucky, where he lived and died. He had 
twelve children — the names of a portion we glean from Josiah 
Espy's " Tour in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Territory, in 
1805:" 

i. George ; remained in Pennsylvania. 

ii. Thomas; in 1805, resided on the Little Miami, seventeen 
miles above Columbia, O., having a wife and children as 
follows: Mary, m. John Kibby, Anna, Josiah, Williamy 
Betsy, Nancy, Sally, Thomas, a.nd James. 

* John Woods was the second son of Andrew and Sarah Woods, of 
Hanover. Andrew Woods died in August, 1756, and left issue (sur- 
name Woods) : 

i. Andrew, d. 1761, leaving a wife Jean, [see Ferguson record.) 

ii. John, m. Mary Espy. 

Hi. Margaret. / 

iv. Jennett, m. Jolm Calhoun. ^ 

V. Agnes, m. Neal McAllister. 

vi. /Sara/i, m. Andrew Cochran. 

vii. Martha, m. James McClenaghan. 



Espy Family. 179 

9. m. Josiali, b. 1771 ; m. Maria Moore Murdock. 

iv. David ; resided a short distance from liis brother Thomas ; 
m. Dorcas Keene, and had Mary m. John Westcott, Eliza 
m. Rev. David Powell, James and Eunice. 
V. Hugh ; resided " at Springville, a little town in Clarke's 
grant, in the Indiana territory." 

vi. Martha ; resided on the Little Miami, about forty-five miles 
from its mouth ; m. James Mitchell, and had Margaret.^ 
David., Eliza, Anna, Maria, and James-Espy. 

vii. Anna ; resided at Mount Sterling, Kentucky ; m. Joseph 
Simpson, and had Eliza, Jane, Maria, Martha-Mitchell, 
and James- Wilkinson. 
via. James, b. May 9, 1786, in ^Westmoreland county. Pa. His 
fatlier removed to the State of Kentucky when James 
was in his fourth year. His thirst for knowledge 
was from his childhood insatiable, and his means being- 
limited, he began, while yet in his teens, teaching, 
during a portion of each year, to pay for the instruc- 
tion received in the Transylvania University, Lexing- 
ton, where lie graduated at the age of twenty-one. 
The following year he was invited to Cumberland, 
Maryland, to take charge of a classical academy at 
that place, then newly endowed by the Legislature. 
His zeal for instructing the young vv^as such that he 
soon made it a well-known institution, to which students 
came from every part of the country. In the mean time 
he studied law, went to Bedford, Pa., and was admitted 
to tlie bar there, subsequently going to Xenia, Ohio, 
whither his father had previously removed, where he 
practiced law four years. His profession did not seem 
to accord with the literary and scientific tendencies of 
his mind, and he accepted, in 1817, a call to the classical 
department of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, anu 
that city became his home for twenty years. During 
this period he published several pamphlets reviewing and 
rejecting the theories of storms and currents which pre- 
vailed, and these attracted the notice of the scientists 
of America. Professor Espy, having formed his own 
theory, brought it practically to the test of many storms. 
In 1841 he published his great work, " The Philosophy of 
Storms." Prior to its publication in this form, the new- 
theory had caused a sensation in the principal cities of 
England and France, and Professor Espy was invited to 
visit Europe and compare his results witli those which 
had been reached by Eedfield, Forbes, Pouillet,rournet, 
and others. He accordingly visited Europe, and in Sep- 



180 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

tember, 1840, the British Association appointed a day to 
entertain the professor's statement, which was made in 
the presence of Professor Forbes, Mr. Redfleld, Sir John 
Herscliel, Sir David Brewster, and other eminent natu- 
ralists. The discussion wliich followed was one of the 
most interesting ever reported in the journals of the as- 
sociation. In the Academy of Sciences at Paris the in- 
terest was equally great, and a committee, consisting of 
Arago and Pouillet, was appointed to report upon Espy's 
observations and theory. They were satisfied of the im- 
portance of the theory at once, and so reported. It was 
in the debate which took place in the Academy at this 
time that Arago said, " France has its Cuvier, England 
its Newton, America its Espy." On his return from 
this satisfactory visit, Professor Espy was appointed cor- 
responding member of the Smithsonian Institute. In 
1843 he was employed by the War Department, in the 
Washington Observatory, to prosecute his investiga- 
tions and collate the reports from the different observers 
throughout the country. Several quarto volumes of this 
matter were published by the department. The remain- 
der of his life was spent at the National capital, although 
his vacation days were enjoyed at Harrisburg, amid the 
society of endeared friends. On the 17th of January, 
1860, while on a visit to Cincinnati, Professor Espy was 
stricken with paralysis, from which he died on the 24th 
of the same month. His remains rest in the Espy burial 
lot in the Harrisburg Cemetery. He married, at the age 
of thirty-seven, Margaret Pollard, of Cumberland, 
Maryland, born September 28, 1795, whose maiden name, 
for some fancied reason, he assumed, and was ever after- 
ward known as James Pollard Espy. She died May 30, 
1850, and is buried by the side of her husband at Harris- 
burg, Pennsylvania. They left no issue. 

Y. David Espy,^ (Greorge,^ Josiali,i) b. about 1730, in 
Derry townsliip, Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. June 13, 1795, in 
Bedford, Penna. Studied law, and, early in life, removed to 
the county of Bedford, where he became quite prominent in 
public affairs. At the outset of the Revolution he entered 
heartily into the contest; was a deputy to the Provincial Con- 
ference held at Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, June 18, 1775 ; 
member of the Council of Safety, July 23, 1776, serving until 
March, 1777, and also colonel of battalion of associators ; was 
appointed prothonotary of the county of Bedford, December 



Espy Family. 181 

18, 1778 ; one of the justices of that county, December 18, 
1778 ; and, under the Constitution of 1789-90, prothonotarj^ 
register, etc., from December 23, 1790, to June 13, 1795, the 
date of his death. He filled other positions of honor and use- 
fulness — was one of the original trustees of Dickinson College, 
and a member of the General Assembly of the State. The 
provincial records contain numerous references to him and his 
actions. Colonel Espy married Jane Woods of Bedford, b. 
1735 ; d. 1813 ; sister of Ceorge Woods, a man of mark in that 
section during and subsequent to the Revolution. They had 
issue : 

i. Captain-David., d. unm. in Bedford. 
ii. Mary., b. 1779; d. 1815; m. 1807, Dr. John Anderson, of 

Bedford, and left issue — (see Lyon record.) 
Hi. George, b. 1781 ; d. 1855. 

YI. JosiAH Espy, 4 (Josiah,^ George, ^ Josiah,i) b. March 10, 
1742 ; d. July 22, 1813 ; m. July 8, 1769, by Rev. John Roan, 
Anne Kikkpatrick, b. January 11, 1750; d. May 31, 1842 ; 
daughter of William and Margaret Kirkpatrick ;* both buried 
in Paxtang church grave-yard. They had issue : 

i. Margaret, b. ISTovember 8, 1771 ; d. September 4, 1851; m. 
Samuel Elder, (see Elder record.) 

10. ii. Priscilla., (twin,) b. Novembers, 1771 ; m. Robert McClure. 
Hi. Josiali, b. 1774 ; d. April 13, 1811, in Bloom township, North- 
umberland county, Penna. 

11. iv. WilUayn, b. June 2, 1776 ; m. Susanna Gray. 

12. V. James Snodgrass, b. July 18, 1788 ; m. 1st, Mary Huling ; 2d, 

Mary H. Pollard. 
vi. John Elder, b. October 12, 1790; d. April 26, 1831 ; unm. ; 
was a physician of ability — studied with Dr. Whiteside, 
subsequently entering into partnership with him in the 
practice of his profession at Harrisburg, Pa. 

13. vii. David, b. June 11, 1792; m. "Rebecca Allen. 

* William KiRKrATRiCK, of Paxtang, died in September, 1760, 
leaving a wife, Margaret, and children as follows : 
i. John, m. Jane, daughter of John Wilkins. 
ii. William, was a merchant in Lancaster, and died there. 
Hi. Anne, m. Josiah Espy. 

iv. Sarah, h. March 27,1754; d. February 25,1826; m. Cap- 
tain Samuel Kearsley, of the Revolution. 
Margaret Kirkpatrick, b. 1726 ; d. November 3, 1802, and is buried 
in Paxtang church grave-yard. 



182 Pennsylvania Oenealogles. 

VII. Mary Espy,^^ (Josiah,^ George, 2 Josiah,i)b. 1745, in 
Hanover township, then in Lancaster county. Pa., d. 1818, in 
what is now Columbia county, Pa. ; m. James McClure, b. 
1733, in Paxtang township, then in Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. 
November 14, 1805, at McClure's Fort, now Columbia county. 
Pa. He removed in 1769 to the " Wyoming settlement," and 
settled upon the west bank of the North Branch of the Susque- 
hanna river, about one mile above the mouth of Fishing creek, 
where he built a log house, surrounded by a stockade, which was 
known as McClare's Fort. He was a member of the Committee 
of Safety during the Revolution, and a man of prominence 
during that illustrious era. Of his children we have little 
knowledge. One of his daughters became the wife of the some- 
what famous Major Moses Van Campen. A son, James Mc- 
Clure, who died upon the old homestead on October 4, 1850, 
was the youngest child, and the first one of white parents born 
in that section of Pennsylvania. 

VIIL George Espy, * (Josiah,^ George, ^ Josiah,i) b. 1749, 
in Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, Pa., d. 
April, 1814, in Luzerne county, Pa. His father in March, 
1775, conveyed to him a tract of land granted him by the Pro- 
prietaries in then Northumberland county. Pa., to which here- 
moved the same j^ear. The tract of land was situated not far 
from the present borough of Nanticoke, upon which he built 
a log house. He was commissioned May 31, 1800, a justice of 
the peace for the district consisting of the townships of Hanover 
and Wilkes-Barre, which office he held at the time of his death ; 
was a mason by trade, and built by contract the old stone jail 
which was situated on East Market street, AVilkes-Barre. George 
Espy married Mary Stewart, who died about the year 1820, 
daughter of John Stewart. They had issue, among others : 

^. Ann^ b. April 5, 1777; m. Ambrose Tilly; d. in Hanover, 
Luzerne county, s. p. 
14. n. John, b. July 26, 1779 ; m. Lovina Inman. 

m. Mary, [Polly,'] b. November 29, 1781 ; m. Thomas Bennett ; 
resided in Nanticoke, and botli died there and had issue 
(surname Bennett) : 

1. Allen. 

2. Samuel, d. s. p. 



Espy Family. • 183 

3. Mary-Ann, m. in 1829, Alden I. Bennett, third 
son of Isaac Bennett ; studied medicine with 
Gains Halsey, M. D., and located at Nanticoke, 
Pa., in 1825, being the first physician of that 
borough ; in 1831 removed to Bolivar, Ohio ; 
was a member of the constitutional conven- 
tion of that State in 1851; in 1S53 located at 
Beloit, Wisconsin ; was a State Senator, and 
d. therein 1862. Twoof liis sons, T/iomas and 
PJiineas, served 'during the late civil war as 
lieutenants of Wisconsin regiments ; subse- 
quently Thomas Bennett became chief clerk, 
and then Quartermaster under General Sher- 
man, of the military division of Mississippi; 
he married Jennie Ewing, daughter of Hon. 
James Ewing, of Ohio. 
in. George, b. Dec. 19, 1784; after his father's death, received 

his portion of the estate, went to the then far West, and 

was never heard of. 

XI. JosiAH Espy, 4 (James, ^ G-eorge,^ Josiah,i) b. about 
1771, Bedford, Pa; d. in 1847, in Columbus, Ohio. When his 
father removed to Keutucky, Josiah remained with his uncle, 
David, who was, at the time, prothonotary of Bedford county, 
which gave him some social and educational advantages he 
would not otherwise have had. In 1791, he received an ap- 
pointment as clerk in the War Department at Philadelphia, 
where he remained several years, returning to Bedford and 
took a prominent part in politics, and was elected to the State 
Legislature. In 1805, he visited Ohio, of which tour he pre- 
served a brief journal, which has been published in the "Ohio 
Valley Historical Series." Later in life he located permanent- 
ly in Columbus, Ohio ; in 1826 was elected cashier of the Frank- 
lin Bank at that place, and continued to fill that position until 
the final winding up of the bank, upon the expiration of its 
charter in 1813. Mr. Espy married, in 1812, Maeia Moore 
MuRDOCK , daughter of Judge Murdock, of Cumberland, Mary- 
land. At the date of his marriage he adopted the family name 
of his wife, and ever after signed his name Josiah M. Espy. 
They had ten children, five of whom died in youth ; those liv- 
ing are : 

i. Henry-P. ; m. ; a banker, resides in Urbana, O. 



184 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

a. Lavinia-M. ; resides in Columbus, O. ; m., in 1839, James T. 
Morehead, b. May 24, 1797, near Shepherdsville, Bullitt 
county, Kentucky. Was educated at Transylvania Uni- 
versity, and studied law under Judge H. P. Brodnax, of 
the circuit court of Kentucky, and Hon. John J. Critten- 
den. In the spring of 1816, he began the practice of law at 
Bowling Green, and was elected to the State Legislature in 
1828, serving until 1830. In 1832, he was elected Lieuten- 
ant Governor of Kentucky, and, in 1834, upon the death 
of Governor Breathitt, succeeded that gentleman in the 
executive oflice. He served another term in the Legisla- 
ture, and, in 1841, was elected to the United States Sen- 
ate for the full term of six years. Upon his retirement 
from that body, he located at Covington, where he died. 

in. James; m. ; a banker, resides in Cincinnati, O. 

iv. Isabel, m. Dr. Francis Carter, Dean of Starling Medical 

College, Columbus, O. 
V. Ellen-Graham ; m. first, Col. James C. McCoy, chief of staff 
to General Sherman ; second, Judge T. W. Bartley, of 
Washington, D. C. 

X. pRisciLLA Espy, 5 (Josiah,^ Josiah,^ George, ^ Josiahj'i) 
b. December 8, 1771, in Paxtang ; d. September 29, 1845 ; m. 
Egbert McClure, b. December 18, 1763 ; d. July 21, 1889, 
in Paxtang ; son of William McClure and Margaret Wriglit ; 
both buried in old Paxtang church grave-yard. They had 
issue (surname McClure) : 

i. William, b. February 1, 1795 ; d. August 16, 1852 ; m. and 

left issue. 
a. Ann, b, 1797. 

Hi. Bohert-Wriyht, b. 1800; d. September 26, 1865. 
iv. Priscilla-Jane. 
V. Josiah-Espy : removed to Franklin county Pa. ; m. and left 

issue. 
vi. Margaret. 
vii. Behecca, m. May 27, 1834, Matthew Brown. 

XL William Espy, 5 (Josiah,* Josiah,^ George, ^ Josiah,i) b. 
June 2, 1776 ; d. July 28, 1850, in Harrisburg. Pa. ; m. June 2, 
1807, by Rev. James R. Sharon, Susanna Gray, b. June 18, 
1782 ; d. July 10, 1854 ; daughter of Joseph Gray and Elizabeth 
Forster; both buried in Paxtang church grave-yard. They 
had issue : 



Es2^y Family. 185 

i. Elizaheth-Gray , resides at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. December 
29, 1859, Samuel W. Sharp of Cumberland county, Pa. ; 
b. March 27, 1822 ; d. December 6, 1877, s. p. 
n. Josiali, m. Mary McKeehan daughter of Samuel McKeehan ;. 
reside in Harrisburg, Pa. ; and had issue : 

1. William, b. April 19, 1844 ; d. September 10, 1852. 

2. Samuel- McKeehan, b. April 14, 1847 ; d. Decem- 

ber 19, 1849. 

3. James-G., b. September 12, 1849; d. September 

22, 1852. 

4. Susanna, b. November 1, 1852 ; m. Harry D. Boas,. 

(see JBoas record.) 

5. Helen, b. July 21,1857. 

Hi. Ann, b. August 3,1812; m. Abner Rutherford, [see Ttuther- 
ford record.) 

XII. James Sjstodgrass Espy,^ (Josiah,^ Josiah,^ George,^ 
Josiah,!) b. July 18, 1788; d. September 21, 1872, in Harris- 
burg, Pa. ; was a merchant, and a prominent citizen ; m. first, 
March 30, 1817, at Isle Benvenue, Mary Huling-, daughter 
of Thomas Huling. They had issue : 

i. Thomas- Hiding, b. December 30, 1817 ; studied medicine 
with Dr. W. W. Rutherford ; graduated at Jefferson Medi- 
cal College; ra. January 1,1845, Elizabeth M. Wilson, and 
had twelve children. 
ii. Anna-Elizabeth, h January 1, 1820; d. June 15,1854; m. 
January 1, 1838, Hugh H. Stockton, and had issue (sur- 
name Stockton) : 

1. James-Es2jy, d. s. p. 

2. Mary-Pollard, m. Captain Dean Monahan, U. 

8. A., and had Dean- Stockton, Anna, and 
Henry, d. s. p. 

3. Hugh, d. s. p. 

4. William, d. s. p. 

5. Henry-2\, Lieut. U. S. N. ; m. Kathleen Onslow^ 

of Cornwall, England, and had Beginald- WaU 
lace-Ledgerwood , Hugh-Cyril-Onslow,'di\d Kath- 
leen-Gicendolin-Violet. 
Hi. Mary, b. December 22, 1823 ; d. 1832. 

James S. Esp}^, m., secondly. March 10, 1825, Mary H, 
Pollard, b. December 15, 1802 ; resides at Harrisburg, Pa. 
They had issue : 

J iv. Margaret-Pollard, b. December 20, 1825 ; d. November 26^ 
1847. 
V. James-Pollard, b. 1827 ; d. February 26, 1880. 



186 Pennsijlvania Genealogies. 

vi. Louisa, b. September 20, 1829 ; d. September 27, 1846. 

vii. William-Kirkpatrick, b. 1831 ; d. March 4, 1868, at Clouter- 
ville, Louisiana ; graduated in medicine, and was in 
active practice at the time of liis death ; m. Rectina St. 
Croix Coclifleld ; and had Mary. 

via. Eliza-Laiorence, m., November 8, 1853, William Sergeant, 
b. 1829, in Pliiladelpliia, Pa., son of Hon. John Sergeant ; 
graduated from Princeton College in 1847 ; studied law 
under Benjamin Gerhard, and admitted to the Philadel- 
phia bar in 1850 ; he held a prominent position at the bar, 
and was for a time a representative in the State Legis- 
lature ; on the breaking out of tlie rebellion was commis- 
sioned captain of the Twelfth infantry U. S; A. ; after- 
wards colonel of tiie Two Hundred and Tenth regiment 
Pennsylvania volunteers; on the 31st of March, 1865, was 
wounded in his thigli by a ball, while resisting an attack 
of the enemy on tlie White Oak road, near the Boynton 
plank-road, in front of Petersburg, Ya., from which he 
died on board of the hospital boat, while on his way home, 
April 11,1865; he was a gentleman of marked ability, 
and a gallant officer. They had issue (surname Sergeant) : 

1. Mary. 

2. Margaretta, m. November 27, 1878, Alexander 

James Dallas Dixon. 
8. Louisa. 

4. John, d. s. p. 

5. Sarah-Haly. 

6. Eliza, m. October 15, 1884, William Heyward 

Meyers. 

XIII. David Espy, 5 (Josiali,^ Josiali,^ George, ^ Josiali,i) b. 
June 11, 1792; d. April 21, 1810, in Paxtang; m., December 
17, 1816, Rebecca Allen, b. July 24, 1796 ; d. 1872. Tiiej 
had issue : 

i. Josiah, b. September 29,. 1817 ; m. Mary . 

a. William-Kirkpatrick, b. October 9, 1819 ; m. Martha Stur- 
geon ; reside near Groveland, Tazewell county, Illinois. 
Hi. Anna-Maria, h. May 11,1822; m. March 1, 1849, James 

Todd, (see Todd record.) 
iv. David, h. September 28, 1826; m. August 19, 1851, Ann 

Catliarine Jackson. 
V. John- Alexander, b. July 26, 1829; m. Martha Fry. 
vi. 8usanna-Mar(jaret, b. February 1, 1833; m. Dr. Marvin S. 
Carr. 

XIV. John Espy," (George, ^ Josiali,^ George, ^ Josiah, i) 



Espy Family. 187 

b. 1779, in Hanover township, then Lancaster, now Dauphin, 
county, Pennsylvania ; d. March 25, 1843, in Hanover town- 
ship, Luzerne county, Pennsylvania. A contemporary news- 
paper states that he " was a man of honorable feelings, hospit- 
able, and generally beloved." He m., April 5, 1809, Loviista 
Inman, b. 1787 ; d., 1876, in Luzerne county. Pa. ; daughter 
of Colonel Edward Inman, of the Revolution. They had issue : 

15. i. James, b. 1811; m. Mary A. Miller. 

16. a. Fannie, b. March 21, 1813; m. Abram Line. 

Hi. Lochia, b. 1820; m. Peter Miller, and had John and Win- 
field; reside at Irving Mills, Micliigan. 

iv. Mary, b. 1822; m., April 10, 1845, John E. Line,b. March 

25, 1825 ; reside at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. 
V. Priscilla, b. 1827; m. Jjevi M. Miller, and had Edward, 
Dollie, Ida, (His, Mary, Oscar, Wallace, 3.116. Paul; re- 
side ir) Des Moines county, Iowa. 

XV. James Espy,^ (John,^ George,'* Josiah,^ George, 2. 
Josiah,^) b., 1811, in Nanticoke, Luzerne county, Pa. ; d., 
1872, at Rummerfield Creek, Bradford county. Pa., whither 
he removed in 1863. He married, in 1841, Mary A. Miller, 
b. December 26, 1818 ; d., February 15, 1878, in Wilkes-Barre, 
Pa. ; daughter of Barnett Miller and Mary DeWitt. Barnett 
Miller was the son of Andrew and Christina Miller, of Har- 
mony^ New Jersey ; and Mary DeWitt the daughter of Peter 
DeWitt and Hannah Hill, emigrants from France. Barnett 
Miller and his wife removed, about 1830, to Hanover town-, 
ship, Luzerne county, Pa., where they died. James Espy and 
his wife, Mary A. Miller, had issue, all born in Hanover town- 
ship, Luzerne county. Pa. : 

i. John, b. Sept. 21,1842; is a lawyer by profession, resides in 
St. Paul, Minn. ; m. MartliaM. Wood,b. March 12, 1843, 
in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., daugliter of John B. Wood and 
Sarah Gore ; and they had issue : 

1. John-B.-W., b. February 23, 1869. 

2. Lila-W., b. June 22, 1872. 

3., Maude-M., b. February 22, 1875. 

4. Olin,h. July 29, 1878. 
ii. Theodore-Frelinghuysen, b. ISTovember 5, 1844; resides in 
Towanda, Pa. ; m. February, 25, 1873, Mary Catharine 
Schoonover, b. March 8, 1844, in Stillwater, Sussex 
county, N. J. ; and they had issue : 



188 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

1. Mary-Lines, b. November 27, 1873. 

2. Bertha-Blanch, b. July, 14, 1874. 

3. Carrie-Louisa, b. December 16, 1876. 

Hi. Barnett-Miller, b. May 16, 1846 ; is a lawyer by profession, 
of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and secretary arid treasurer of the 
Wilkes-Barre Water company, m. Sept. 23, 1873, Caro- 
line Wood, b. 1847, daughter of Abraham Wood and 
Caroline Bowers ; and they had issue ; 

1. Blanche- Wood, b. January 18, 1880. 

2. Bidgway-Bowers, b. September 2, 1881. 

iv- Frank, b. December 9, 1848; m. Effie F. Harding, b. No- 
vember 2, 1851, of Herrick Centre, Bradford county, Pa., 
where they reside, and had issue : 

1. James-Byron, h. January 26, 1873. 

V. LJdward-Inman, b. July 23, 1852 ; m. July 25, 1880, Fanny 
Maltby, of Marshalltown, Iowa ; reside in Chicago, 111. ; 
they had issue, Balph-Edioard and Harrold-Maltby . 

vi. Minnie-M., b. October 29, 1859 ; resides at Wilkes-Barre. 

XVI. Fannie Espy,'' (John,^ George,^ Josiah,^ George, ^ 
Josiah, 1) b. March 21, 1813, in JSTanticoke, Luzerne county. 
Pa., d. November 1, 1881 ; ra. Abeam Line, b. November 
28, 1811. They had issue (surname Line) : 

i. Frances-V., b. May, 1838; m., first, William H. Lueder, d. 
1862, and had issue (surname Lueder.) 

1. Fanny, h. April 10, 1862; m. October 28, 1884, 

Frank Garringer. b. March 1857. 
Mrs. Frances V. Lueder, m., secondly, in 1869, Dr. A. 
A. Lape, b. 1842: d. December 7, 1884; and had issue 
(surname Lape) : 

2. Vienna, b. January 10, 1871. 

3. Mary, b. August 27, 1874. 

a. Lovina, b. October 5, 1839 ; m., 1864, W. S. Smythe, and 
had Genevieve and Win field. 

Hi. Annette-C, b. September 27, 1842; m. October 12, 1864, C. 
D. Wells, b. May 6, 1839 ; reside at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ; and 
had issue (surname Wells) : 

1. Edith, b. January 7, 1869. 

iv. Augusta M., b. June 7, 1844 ; m. October 12, 1865, C. W. 
Hollenback, and had Camilla ; reside in Kingston town- 
ship, Luzerne county. Pa. 

V. Edward-Espy , b. January 29, 1850 ; m. Eosa Moyer, and 
had Camilla. 



Ferguson of Hanover. 189 



FERGUSON OF HANOVER. 



1. William Ferguson^ and his wife Margaret, natives of 
the north of Ireland, emigrated to America about 1740, and 
settled in Hanover township, then Lancaster county. Pa. Wil- 
liam Ferguson d. about 1755, his wife a few years later. They 
had, among others, the following children : 

i. James, b. 1720; d. in April, 1750, in Paxtang, leaving a 
wife, and children Francis and Margaret. Nothing fur- 
ther is known of them, but it is more than probable the 
widow, with her children, accompanied some of her rela- 
tives to the southward. 

2. ii. Samuel, b. 1723; m. and had issue. 

3. m. David, b. 1725; m. and had issue. 
iv. Margaret, b. 1727 ; m. and left issue. 

II. Samuel Ferguson, ^ (William, i ) b. 1723; d. Septem- 
ber, 1785 ; m. Mary . They had issue : 

i. Elizabeth, \). 11 5n ; d. October 4, 1792 ; m. Samuel G-raham. 
ii. Agnes. 

Hi. Margaret, m. James Taggart. 

iv. Mary, m. David Ramsey; b. 1745; d. September 18, 1787. 

V. Bobert. 

vi. Samuel. 

vii. William. 

via. Thomas. 

III. David Ferguson,^ (William, i) b. about 1725, in the 
north of Ireland ; d. July, 1775, in Hanover township, Lan- 
caster, now Dauphin, county, Pa. ; came to Pennsylvania with 
his father about 1740, and located in the Swatara region; was 
twice married ; the name of his first wife is not known ; by her 
there was issue : 

i. William, b. 1757 ; m. [Sarah Woods.] 

ii. John, b. 1759 ; d. 1813 ; his wife Sarah b. 1760 ; d. August 
5, 1823 ; buried in old Hanover Church grave-yard, 

4. Hi. Elizabeth, b. 1761; m. Henry Graham. 



190 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

David Ferguson, m., secondly, in 1763, Jean Woods, widow 
of Andrew Woods,* of Hanover. After the death of Mr. Fer- 
guson, his widow married the third time, becoming the wife of 
Thomas Greorge, of Upper Paxtang township, now Dauphin 
county. Pa. David Ferguson and his wife Jean had issue : 

5. iv. David, b. May 10, 1764; m. Jane (Henderson) Rogers. 

6, V. Andreio Woods, h. 1766; m. Hester Graham. 

vi. Thomas, b. 1768: never married; was a graduate of the 
University of Pennsylvania ; studied theology — licensed 
to preach, but never entered the ministry ; very eccentric ; 
was last known as a teacher in the city of New York. 

IV. Elizabeth Ferguson, 3 (David, 2 Winiam,i)b., 1761, in 
Hanover township, then Lancaster county, Pa.; d. 1805, inNorth- 

* I. Andrew Woods, an emigrant from the north of Ireland, came 
to Pennsylvania prior to 1740. He died in Hanover township, then 
Lancaster county, in August, 1756, leaving a wife, Sarah, and the 
following issue (surname Woods): 

2. ^. Andreiri, m. Jean . 



a. John, m. Mary Espy, (see Espy record.) 

Hi. Margaret, m. Patton. 

iv. Jennett. m. John Calhoun. 1/ 
V. Agnes, m. Neal McAllister. 
vi. Sarah, m. Andrew Cochran. 
• vii. Martha, m. James McClenaglian. 

II. Andrew Woods, (Andrew,) b. in Hanover township, then 
Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. prior to 1761, leaving a wife, Jea.n, who 
afterwards became the wife of David Ferguson, and issue (surname 
Woods:) 

i. Matthew, b. 1758; d. September 13, 1784, in Hanover town- 
ship. Little is known of him, save that he studied for 
the ministry, and was licensed to preach by the Presby- 
tery of Carlisle in 1780. He was called to Hanover con- 
gregation July 20, 1781, accepted it, and was ordained 
and installed pastor thereof on the 19th of June, 1782. 
He proved to be a faithful and zealous minister of the 
Gospel, but he died in the midst of his great usefulness. 
The members of old Hanover, to show their affection and 
reverence, erected a tombstone to his memory over his 
remains in the church burying ground. He left a wife, 
and issue — Andrew, and a posthumous child. 
ii. Sarah; m. [William] Ferguson. 
Hi. Ag7ies. 



Ferguson of Hanover. 191 

umberlancl county, Pa. ; m., June 24, 1788, Henry Graham, 
b., 1760, in Hano\=^er township, then Lancaster county, Pa., 
cl. in 1836, son of John Graham ; removed, about 1804, to 
Northumberland county, Pa., near Warrior Run church, six 
miles from Milton. They had issue (surname Graham) : 

i. John, b. April 17, 1789; d. July 14, 1849, in Adams county, 
O. Mr. Graham was educated at the Philadelphia ac- 
ademy under Drs. Wylie and Gray, and studied theology 
at the seminary in New York. In the spring of 1819, he 
was licensed by the Monongahela Presbytery, and on the 
SOtli of August, 1820, was ordained by the same body. 
He was pastor of Cross Roads and Washington, Wash- 
ington county, Pa., from August 30, 1820, to October 8, 
1829, during a portion of which period, from 1823 to 1828, 
he filled the position of professor of languages in Wash- 
ington college. From 1830 to 1834, he was the stated 
minister of the congregations of Sycamore and Hopkins- 
ville, Warren county. Ohio ; of Greenfield and Fall Creek, 
Ohio, from 1834 to 1839. From 1839 to 1840, he was prin. 
cipal of the academy at Chilicothe, Ohio, which position 
he resigned to accept a call to the cliurches of West 
Union and West Fork, Adams county, Ohio, in 1841, in 
which field he ministered until his heath. Columbia col- 
lege conferred upon him the degree of doctor of divinity. 
He was an able teacher and a faithful and conscientious 
minister of the Gospel. A sermon by him, published in 
the second volume of the " Pulpit of the Associate Re- 
formed Church," shows his deep theological learning, 
n. James, b. 1791 ; d. 1861, unm. 

in. David-E., 1793; d. in Illinois at an advanced age ; m. Eliz- 
abeth Foster. 

ii\ Matthew-Woods, b. 1795; d. 1870, near Freeport, Illinois; 

m. Martha Shannon. 
V. Henry. 

7. li. Jane, m. William McGuire. 

8. vii. Eleanor, m. Robert Finney. 
via. Elizabeth, m. Joseph Philips. 

Y. David Fergusok,^ (David, ^ William, i) b.. May 10, 
1764, in Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, count}^, 
Pa. ; d., March 20, 1848, in Hanover; m., February 14, 1787, 
Jea]N' (Henderson) Rogers, b., 1753, in Bucks county. Pa. ; 
d., November 18, 1824, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, 
Pa., daughter of Robert Henderson, of Bucks county, and 



192 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

widow of Kobert Rogers ; by her first husband she had 
Hobert, Frances m. John Harrison, and Margaret m. John 
Ritchey. David Ferguson and wife. Jean, had issue : 

i. Jean, b. December 27, 1787 ; d. January 2, 1819 ; m. John 

Graham, (see Robert Wallace record.) 
ii. Elizabeth, b. November 12, 1789 ; m. John Stinson. 
in. David, b. April 14, 1791 ; d. August, 1793. 
iv. Aiidrew, b. May 5, 1793 ; d. August 29, 1804. 
V. Agnes, b. March 14, 1795; d. July 20, 1848; m. Thomas 

McNair, (.see McNair record.) 
vi. David, b. January 16, 1797 ; d., October 24, 1822, near Ship- 

pensburg, Penna., and buried in Middle Spring Church 

grave-yard — was preparing for the ministry at the time 

of his deatli. 

VI. Andrew Woods Ferguson, ^ (David, ^ William, i) b. 
1766 in Hanover township, Dauphin county. Pa. ; i-emoved to 
near Jersey Shore, Lycoming county. Pa., where he died ; m. 
Hester Graham, of Cumberland county. Pa. They had issue : 

i. Jane, m. Andrew McKinney. 

ii. Ruth, m. Matthew McKinney. 
Hi. Elizabeth, d. s. p. 
iv. Priscilla, m. Brown. 

V. JS'ellie; m. Brown, his second wife. 

vi. Sallie, m. Hunt. 

vii. Rebecca, m. Samuel Deyarmond, of Warrior Eun, North- 
umberland county, Pa., and left issue. 
viii. Ja.ynes. 
ix. Hattheiv- Woods. 

X. David, d. s. p. 

YII. Jane Graham, 4 (Elizabeth, s David, ^ William, M b. 
about 1797, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; died 
about 1867, near Warrior Run, Northumberland county. Pa. ; m. 
William McGuire. They had issue (surname McGuire) : 
i. David. 

ii. Henry. 

Hi. Williani, d. s. p. 

iv. Dr. John. 

V. Matthew-Woods ; killed at the second battle of Bull Kun. 

vi. Jane. 

vii. Ellen. 

VIIL Eleanor Graham, ^ (Elizabeth, ^ David, 2 William, i) 
b. 1799, in Hanover township, Dauphin county. Pa. ; d. Sep- 



Ferguson of Hanover. 193 

tember, 1881, near Warrior Run, Penn'a ; m. Robeet Finney, of 
Union county, Pa. ; b. 1794 ; d. 1870. They bad issue (sur- 
name Finney) : 

L Eliza, d. 1880 ; m. O. P. Peiper. 

ii. Jane-Graham^ m. James R. Caldwell, of Lawrenceville, 
New Jersey. 

Hi. Spencer-L.-F., a minister of the Gospel, m. Isabella Mat- 
thews, of New York. 

iv. Mary-Agnes, d. 1870 ; m. J. Edward Haekenburg, a lawyer 

of Philadelphia. 
V. Henry-Graham, a minister of the Gospel; m. Sallie Gard- 
ner. 

vi. Eleanor-Graham, m. William Matthews, of Rye, N. Y. 

vii. Hadassa; resides near Winchester, Ya. 
via. Bohert-Bines ; resides near Winchester, Ya. 



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194 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



FLEMING FAMILY. 



1. Egbert Flemhstg, a native of Argyleshire, Scotland, 
where he was born in 1716, with his wife emigrated to 
America in 1746, and settled near Flemington, Chester county. 
Pa. In 1760 he removed to Cecil county, Md., thence to the 
West Branch of the Susquehanna, near the mouth of Bald 
Eagle creek, from which he and his family were driven by the 
Indians in the "Great Runaway." Until the close of the Rev- 
olution, they located in Hanover township, then Lancaster, now 
Dauphin, county, Pa., when, about 1784, they removed to 
Western Pennsylvania, and settled on Harmon's creek, in 
Washington county, where Mr. Fleming died on the 3d of 
April, 1802. Robert Fleming married, about 1745, in the prov- 
ince of Ulster, Ireland, Jane Jackson, b. 1719 ; died June 16, 
1803. They had issue : 

i. [A son,] b. 1746 ; died at sea. 
a. Jesse, b. 1748 ; d. s. p. 

2. in. John, b. 1752; m. Mary Jackson. 

3. iv. Bohert, b. June 6, 1756 ; m. Margaret Wright. 

4. V. James, b. 1758 ; m. Jane Glen. 

5. vi. Samuel, b. October 30, 1761 ; m, Sarah Becket. 

6. vii. Mary, b. February 15, 1767 ; m. Alexander McConnell. 

II. John Fleming, ^ (Robert, i) b. 1752, in Chester county, 
Penna. ; d. December 15, 1800, in Montgomery count}^, N. Y. 
In 1774, he married Maey Jackson, b. about 1756, in Orange 
county, New York, d. December 5, 1816, eldest daughter of 
John Jackson (1730-1820) and Elsie Armstrong, of Pine 
Creek, Lycoming county, Penna. At the time his father's 
family abandoned the Big Island, he sought protection at Fort 
Hunter, where he remained until, in 1790, he removed to the 
" Military Tract " — lands lying between Cayuga and Seneca 





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Fleming Family. 195 

Lakes — in the State of New York. Here be and bis wife re- 
sided until their death. Thej had issue : 

Jesse., b. 1777; d. April 20, 1795, in Romulus, !N. Y. 
John., b. February 6, 1780; m. Susannah Harton. 
Bohert.1 b. November 26, 1781 ; m. Lettice Smith. 
3£ary^ b. June 20, 1784; m. Samuel MeMath. 
James, b. January 28, 1787 ; m. Martha Wade. 
Elsie, b. July 21, 1791 ; m. Josiah Jacobus. 
Samuel, b. December 5, 1793 ; m. Phebe Wade. 

III. RoBEET Fleming, 2 (Robert, i) b., June 6, 1756, in 
Chester county, Penna. ; d. February 4, 1817. When his 
parents removed to Western Pennsylvania, Robert remained 
in Dauphin county ; purchased land in Hanover township, on 
which he resided during his lifetime. On the 6th of Febru- 
ary, 1783, he married Margaret, daughter of John Wright. 
He was one of the founders of the Harrisburg Bank, and in- 
strumental in the erection of the Harrisburg bridge. He was 
an officer in the volunteer force of 1812, and filled acceptably 
various local offices. He was an elder in old Hanover Church 
during the ministration of Rev. James Snodgrass. Mr. Flem- 
ing m., February 6, 1783, Margaret Wright, b. 1754; d. 
December 12, 1843. They left no issue. 

IV. James Fleming, ^ (Robert, ^ ) b. 1758, in Chester county, 
Penna. ; d. February 1, 1830, in Washington county, Penna. ; 
accompanied his father's family during their frequent changes, 
and finally about 1781, to a farm on Harmon's creek, Han- 
over township, Washington county, Penna. He married, Oc- 
tober 5, 1797, Jane Glen, d. March 1, 1841. They had issue : 

13. i. John, b. October 27, 1799 ; m. Eliza McClurg. 

u. Martha, b. February 26, 1801 ; d. April 1, 1841 ; m., Octo- 
ber 17, 1831, James Patterson. 
in. Eobert, b. August 23, 1802 ; d. July 8, 1824. 

14. iv. David'S., b. August 16, 1804; m. Martha Steele. 

15. V. James, b. August 5, 1806; m. Catharine B. Parks. 

16. vi. Samuel, b. June 20, 1811 ; m. Rebecca McCombs. 

V. Samuel Fleming, ^ (Robert, i) b. October 30, 1761, in 
Cecil county, Md. ; d. August 3, 1851, in Harrisburg, Daujohin 
county, Penna. Removed with his father's family to Western 
Pennsylvania, where he served as justice of the peace and sur- 



196 Pennsylva n ia Oen ealogies. 

veyor for Washington county ; was captain of a ranging com- 
pany on the frontiers to protect them from the Indian ma- 
rauders from the Ohio; was one of the local committee to 
treat with the insurgents during the Whisky Insurrection. In 
1812 he removed to West Hanover township, Dauphin county, 
where he resided until a few years before his death. Mr. Flem- 
ing m. September 24, 1789, Sarah Becket, b. 1771 ; d. Jan- 
uary 21, 1831, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Penna. 
They had issue : 

i. liobert, b. August 3, 1790 ; d. February, 1793. 

17. ii. Mary, b. Julj' 17, 1792; m. James JSTewell. 

18. in. Jane, b. May 22, 1794; m. Ilobert Gilchrist. 

iv. Samuel- BecTiet, b. July 31, 1797, in Hanover townsliip, 
Washington county, Pa. ; d. January 19, 1855, at Mt. 
Yernon, O. ; was a farmer and merchant, a man of up- 
right character and stern integrity ; m. in 1833, Mary 
Cathcart, of Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. 1836 ; and they had 
two sons, one died young. Samuel- Wright, d. October 
19, 1848, aged fourteen years. 
r. Ilargaret, b. October 17, 1799; d. February 13, 1802. 

vi. Eliza, b. October 23, 1801 ; d. February 14, 1828; m. Wil- 
liam Smith, and had Sarah-Jane, m. Mr. Merriman, a 
planter in Louisiana. 

19. vii. Bvhert- Jackson , b. November 16, 1803; m. Sarah Aim 

Poor. 
viii. John, b. 1805 ; d. s. p. 
ix. Sarah, b. October 1, 1807 ; d. July 18, 1828. 

20. X. James, b. June 25, 1810 ; m. Jennette Street. 

21. xi. David, b. July 17, 1812; m. Susan Mowry. 

xii. Margaret-Wright, b. July 14, 1815; d. March 30, 1857. 

VI. Mary Fleming, ^ (Robert, i) b., February 15, 1767, in 
Cecil county, Md. ; d., July 3, 1849, in Hanover township, 
Washington county, Penna. ; m.. May 7, 1791, Alexander 
McCoNNELL, b. 1769 ; d. October 24, 1839. They had issue 
(surname McConnell j : 

i. John, b. March 11, 1792; d. s. p. 

22. ii. Bohert, December 5, 1794; m. Edith Hamlin. 

23. Hi. James, b. October 27, 1796; d. May 29, 1852; m. Nancy 

Shipley. 

24. iv. Elizabeth, b. April 9, 1798; m. Samuel McCarrell. 

V. Alexander, b. October 16, 1804; d., August 30, 1829, while 
a member of senior class in Washington College, Pa. 



Fleming Family. . 197 

yil. JoHM Fleming, 3 (John, 2 Eobert,i) b., February 6, 
1780, at Pine Creek, Lycoming county, Penna. ; d.. May 8, 
1863, near Albion, Michigan. Settled upon a part of his 
father's farm in Komulus, Seneca county, N. Y., where he re- 
sided about forty years. Was a captain of infantry in the war 
of 1812. In 1844 removed to Michigan, where he settled on 
a farm. He married, March 4, 1802, Susannah Harton, b. 
1785 ; d. February 28, 1860. They had issue : 

%. Polly, 1). April 3, 1803; d. s. p. 
ii. Hannah, b. January 25, I8U0 ; m. Jolui Gillihind ; and had 

issue. 
Hi. Miry Ann, b. January 14, 1807 ; d. May 7, 1848; m. Silas 

H. More, d. June 23, 1852 ; and left issue. 
Id. Elsie, b. January 2, 1809; d. February 22, 1844; m. Jesse 

Gardner ; and left issue. 
V. Eusebia, b. IsTovember 26, 1811 ; m. Hiram H. Slauson ; and 

liad issue. 
vi. Susan-M., b. March 7, 1814; ra. Jeptha H. Wade, tlie 

artist, b. August 11, 1811, at Romulus, N. Y. 
vii. Ahiyail, b. August 2, 1816; d., IS'ovember 17, 1852, at Ha- 
vana, K. Y.; m. Rev. Morrison Huggins, b. 1816; d. 
February 15, 1859, at Rockford, 111. ; and left issue. 
viii. Newell, b. September 16, 1818; m. Mary M. YanDwyn ; 
and liad issue. 
ix. John-Mark, b. February 20, 1821 ; m. Maria Belcher ; and 

had issue. 
X. Cornelia-Elizabeth, b. February 10, 1823; m. Ralph Gid- 

dings ; and had issue. 
xi. Amanda-Watson, h. April 12, 1825 ; m. Orlando M. Barnes ; 

and had issue. 
xU. William,]). August 1, 1827; m. Elizabeth Janette Leon- 
ard ; and had issue. 
xiii. James, b. May 3, 1831 ; m. Sarah R. Soule ; and had issue. 

YIII. Egbert Fleming, ^ (John,^ Eobert,i)b. November 
26, 1781, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Penna. ; d. 
February 3, 1858, at Eomulus, N". *Y. ; m., first, January 15, 
1806, Lettice Smith, b. 1789 ; d. March 4, 1826. They had 
issue : 

i. John S., b. June 26, 1807 ; m. Elizabeth Ayres. 
ii. Charles-Mosher, b. October 31, 1809; m. Peninah Ames- 
bury, d. August 1, 1838. 
Hi. Jervis, h. January 28, 1812; m. Amanda Ciane. 



198 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

iv. Rohert.h. A\:>x\\ 23, 1814; d. October 10, 1838; ra. Juliet 
Smith. 

V. liev. Samuel, b. May 9, 1816 ; m. Juliet Fleming, d. January 
25, 1862. 

vi. Asa, b. November 16, 1818 ; m., first, Julian Smith, d. 1848 ; 
second, Mary A. Gilbert. 

vii. Sarah, b. February 12, 1821 ; m. William Eogers, d. Oc- 
tober 2, 1862. 
viii. Lettice, b. August 27, 1824; m. James H. Gage. 

Eobert Fleming m., secondly, December 7, 1826, Mrs. Ara- 
zina Ledclick. 

IX. Maey Fleming, 3 (John,^ Eobert, i) h. June 20, 1784:, 
in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Penna. ; d. November 
20, 1860, at Niles, Mich.; m. May "24, 1805, Samuel Mc- 
Math ; b. 1782 ; d. September 16, 1826, near Ypsilanti, Mich., 
They had issue (surname McMath) : 

i. Archy, b. May 13, 1806; m. Elizabeth Kimmel. 

ii. Fleming, b. January 14, 1806; m. Eliza Prudden. 

in. Boxanna,]:). September 26,1809; m. Orrin Derby, d. June 
14, 1855, at San Francisco. 

iv. Mabel, h. June 13, 1811; died April 14, 1839, at Berrian, 
Mich.; m. Uzal Williams. 

V. Samuel-K., b. March 23, 1813 ; m. Caroline Stuart. 

vi. Bev. Bohert, b. February 15, 1815; m. Betsy Caroline Hug- 
gins. 

vii. Mary, b. August 2, 1817; d. January 14, 1850, at Niles, 

Mich. ; m. Albert Percels. 
viii. Elsie, b. July 21, 1819; d. June 5, 1849, near Niles, Mich. ; 
m. William Brewer. 

ix. Williavi-E.-B., b. July 22, 1821 ; d. January 23, 1824. 
X. John- Watson, b. June 3, 1824 ; m. Ella Boyse. 

X. James Fleming, ^ (Johu,^ Robert, i) b. January 28, 1787, 
at Pine Creek, Lycoming county, Penna. ; d. 1870, at Rome, 
Lenawee county, Mich. ; m. Martha Wade, of Romulus, N. 
Y. They had issue : • 

i. Jtptha-Wade, b. November 13, 1808; m. Lucy Eldridge. 
ii. Jesse, b. May 14, 1811 ; m. Susan McConnell. 
Hi. Jane, b. June 12, 1812; d. .July 26, 1843, at Laporte, Ind. ; 

m. William K. Parker. 
iv. Josiah-Jacohus, b. August 6, 1814; d. 1855, at Marengo, 
Midi. ; m. Clarissa Horner. 



Fleming Family. 199 

V. John, b. October 6, 1816; d. July 21, 1856, at Warsaw, 

Micb.; m. N"ancy 8buart. 
vi. Charles, b. October 30, 1818 ; m. Jane Shuart. 
vii. Miranda, b. February 28, 1821 ; d. August 9, 1822. 
viii. Lettice-S., born January 11, 1823; m. Selek W. Chase. 
ix. Martha, b. February 17, 1825 ; m. Wilson Matthews. 
X. Sarah-Eliza, b. July 11, 1828 ; m. Thomas McConnell. 
xi. William-Allen, b. February 21, 1832 ; m. Angeline Stevens. 

XI. Elsie Fleming, •"' (John,^ Robert, i) b. July 21, 1791, 
at Romulus, N. Y.; d. April 10, 1816; m., January 2, 1810, 
JosiAH Jacobus, d. at Lodi, Michigan, aged eighty-five years. 
They had issue (surname Jacobus) : 

i. Mary, b. October 17, 1813, at Eomulus, IST. Y.; m., Kovem- 
ber 19, 1835, Calvin Townsend, and they had issue (sur- 
name Townseud) : 

1. Edward-Calvin, b. 1836. 

2. Julius-L., b. March 7, 1838. 

XII. Samuel Fleming, ^ (John,^ Robert, i) b. December 5, 
1793, at Romulus, N. Y.; d. December 5, 1858, in Lenawee 
county, Michigan ; m. Phebe Wade. They had issue. 

i. Mary, b. November 19, 1816. 
a. Martha, b. January 28, 1819; m. W. H. Clark. 
Hi. Clarissa, b. September 15, 1821 ; m. Jesse Gardner. 
iv. Sarah, h. January 4, 1824; d. July 27, 1S54; m. Thomas 

Older. 
V. FranTdin-B., b. May 29, 1826; m. Louise Stoddard. 
vi. Jesse-L., b. March 3, 1829; m. Mary H. More. 
vii. Jeptha, b. July 27, 1831 ; m. Nancy Bust. 
viii. Rehecca-Louise, h. June 12, 1833 ; m. Dr. Luman S. Stevens. 

XIII. John Fleming, ^ (James, ^ Robert, i) b. October 27, 
1799, in Washington county. Pa. ; m. December 24, 1835, Eliza 
McClurg. They had issue : 

i. James, b. December 11, 1836; m. April 17, 1858, Margaret 
Ralston. 

a. Joseph-M., b. April 25, 1839 ; m. January 27, 1860, Isabel 

Mercer. 
Hi. Mary-Jane, b. August 18, 1841. 

iv. Martha-E., b. February 24, 1844; m. July 30, 1864, Alex- 
ander Ingraham. 

V. Sarah-A., b. February 19, 1846; d. 1852. 

vi. John-C, b. February 7, 1848. 



200 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

t'w. 22o6ert-J.., b. September 12, 1849. 
viii. Bachel-A., b. May 18, 1852. 
ix. David-H., b. April 15, 1855. 

Xiy. David S. Fleming, s (James, ^ Eobert,i)b. August 
16, 1804; m. August 29, 1841, Martha Steele. They had 
issue : 

i. Thomas- Steele, b. May 31, 1842. 

a, Jane-Glen, h. October 9, 1844. 
in. James-Samuel, b. August 7, 1846. 
iv. Robert, b. August 30, 1849. 

V. Rachel- Amanda, b. April 27, 1852. 
vi. Martha-Ann, b. May 11, 1856. 
vii. David-Wilson, b. March 17, 1859. 

XV. James Fleming, ^ (James. ^ Eobert,i) b. August 5, 
1806, in Washington count}^ Pa ; graduated from Washing- 
ton College, Pa., in 1833, and was for two years principal of 
an academy in Baltimore county, Md. ; licensed as a minister 
June 26, 1839, and installed pastor of West Union Presbyterian 
Church, Marshall county, Ya., where he continued seventeen 
years ; in 1858 was installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church, 
Washington, Pa. Pev. James Fleming m. October 31, 1839, 
Catharine B. Parks. They had issue : 

i. David-Brainerd, b. July 22, 1840, in West Union, Ya. ; 
served in the army three years, and afterwards studied 
for the ministry. 
a. Martha-Jane, b. November 13, 1842; m. February 13, 1868, 

James F. Craighead. 
Hi. James-Calvin, b. May 31, 1844. 
iv. Mary -Isabella, b. January 26, 1846 ; m. November 27, 1867, 

Martin G. Parks, of Nesponsit, 111. 
V. John-Samuel, b. November 7, 1847. 
vi. Louise- Amanda, b. September 28, 1850. 
vii. Harriet-Newell, b. June 18, 1853. 
viii. William-Henry , b. September 17, 1856. 
ix. Alfred-Paul, b. May 31, 1859. 
X. Henry-B., b. December 20, 1861. 

XYI. Samuel Fleming, ^ (James, ^ Eobert,i) b. June 20, 
1811 ; resides in Armstrong county, Pa. ; m. July 4, 1839, 
Rebecca McCombs. They had issue : 

*. James-Robert, b. May 29, 1840; d. October 1, 1864, in the 
armv. 



Fleming Family. 201 

a. B avid- Mc Combs, b. June 1, 1841. 
in. John-Anderson, b. April 10, 1843; killed iii battle May 3, 

1865. 
iv. KosciusTco-Glen, b. September 2, 1844; wounded in the 

shoulder in front of Petersburg, Va., which has disabled 

him for life. 
V. William- Kinney, b. February 13, 1815. 
vi. (SamueZ-iJ^ers, b. September 19, 1848. 
vii. Elizabeth, b. May 1, 1851. 
via. Irene-Margaret, b. February 24, 1853. 
ix. Vinet-Jane, (twin,) b. -February 24, 1S53. 
X. Stockton- McConnell, b. August 5, 1865. 

XVII. Mary Fleming, ^ (Samuel, ^ Eobert/) b., July 17, 
1792, in Hanover, Washington county, Pa. ; d., April 15, 
1850, near Mt. Yernon, 0. ; m., June, 1811, James Newell, 
b. 1782 ; d., December 9, 1848, near Mt. Yernon, O. They 
had issue (surname Newell) : 

i. Margaret, b. August 1, 1812; m.. May 29, 1834, Elias 
Murphy ; resided near Newton, Iowa. They had issue 
(surname Murphy) : 

1. Mary-Ellen, b. July, 1835 ; m. George Blackman, 

and had issue (surname Blackman) Clarence, 
Franklin, 'Mid George. 

2. Hannah-Jane, b. May 3, 1837-; m., July 10, 1863 , 

Mr. Uox, of Tennessee. 
8. Sarah-JSTewell, b. March 15, 1840. 

4. James-F., b. September 25, 1842; d. August 23, 

1844. 

5. Eliza-Olive, b. December 12, 1844. 

6. Levois-Mordello, b. February 21, 1846. 

7. Almeda, b. May 31, 1850. 

8. Martha- Luelle, b. January 8, 1856. 

ii. Samuel-Fleming, b. June 10, 1814; m., December, 1838, 
Julia Ann Tugard ; and they had issue (surname 
Newell) : 

1. Harriet-Ann, b. December 15, 1839; m. Simon 

Galulia, of Newton, Iowa, and had issue 
(surname Galulia) Harry, Franklin, Malcolm, 
and Murray. 

2. Mary-Aieline, b. December 11, 1845. 

3. Jackson-Fleming; mortally wounded at Yicks- 

burg, February, 1863. 

4. Margaret-Ellen, b. May, 1854. 

5. Ellsworth-Lore. 



202 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Hi. Sarah, h. July 4, 1816, d. April 3, 1849; m., March 20, 
1845, Caleb Hipsley ; and they had issue (surname Hips- 
ley) : 

1. Jonathan, b. July 6, 1846. 

iv. Jane, b. September 20, 1818 ; m.. May 15, 1851, Peter Loire ; 

reside near Mt. Yernon, O. 
V. Eliza-Ann, b. December 25, 1821. 

vi. Hugh, b. December 25, 1821 ; an attorney, at Newton, 
Iowa; m., December 25, 1851, Lucinda Lee; and had 
(surname Newell) : Oneda-Ida-Irene, Duane, and Lunet. 

vii. James-Scott ; an attoruey-at-law ; m., August, 1854, 
Amanda Cook, and had (surname aSTewell) : Emma, 
d. s. p. 

XYIII. Jane Fleming, ^ (Samuel, ^ Robert, i) b. May 22, 
1794-, in Hanover, Washington county. Pa.; d. ISTovember 30, 
1843, in Knox county, Ohio; m., March 12, 1816, Robert 
GriLCHRiST ; in 1822 removed to Knox county, Ohio ; thence 
in 1857 to Yernon Springs, Howard county, Iowa. They had 
issue (surname Gilchrist) : 

i. James, b. December 29, 1816 ; accidently killed April 6, 
1831, in Knox county, Oliio. 

ii. Samuel-Fleming, b. August 21, 1819; educated in Kenyon 
College, Ohio, and Washington College, Pa.; studied law 
in Mt. Yernon, Ohio ; was a member of the Ohio Legis- 
lature in 1849-50; afterwards probate judge of Knox 
county, Ohio ; in 1855, removed to Howard county, Iowa, 
and thence to San Francisco, California ; m., December 
25, 1843, Mary-Ann Blackman ; and they had issue (sur- 
name Gilchrist) : 

1. Francis-Marion, b. October 10, 1844. 

2. Inez- Augusta, b. August 10, 1847. 

3. William-Murray, b. June 19, 1849. 

4. John-Haider, b. August 21, 1851. 

5. Frederick, d. in infancy. 

Hi. Robert- Jackson, b. February 5, 1822; d. October 12, 1822. 

iv. liobert-Scott, b. August 5, 1823, in Knox county, Ohio ; edu- 
cated at Kenyon College, Ohio; studied medicine, and 
graduated from Cleveland Medical College in 1853; lo- 
cated at DeGraff, Ohio ; m., first, August 31 , 1852, Philena 
H. Brooks, of Columbus, Ohio ; d. November 18, 1854, 
and they had Mary, d. s. p.; m., secondly, May 15, 1856, 
Annie M. Brooks, of DeGraff, Ohio ; and they had Fay- 
H. 
V. Elizabeth, b. September 12, 1826 ; d. March 2, 1845. 



Fleming Family. 203 

vi. Sarah-Jane, b. September 12, 1830 ; d. August 20, 1845. 
vii. Mary-E., b. July 6, 1836 ; m,, August 4, 1855, iu Granville, 
Ohio, Rev. A. Nichols, of the M. E. Church, and they 
Iiad (surname Nichols) James, Inez, William, and Gura. 

XIX. Robert Jackson Fleming, ^ (Samuel, ^ Eobert, ^ ) b. 
November 16, 1803, in Hanover township, Wasliington county, 
Pa.; d. December 2, 1874, at Harrisburg, Pa. He received an 
academical education, and while yet a young man became a 
teacher and lecturer on English grammar and on music, and 
took a trip to the then West, lecturing on his favorite topic. In 
1834 he established the coach-making business on an extensive 
scale at Harrisburg, Pa., and continued it with success until his 
entire establishment was destroyed by fire June 15, 1865. He 
did not resume it. lie built at his shop the first eight-wheel 
passenger car which ran on the Pennsylvania railroad between 
Columbia and Philadelphia, also the first on the Williamsport 
and Elmira railroad, taking it up the canal on a flat boat. He 
was appointed notary public in 1861, and held the office until 
his death, for years doing the business of the Harrisburg 
National Bank in this official capacity. He was deservedly 
honored in his adopted city as an upright and enterprising citi- 
zen, a man of intelligence and high moral character, and in the 
Presbyterian Church, of which he was a life-long member, he 
was one of its elders for twenty years. Mr. Fleming married, 
June 5, 1845, at McConnellsville, Morgan county, Ohio, Sarah 
Ann Poor, b. January 30, 1814, at York Haven, Pa.; dau. of 
Charles Merrill Poor and Elizabeth (Karg) Roberts ; resides at 
Harrisburg, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Sarah-Elizabeth, b. January 25, 1847 ; d. July 18, 1850. 
n. Mary-Frances, b. February 27, 1848; d. January 28, 1852. 
iii. »yamt(eZ-TFi?son, b. December 11, 1849; m., October 7, 1875, 
Mary Malvina Sausser, b. March 4, 1852, in Massillon, 
Ohio ; dau. of Benjamin F. Sausser and Lucetta Dangler, 
and they had issue : 

1. Lucetta, b. December 16, 1876 ; d. March 30, 1881. 

2. Bohert- Jackson,]:). Februarys, 1878; d. October 

17, 1878. 

3. Elizabeth, b. August 7, 1879; d. June 30, 1880. 

4. Mary, b. November 22, 1880. 

5 Margaret, b. October 30, 1882. 



204 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

6. Alice, b. March 2, 1884. 

7. Samuel-Wilson, b. July 7, 1885. 

XX. James Fleming, =^ (Samuel, ^ Eobert,^-) b. June 25, 
181Q, in Hanover township, Washington county. Pa. ; d. Jan- 
uary 30, 1875, in Harrisburg, Pa. In 1812 his parents re- 
moved to Hanover township, Dauphin county. Pa., where his 
early years were passed. His boyhood was marked by a laud- 
able ambition to excel in his studies, and the influence of his 
mother in this direction had its good effect, not only during his 
youth, but throughout his life. Thrown upon his own re- 
sources, at the age of eighteen, he resolved to educate himself 
by alternately acting as teacher and pupil, and pursued this 
course for seven years, thereby becoming conversant with the 
higher mathematics, the ancient languages, and French. Much 
of his time was passed in the States of Kentucky and Ohio. 
About 1885 he commenced the study of medicine, and gradu- 
ated at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, in March, 1838. 
For four years he practiced his profession, but finding the du- 
ties too arduous for his slender constitution, his attention was 
drawn to the science of dental surgery, then comparatively in 
its infancy. Observing the necessity for good operators in this 
field, he went to Philadelphia and acquired a thorough knowl- 
edge of that specialty. Peturning to Harrisburg, he met with 
deserved and well-marked success. During the remainder of 
his life he was a frequent contributor to both medical and den- 
tal journals, and occasionally to the newspaper press. He was 
a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Dental Surgeons 
and of the American Society, and one of the original advo- 
cates of the establishment of a dental college at Philadelphia, 
in which he was subsequently tendered a professorship, but de- 
clined. He was twice the recipient of the honorary degree of 
Doctor of Dental Surgery. He was a director of the Harris- 
burg National Bank, president of the board of school-direc- 
tors, and an elder of the First Presbyterian church there. Dr. 
Fleming married, June, 1852, Jennette Steeet, daughter 
of Col. Thaddeus Street and Martha Davenport Reynolds, of 
Cheshire, Conn., a lineal descendant of Rev. John Davenport, 
the founder of New Haven. Her maternal grandmother, Mar- 



Fleming Family. 205 

tha Davenport, was a descendant of Oliver Wolcott, a signer 
of the Declaration of Independence. She resides in Harris- 
barg, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Helen-Street., b. June 2, 1853; m. I^ovember 10, 1881, Daniel 
Pastorious Bruner, of Columbia, Pa., a lawyer and civil 
engineer. 
n. James-Lewis, b. February 28, 1856 ; d. June 8, 1858. 
in. William-Bey nolds, h. May 9, 1862. 

XXI. David Fleming, ^ (Samuel, ^ Eobert,i) b. July 17, 
1812, in Hanover township, Washington county. Pa. He re- 
ceived his education in the public schools of the day, and in 
the Harrisburg acaden:iy, alternating later in life by teaching 
the classics and higher mathematics. In 1838, he began the 
editing of a newspaper at Harrisburg, at the same time re- 
porting the proceedings of the Legislature for several of the 
Philadelphia journals. In 1839, he commenced the study 
of law with William McOlure, and was admitted to the Dau- 
phin county bar at the November term, 1841, and has been in 
active practice at the courts there ever since. From 1813, 
he practiced in the Supreme Court of the State. In 1817, he 
was elected chief clerk of the House of Representatives, and 
served during that session. In 1854, he was elected district 
attorney. In 1863, elected to the State Senate, and was Speaker 
of that body at the closing session of his term. In the various 
business enterprises of the city of Harrisburg, he has taken a 
very prominent part, and largely interested in a number of 
them. Mr. Fleming married, January 1, 1852, Susan Mowey, 
daughter of Charles Mowry* and Mary Eichmond. They had 
issue : . • 

* Charles Mowry was born in Litchfield, Providence county, R. 
I., in 1777. He received a classical education, and came to Pennsyl- 
vania about 1800, and engaged in teaching. In 1808 he began the 
publication of the Temperate Zone, at Downingtown, Chester county. 
This was subsequently changed to the American Bepuhlican, and. 
Mr. Mowry continued its publication until 1821, when he came to 
Harrisburg in the interest of William Pindlay, who was a candidate 
for Governor of Pennsylvania for a second term, and became editor 
of the Pennsylvania Intelligencer, previously the Harrisburg Repub- 
lican. This paper he eventually disposed of to Gen. Simon Cameron, 



206 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. Charles-Moiory, b. March 9, 1853; d. March, 1883; a grad- 
uate of Princeton, studied law with his father, and was 
admitted to the bar September 1, 1877 ; naturally gifted, 
he was entering upon a career of usefulness, when he 
was stricken down by disease, 
n. Sallie, b. April 15, 1855 ; graduated at Vassar College, 
m. David, b. May 4, 1857 ; graduated at Princeton College, N . 
J.; m., 1884, Mary Curwen, daughter of Dr. John VV. 
Curwen. 
iv. George-Hidimond, b. September 19, 1860 ; graduated at 
Princeton College, iN". J. • 

XXII. Egbert McCoNNELL, 3 (Maiy,^ Eobert/) b. Decem- 
ber 5, 1794 ; m., June 13, 1825, Edith Hamlin. They had 
issue (surname McConnell) : 

i. Fleming, b. July 14, 1826 ; m., December 27, 1858, Elizabeth 

M. Donald. 
ii. Alexander, b. November 1, 1828; m. October 23, 1856. 
Hi. Bobert Simpson, b. May 25, 1831. 

XXIII. James McConnell, ^ (Mary,^ Eobert,i) b. October 
27, 1796 ; d. May 28, 1852 ; m. Nancy Shipley. They had 
issue (surname McConnell) : 

i. John, b. 1821 ; m. Margery Steele, and they had James- A., 

John-C, liacliel-A., Nancy-C, and Tkomas-N. 
ii. Henrietta, b. January 10, 1823; m. November 2, 1850, 
Nathaniel Gillespie, and they had issue (surname Gilles- 
pie) : 

1. Emma- Virginia, b. September 1, 1852. 
■ 2. Ella-Amanda, b. November 2, 1853. 

3. Clara-Bell, b. Novem])er 19, 1854 ; d. September 

14, 1856. 

4. Maggie- Jane, b. December 20, 1855. 

who had been associated with him as co-partner in its management, 
in order that he might assume the duties of Canal Commissioner, to 
which he had been appointed by Governor Shulze. During his career 
as editor, he acquired considerable celebrity as a political writer, and 
exercised a marked influence upon the policy of his party. He died at 
Harrisburg, July 29, 1838. He married, March 31, 1812, Mary Rich- 
mond, daughter of George Riclimond, of SadsbUry township, Chester 
county. She died March 28, 1862, aged seventy-six years. They had 
six children — three sons, since deceased, and three daughters— ilfart/, 
married Samuel D. Young, and is a widow ; Susan, married David 
Fleming; and Jcme, unmarried. 



FJemivg Family. 207 

5. Adalizci' Clarissa., b. January 12, 1857. 

6. Mary-Mabel, b. September 29, 1859. 

7. Laura-Etta, b. December 16, 1860. 

8. WilUam-McConnell, b. February 22, 1862. 

9. James-Anderson, b. February 26, 1863. 

10. John-Orlando, b. May 27, 1864. 

11. Sarah-Eva, b. August 7, 1865. 

^^^ii. Martha-Ann, m. Nelson Maxwell, and they had issue (sur- 
name Maxwell) J^ancy-Ann, Sarah-Jane, and Joseph. 
iv. Rachel, m., September 30, 1857, Brown McKay, and had 

issue. 
V. Mary-Elizaheth, m. John Steele, and had issue. 
vi. Sarah, m. William Keed, and they had issue (surname 
Reed) Alexander, James-Clement, John-Willis, and Wil- 
liam-H. Franklin, 
vii. Jane, m. John Ryenearson. 
via. Nancy -Adaline, d. s. p. 
ix. Rohert-A., d. in hospital at Gallatin, Tennessee, in 1865. 

XXI Y. Elizabeth McConnell,^ (Mary,^ Eobert,^) b. 
April 9, 1798 ; d. ; m. June 6, 1816, Samuel McCaeeell, b. 
March 1, 1788, in York connty, Pa. ; d. June,. 1881, in Han- 
over township, Washington county, Pa. They had issue (sur- 
name McCarrell) : 

i. ./I?ca;aric7er,b. September 22, 1817; d. May, 1881; graduated 
from Washington College, Pa., in 1841 ; licensed by Wash- 
' ington Presbytery April 17,1844; pastor of the Presby- 
terian church, Claysville, and was commissioner to the 
general assembly of his .church at St. Louis, in 1851, and 
at Newark, N. J., in 1664; m. January 22, 1842, Martha 
McClain, and they had issue (surname McCarrell) : 

1. Samuel- John- Milton, b. October 19, 1842; gradu- 

ated from Washington College, Pa., 1864; 
studied law with David Fleming,at Harrisburg, 
Pa., and admitted to the bar in 1866 ; elected 
district attorney for Dauphin county. Pa., 1880, 
and reelected in 1883 ; m. Rebecca Wallace, 
and had issue: 

«. Tra^?ace-^?fa;a?i(;7er, b. November 26,1 876 ; 
d. December 16, 1880. 

h. Samuel- John-McClain, b. December 7, 
1881. 

2. William- Alexander, b. August 20, 1846. 

3. Joseph- James, b. July 9, 1849. 

4. Thomas-Calvin, b. September 29, 1856. 

5. Elizabeth- Mary, b. July 28, 1862. 



208 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

n. Louise-Jane, b. December 25, 1819. 

m. Mary-Elizabeth, b. October 28, 1822 ; d. September 12, 
1826. 

iv. Samuel- 31iUon,h. July 22, 1825; d. September 24,1851; a 
physician. 

V. Mary-Eleanor, b. November 6, 1830 ; graduated from Fe- 
male College, Washington, Pa. ; d. November, 1858. 

vi. Jarn€s-Fle7ning, h. October 26,1832; a physician; residing 
at Eldersville, Washington county. Pa. ; m. November 
16, 1865, Jennie E. Hayes, and they had issue : 
1. John- Milton, b. August 17, 1866. 

vii. Lysander-Thomas, b. July 22, 1840. 
viii. Elizaheth-Alvira, b. December 17, 1842. 




Family of Forster. 209 



FAMILY 0¥ FORSTER. 



I. John Fokster/ a native of county Antrim, Ireland, of 
Scotch parentage, emigrated to America prior to 1722, and lo- 
cated in Paxtang township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, 
Penna. ; he was twice married, dying prior to 1749. By his 
first wife, Elizabeth Chambers, who was a daughter of 
Arthur Chambers, dying in Ireland, there was issue : 

i. Thomas, b. 1696 ; d. July 25, 1772. He came to America 
with liis father's family, and was among the first who 
took up land in what is now Dauphin county, Penna. 
He was a gentleman of means, had received a good edu- 
cation, and was for many years one of the Provincial 
magistrates. He was removed late in life, on account of 
his refusal to oust some squatters on Proprietary lands. 
He was a prominent personage, on the then frontiers of 
the Province, in civil affairs. During the Indian trou- 
bles he greatly assisted in preparing for the defense of 
the border settlements, and his name appears frequently 
in the voluminous correspondence preserved in the ar- 
chives of the State. He died in Paxtang, aged seventy- 
six years, and is buried in the old church graveyard. 
Mr. Forster was never married ; the principal part of his 
estate went to his brother, John, and nephew, Thomas 
Forster, the latter named for him. 

ii. Arthur, b. 1700 ; d. unm. 

in. Agnes, b. 1702, m. John Moore, son of Andrew Moore,* of 
Derry. 

* Andrew Moore, of Derry, where he was an early settler, died 
there in October, 1767, leaving children as follows: 
i. Elizabeth, m, James Forster. 

ii. Agnes, m. Craig. 

Hi. Mary, m. Joseph Grain, (see Crain record.) 
iv. John, m. Agnes Forster. 

V. William, m. and had Andrew, who married Catharine 
Forster, daughter of James Forster and Elizabeth Moore. 
14 



210 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

iv. William, b. 1704; m. Eacliel Kelly, daughter of Patrick 
and Rachel Kelly, of Londonderry township, then Lan- 
caster county, Pa., and had James, m. Elizabeth Espy. 
I". Elizabeth, b. 1706; m. Jacob Ellis, of Hanover; descend- 
ants removed to Virginia; their daiighter, Sarah, m. 
Robert Gilchrist. 
J vi. Margaret, b. 1710 ; m. John Graham, d. 1764. 

2. vii. Jb/in,b. 1715; m. Catharine Dickey. 

By his second wife, Sarah, there was issue : 

3. via. James, b. 1722 ; m. Elizabeth Moore. 

ix. Isabel, b. 1724. 

4. X. Stephen, b. 1726 ; m. Mary Chambers. 

II. John Foester,^ (John,i) \)^ 1715, in comity Antrim, 
Ireland ; d. September, 1789, in Lower Paxtang township, 
Dauphin county, Pa. ; m. Catharine Dickey ;* b. 1738, in 
Chester county, Penna., d. November 23, 1804, in Lower Pax- 
tang township, Dauphin county, Pa., daughter of Moses and 
Agnes Dickey. They had issue : 

5. i. Thomas, b. May 16, 1762; m. Sarah Pettit Montgomery. 
ii. Mary, b. 1767, d. August 2, 1810 ; m. Cornelius Cox. 

6. Hi. John, b. September 17, 1777; m. first, Mary Elder; sec- 

ond, Margaret S. Law. 

7. iv. Dorcas, m. William Bell. 

V. Agnes, m. George Nelson. 
vi. Elizabeth, 
vii. Margaret. 

III. James Forster,^ (John,i) b. 1722, in Paxtang town- 
ship, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Penna., d. in London- 

* MosES Dickey settled very early in Chester county, near the Oc- 
torara, subsequently removing to Paxtang. With others of his fam- 
ily, he emigrated from the north of Ireland. He was a mill-wright 
by trade, and erected a mill on Spring Creek, which subsequently be- 
came Elder's mill, now Walker's. He died on the 1st of June, 1776, 
and was buried in the graveyard " belonging to Mr. Elder's meeting- 
house." By his will, proved on the 12th of June following, he left 
wife Agnes and children : 

i. William. 
ii. John. 

Hi. Sarah, m. John Carson. 
iv. Catharine, m. John Forster. 

V. Agnes, m. Robert Dickey. 
vi. Moses. 



Family of Forster. 211 

derry township ; m. Elizabeth Mooee, daughter of Andrew 
Moore, of Derrj^ They had issue : 

i. Andrew. 

ii. Mary^ d. March 15, 1796 ; married James Cavet, removed 
to Westmoreland county, Penna., and had James-Forster 
and Mary. 
Hi. Sarah, m. David Patton. 
^v. Elizabeth, m, James Kelly, Esq. 
V. Catharine, m. Andrew Moore. 

vi. David, m. and removed to Eowan county, N. C; had 
John, and other children. 
8. vii. TFiZZiam, b. 1749 ; m. Margaret Ayres. 
viii. Josiah. 

lY. Stephen Forstee,^ (John,i) b. 1726, in Paxtang 
township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Penna. ; d. February 
1792, in Turbut township, Northumberland county, Penn. ; m. 
Mary Chambers, daughter of John and Margaret Chambers, 
of Paxtang. They had issue : 

i. Chambers. 
ii. Stephen. 
Hi. Thomas. 

V. Thomas Forster, s (John,^ John,i) b. May 16, 1762, in 
Paxtang township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. 
June 29, 1836, at Erie, Pa. He received a good education, and 
was brought up as a surveyor. During the latter part of the 
Revolution was in arms for the defense of the frontiers. In 
1794, during the so-called Whiskey Insurrection, he served as 
colonel of one of the volunteer regiments on that expedition. 
He was one of the associate judges of Dauphin county, ap- 
pointed October 26, 1793, by Governor Mifflin, resigning De- 
cember 3, 1798, having been elected one of the representatives 
of the State Legislature that year. At the close of 1799 or 
early in 1800, as the agent of the Harrisburg and Presquo Isle 
Land company, he permanently removed to Erie. In the affairs 
incident to the early settlement of that town and the organiza- 
tion of that county, he took a prominent part. He was one of 
the first street commissioners of the town, president of the Erie 
and Waterford Turnpike company, one of the directors of the 
first library company and its librarian, and captain of the first 



212 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

military company formed at Erie, and which, in 1812, was in 
service at Buffalo, Capt. Forster being promoted brigade inspec- 
tor. In 1823 he was appointed by Governor Shulze one of 
the commissioners to explore the route for the Erie extension 
of the Pennsylvania canal, and in 1827 was chairman of the 
meeting organizing St. Paul's Episcopal Church. In 1799 he 
was appointed by President Adams collector of the port at 
Erie, and successively commissioned by Presidents Jefferson, 
Madison, J. Q. Adams, and Jachson, filling the office until his 
death. Col. Forster m. October 5, 1786, Sarah Pettit Mont- 
gomery, b. July, 1768, at Georgetown, Kent county, Md. ; d. 
July 27, 1808, at Erie, Pa. ; daughter of Rev. Joseph Mont- 
gomery* and Elizabeth Peed. They had issue : 

* Joseph Montgomery, son of John and Martha Montgomery, 
emigrants from Ireland, was born September 23, 1733, (O. S.,) in Pax- 
tang township, then Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, Pa. He was 
educated at the College of !New Jersey, from which he graduated in 
1755, and was afterwards appointed master of the grammar school 
connected with the college. In 1760 the College of Philadelphia and 
Yale College conferred upon him the Master's degree. About this 
time he was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Philadelphia, and 
soon after, by request, entered the bounds of the Presbytery of Lewes, 
from which he was transferred to that of New Castle, accepting a 
call from the congregations at Georgetown, over which he was settled 
from 1767 to 1769. He was installed pastor of the congregations at 
Christiana Bridge and New Castle, Delaware, on the 16th of August, 
1769, remaining there until the autumn of 1777, when he resigned, 
having been commissioned chaplain of Col. Small wood's (Maryland) 
regiment of the Continental Line. During the war his home was 
with his relatives in Paxtang. On the 23d of November, 1780, he 
was chosen by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania one of its dele- 
gates in Congress, and reelected the following year. He was elected 
a member of the Assembly of the State in 1782, serving during that 
session. He was chosen by that body, February 25, 1783, one of the 
commissioners to settle the difficulty between the State and the Con- 
necticut settlers at Wyoming. When the new county of Dauphin 
was erected, the Supreme Executive Council appointed him recorder 
of deeds and register of wills for the county, which office he held 
from March 11, 1785, to October 14, 1794, the date of his death. " Mr. 
Montgomery filled conspicuous and honorable positions in church 
and State in the most trying period of the early history of the coun- 
try. In the church he was the friend and associate of men like 
Witherspoon, Rodgers, and Spencer, and his bold utterances in the 



Family of Forster. 213 

i. Elizabeth-KacheU b. July 25, 1787, in Paxtang; d. 1852 at 
Syracuse, N. Y.; ni. Major James E. Herron, d. in 1860 
J or 1862 at Syracuse, I^T. Y.; no surviving issue. 

9. n. John- Montgomery, b. June 21, 1789; m. Jennette AVright. 
m. Catharine- Ann, b. June 10, 1791, in Paxtang ; d. December 
17, 1889, at Erie, Pa.; m., first, February 6, 1816, Richard 
T. Timberlake, purser U. S. N.; d. October 2, 1816; m., 
secondly, Capt. Bailey, and had Theodore, d. s. p.; and 
Sarah m. Mr. Rathbone, of Elmira, N. Y. 
iv. Mary-Theodosia, b. August 16, 1793, at Harrisburg, Pa.; d. 
1820; m. Col. John Harris, w^ho died at Washington a 
few years ago, commandant of the marine corps ; no issue. 
V. Joseph-Montgomery, b. March 21, 1795; d. s. p. 
vi. Thomas, b. September 13, 1796, at Harrisburg, Pa.; d. Oc- 
tober 17, 1864, at Westfield, IST. Y.; m. Julia Bell, and 
had Harris, Sumner, WilUam, Sarah, and Anna. 
vii. Sarah, b. November 24, 1797, at Harrisburg; d. 1879 in 
Erie county, Pa. 

cause of independence stamp him as a man of no ordinary courage 
and decision. * * * He enjoyed to an unusual degree the respect 
and confidence of the men of his generation." The Rev. Mr. Mont- 
gomery was twice married; m., first, in 1765, Elizabeth Reed, d. 
March, 1769, daughter of Andrew and Sarah Reed, of Trenton, N. 
J., and they had issue : 

i. Sarah-Pettit, b. July, 1766 ; m. Thomas Forster. 
a. Elizabeth, b. July 17, 1768; d. October 12, 1814, in Harris- 
burg, Pa. ; m. Samuel Laird, b. at Carlisle, Pa., 15th Feb- 
ruary, 1769, son of Samuel Laird (1732-1806) and Mary 
Young, (1741-1833,) daughter of James Young. His 
father was for many years one of the provincial magis- 
trates of Cumberland county, and, under the Constitu- 
tion of 1776, one of the justices of the courts. Mr. Laird 
received a classical education, studied law at Carlisle, 
and was admitted to the Pauphin county bar at the Sep- 
tember term, 1792. He located at Harrisburg, and soon 
secured a large and successful practice. In the early 
years of the borough he took an active part in its local 
affairs, and was a prominent actor in the first decade of 
its histoiy. He died at Harrisburg, Pa., January 15, 1815. 

Mr. Montgomery m., secondly, July 11, 1770, Rachel (Rush) 
BoYCE, b. 1741, in Byberry ; d. July 28, 1798, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; she 
was the widow of Angus Boyce, and daughter of Thomas and Rachel 
Rush, who were the parents of the celebrated Dr. Benjamin Rush. 
They had issue : 

Hi. John, b. December 23, 1771 ; probably d. s. p. 



211 Pen nsylvania Genea logies. 

via. Eleanor-Reed, b. August 20, 1799; d. s. p. 
ix. Samuel- Laird, b. August 8, 1801, at Erie, Pa., where he d. 
in 1860; m, Baird, and liad issue. 

10. X. Hannah- Wickersham, b. January 31, 1804 ; m. Edwin Yose 

Sumner. 

11. xi. Margaret- Wallace, b. September 10, 1806; m. George 

Wright. 

YI. John Fokster,^ (John,^ John,i) b. September 17, 1777, 
in Paxtang, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, Pa.; d. May 28, 
1863, at Harrisburg, Pa,; he received a good education, and 
was at Princeton when a call was made by President Washing- 
ton for volunteers to march to Western Pennsylvania to put 
down the so-called "Whisky Insurrection" of 1794, and was 
on that expedition as an aid to Greneral Murray. He subse- 
quently read law with Greneral Hanna, but never applied for 
admission, turning his attention to mercantile pursuits, in which 
he was very successful. During the military era of the Gov- 
ernment prior to the war of 1812, he was colonel of State mi- 
litia, and in 1814, when the troops from Pennsylvania marched 
to the defense of the beleaguered city of Baltimore, he was 
placed in command of a brigade of volunteers. For his gal- 
lant services in that campaign the thanks of the general com- 
manding were tendered in special orders. He served in the 
State Senate from 1814 to 1818. Greneral Forster was cashier 
of the Harrisburg Bank for a period of, at least, sixteen years, 
established the Bank of Lewistown, and in 1840 was cashier 
of the Exchange Bank of Pittsburgh. He subsequently be- 
came president of the branch bank at HoUidaysburg, but in a 
few years retired from all business pursuits and returned to his 
home at Harrisburg. He died there at the advanced age of 
almost eighty-six years. General Forster was faithful, honest, 
and upright in all his business connections, and a good finan- 
cier. He was twice married; m., first, September 26, 1798, 
Mary Elder, b. 1779; d. December 18, 1831, at Harrisburg, 
Pa.; dau. of John Elder and Elizabeth Awl, (see Elder record.) 
They had issue : 

^. John-Elder, b. 1799; d. May 15, 1879, at Washington city, 
D. C; m. Elizabetli Culbertson Law, dau. of Benjamin 
Law, of Mifflin county, Pa, and they had issue : 



Family of Forster. 215 

1. John-Theodore^ m. Annie McMicken. 

2. Henry -Kirkland. 

3. William-Law^ m., first, Euphemia North, and 

had Jfari/and Lewis; second, Frances-Welles. 

4. James-Henry -Stuart^ d. s. p. 

5. Thomas^ d. s. p. 

6. Eebecca-Lvsk^ m. Alfred Foot, major U. S. A. ; 

d. September 1, 1869, and liad (surname Foot) 
Samuel-Alfred. 

7. Mary-Elder, d. s. p. ; m. Prescott Hosmer. 

8. Eliza-Heron, m. Charles Duncanson. 

9. Annie-Cowden, m. Thomas Young, and had (sur- 

name Young) Charles, Elizabeth- F., and Jennie. 
10. Wilson-Butherford, m. Alice B. Weizgarver. 
ii. Joshua-Elder, h. 1800; m. August 11,1832, Elizabeth Lewis 
Alder, eldest daughter of Joshua William Alder, and 
they had issue : 

1. Joshua-Alder, h. May 27, 1833. 

2. Oscar-Elder, b. December 22, 1834. 

3. Charles, b. June 23, 1836. 

4. John-Adams, b. November 1, 1838; d. October 

13, 1841.. 

5. Frank- Emlin, b. June 9, 1845. 

Hi. Catharine, b. 1802; d. February 9, 1872 ; m. Henry Antes, 
b. December 4, 1784; d. January 8, 1860, at Harrisburg, 
Pa.; son of Philp Antes and his wife Susanna, daughter 
of Charles Williams, of Paxtang; was in mercantile life 
many years at Harrisburg ; was a soldier of the war of 
1812-14; clerk in the Land Department of the State; and 
frequently a member of the borough council of Harris- 
burg; they had issue (surname Antes) : 

1. John-Forster, m. and resides in Missouri. 

2. Henry-P. 

3. Emory, d. s. p. 

4. Mary-Forster, m. M. R. Simons, and had (sur- 
\ n-dme Hixnons) Ayites-Marcus and Marcus- Antes. 

5. Lucy, m. Signor Muzio. 

6. Josephine, d. s. p. 

7. Elizabeth, d. s. p. 
iv. Mary, d. s. p. 

V. Washington, d. unm. 
vi. Rev. Thomas, m. Eliza Rich Hall, dau. of Dr. Ebenezer 

Hall, and had Mary-Elizabeth, Thomas-Hall, John-Eben- 

ezer, and George- Chalmers; reside in Mount Clement, 

Michigan. 
vii. WilUam-M, m. Rachel Elvira Whiteley, b. in Baltimore 

county, Maryland ; reside in Lancaster, Pa. 



216 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

viii. Theodore, d. January 9, 1883, in St. Louis, Mo. ; was twice 
married ; m. first Mary Bryan, daughter of Judge Bryan, 
of Geneseo, N. Y., and they had issue : 

1. Bryan, m. Jennie T. Cole, daughter of Capt. 

George Cole, of Potosi, Mo., and had Theodore, 

Catharine, George, and Bryan. 

He m. secondly, April 14, 1875, Virginia Hamilton, second 

dau. of Hon. Alexander Hamilton, of St. Louis, Mo., and 

Julia A. Keen, his wife, who was a dau. of Keynold 

Keen and Nancy Lawrence ; Alexander Hamilton was a 

son of Hugh and Sarah Hamilton, of Philadelphia, who 

entered upon his professional career when quite young, 

in the west, and it was said of him that he brought his 

code of practice with him — atttaining high rank as a 

lawyer and judge in Missouri. No issue. 

Gen. Forster m., secondly, July 9, 1833, Margaret Snod- 
GRASS Law, daughter of Benjamin Law, of Miflflin co.. Pa., 
and widow of Rev. James H. Stuart,* a Presbyterian minister 
of the Kishacoquillas valley. They had issue : 

ix. Benjamin- Law, m.. Annie Bull Alricks, (see AlricTcs record,) 
and had issue : 

1. Caroline- Alricks, b. June 20, 1865. 

2. John-Douglass, b. October 12, 1866. 
X. Orsan-Douglass, d. November 30, 1865, unm. 

xi. Margaret-Hnodgrass, m. Major Edwin Vose Sumner, U. S. 
A., and had (surname Sumner) Edwin-Vose, Margaret- 
Forster, and Hannah. 
xii. Ellen- Rutherford, m. George C. Bent, and had (surname 

Bent) Bessie- Conway, 
xiii. Mary -Elizabeth, m. James Edward Cann, paymaster U. 
S. N. and had (surname Cann) Barry-Bingay. 

YII. Dorcas Forste r,^ (John, ^ John, i) b. in Lower Paxtang 
township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, Penna., d. there 
prior to 1783 ; m. William Bell, of Paxtang, who died in 
November 1783 ; resided on a tract of land called " Bell's In- 
crease." They had issue (surname Bell) : 

i. John, m. Elizabeth . 

ii. George, m. Mary . 



Hi. William, m. Dorcas 



*They had one son, Dr. James H. Stuart, assistant surgeon TJ. S. 
N., who was lost on the " Porpoise," which went down in the China 
Sea, in 1854. 



Family of Forster. 217 

iv Thomas. 

V. Artliur, m. Eleanor . 

vi. Andrew, 
vii. Jean, 
via. Mary, 
ix. Sarah. 
X. Dorcas, 
xi. Margaret. 

yill. William Forster, ^ (James, ^ John,!) b. about 1749, 
in Londonderry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, 
Pa.; d. in 1789 in Upper Paxtang township, Dauphin qounty, 
Pa. ; m. November 1, 1773, by Kev. John Elder, Margaret 
Ayres, b. October 9, 1754 ; d. December 24, 1823 ; daughter 
of William Ayres and Mary Kean. They had issue : 

i. Mary, b. September 8, 1781 ; m. James Kirk, 
it. TFi7ZtaTO,b. March 21, 1784; d. July, 1829; m. Martha Coch- 
ran. 
12. in. James, b. August 25, 1787 ; m. Margaret Ayres. 

Margaret Ayres Forster, m. secondly Reuben Lockhart, of 
Middlq Paxtang township, Dauphin county. Pa; no issue. 

IX. John Montgomery Forster,^ (Thomas, ^ John,^ 
John, ^) b., June 21, 1789, in Paxtang; d. September 21, 
1858, at Harrisburg, Penna. He passed his youth partly at 
Harrisburg and partly at Erie, where his father removed about 
1799. He studied law with his uncle, Samuel Laird, at Har- 
risburg, and was admitted to the bar of Dauphin county at May 
term, 1814. He marched with the volunteers from this section 
of the State to Baltimore, in 1814, and was elected or appointed 
brigade major of the brigade commanded by his uncle, Gren- 
eral John Forster. After his return, he practiced law at Har- 
risburg, and was Deputy Attorney General for the counties of 
Dauphin and Lebanon, under the administration of Governor 
Hiester, Thomas Elder being Attorney General. Upon the 
occasion of General Lafayette's visit to Harrisburg, he com- 
manded the military. He was president of the branch bank of 
Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, until it was discontinued. He 
represented this judicial district in the first Board of Revenue 
Commissioners, convened in 1844, to equalize taxation between 
the several counties of the State, and was elected secretary of 



218 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

the board at the session of 1847 and 1850. In 1846 he was 
commissioned, by Governor Shunk, as president judge of the 
counties of Chester and Delaware, and served for several 
months in this capacity. Major Forster ra. Jenjstette Weight, 
b., 1790, in Paterson, New Jersey; d., July 30, 1880, at Harris- 
burg, Penna., daughter of John Wright* and Rose Chambers. 
They had issue : 

i. Thomas, b. December 21, 1819; d. January 31, 1858, at 
Harrisburg. 

n. James, b., 1823, at Harrisburg; d., February 1, 1879, in 
]S^evv York city. 

in. TFfi'7ma)x,m. Mary Carroll, and had Carroll and Mirgaret; 
reside near Mercersburg, Pa. 

iv. John-Montgomery , Insurance Commissioner of Pennsyl- 
vania; m. Sarah Elder, and had Rohert-Elder and Jen- 
nette. 

X. Hanxah Wickersham Forster,* (Thomas, ^ John,^ 
Johni,) b. January 31, 1804, at Erie, Pa. ; d. December 9, 1880at 
Charlottesville, Va. ; m. EinviN Vose Sumner, b. January 1796, 
Boston Mass; d. March 21, 1863, at Syracuse, K Y., son of 

*JoHN Wright was a native of Ireland, born about 1745. He 
came to America in early life, and located in New Jersey, where he 
probably taught school until the opening of the war of the Revolu- 
tion. He held the position of a quartermaster of the N'ew Jersey 
troops during the struggle for independence, and at the close of the 
conflict settled at Paterson, in that State, from which place he re- 
moved to Harrisburg, about thefyear 1797, and opened, on the 10th 
of August of that year, " an English school in the German school- 
house"' there. On the removal of John Wyeth, as postmaster, by 
President Adams, in 1798, Major Wright was appointed to that oftice. 
This he took charge of in connection with his school, holding|the 
office until his death, which occurred on the 4th of January, 1814. 
He married, at Trenton, N. J., August 14, 1778, Rose Chambers, 
daughter of Alexander Chambers, one of the leading merchants of 
that town during the last half of last century. Her mother, Eliza- 
betii Chambers, was one of the matrons who received Washington 
at the bridge at Trenton on the 21st of April, 1789. Mrs. Wright 
was one of Harrisburg's most estimable women, and on the death of 
her husband, succeeded to the post-office, which she retained until her 
death, in March, 1822. Major Wright was an ardent patriot, an ex- 
cellent teacher, a faithful officer, an active, energetic citizen, and one 
of the leaders of public opinion seventy and eighty years ago. 



Family of Forster. 219 

at Seth Sumner ; entered the U. S. Army in March 1819, and 
rose to be a major-general and corps commander in the army 
of the Potomac during the war for the Union. They had is- 
sue (surname Sumner) : 

i. Nancy, m. Leonidas Jenkins, U. S. A., d. October 18, 1847, 
in Mexico. 

u. Margaret, m. Eugene E. McLean, U. S. A., afterward ^ 
colonel in the Confederate service. 

in. Sarah, m. William W. Teall, of Syracuse, X. Y. 

iv. Mary, m. Armistead L. Long, U. S. A., b. 1826, in Virginia ; 
graduated from West Point in 1850 ; commissioned first 
lieutenant, second artillery, 1854; aid-de-camp to General 
Sumner from May 20, 1861, to his resignation June 10, 
1861 ; was military secretary to General Lee, and briga- 
dier general C S. A. ; reside (1885) at Charlottesville, Va., 
where Mrs. Long is postmistress. 

V. Echvin Vose; entered the U. S. A. in 1861, at present major 
Fifth Cavalry ; m. Margaret^Snodgrass Forster, {see Fors- 
ter record, VL) 

vi. Sar)iuel S.; entered the U. S. A, in 1861 ;,at present major 
of Eighth Cavalry. 

XL Margaeet Wallace Forster, ^ (Thomas, ^ John,^ 
John,i) b. September 10, 1806, at Erie, Pa.; lost in wreck of 
steamer " Brother Jonathan" on voyage from San Francisco, 
to Portland, Oregon, July 30, 1865 ; m. George Wright, b. 
1803 in "Vermont, graduated from West Point in 1822, pro- 
moted adjutant, January, 1831-6, captain, October 30, 1836, 
brevet major for meritorious conduct in the Florida war, 
March 15, 1842, brevet lieutenant colonel for gallantry at 
Contraras and Churubusco, Mexico, August 20, 1847, and 
brevet colonel for gallantry in command of the storming-party 
at Molino del Hey, September 8, 1847, in which he was 
wounded, major Fourth infantry, January 1, 1848, colonel 
Ninth infantry, March 3, 1855, greatly distinguished in cam- 
paigns against the Indians of Washington Territory, 1856 and 
185$, brigadier general of volunteers, September 28, 1861, and 
commanded the Department of the Pacific from October, 1861, 
to July, 1864, and the district of California, 1864, to the time 
of his loss on board the " Brother Jonathan," July 30, 1865. 
They had issue (surname Wright) : 



220 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. Thomas Furster,l>. in Missouri; educated at West Point; 
served as artillery officer to General Walker in the Nica- 
rague expedition ; was Colonel of a California regiment 
during the Rebellion ; appointed to the United (States 
army by President Lincoln ; and was killed in action 
April 26,1872, in the Lava beds in the Modoc war. 
ii. John Montgomery; resides at Louisville, Ky. ; was adju- 
tant general of that State. 
Hi. Eliza, m. Captain Wesley Owens, U. S. A., d. August 11, 
1867. 

XII. James Forster,^ (William, ^ John,i) b. August 25, 
1787; d. October 4, 1840; m., April 6, 1812, Margaret 
Ayres, b. February 25, 1793 ; d. December 23, 1867. They 
had issue (besides four d. in infancy) : 

*. Eliza, m. Samuel F. Sigmund, of Clinton county, Pa. 
ii, Maria. 

Hi. William, m. Sarah M. Irwin. 
iiK Margaret, m. John B. Till, of Dauphin, Pa. 

V. John, 
vi. Mary. 




Fulton of Paxtang. 221 



FULTON OF PAXTANG. 



T. EiCHARD Fulton, 1 b. in 1706, in Londonderry, Ireland ; 
d. jSTovember, 1774, in Paxtang township, Lancaster, now Dau- 
phin, county, Penna. Ho came to America, in 1722, in com- 
pany with some relatives, and was among the earliest settlers 
in Paxtang. His farm was situated on the bank of the Sus- 
quehanna river, just below Harrisburg, a portion of it being now 
included in the limits of that city. . His will was probated at 
Lancaster, November 11, 1774, of which his sons-in-law, Moses 
Wallace and Hugh Wilson, were the executors. The inven- 
tory of the estate, made by them on the 6th of December fol- 
lowing, give the value of his plantation £1,200, and that of his 
farming implements, etc., £340 6s. 6d., making a total of £1,540 
6s. 6d. Richard Fulton married, in December, 1744, Isabel 
McChesney, or, as often written in early records, Chesney, the 
Mc being omitted. She was the daughter of William McChes- 
ney ; was born in 1714, and died April, 1779, in Paxtang, and, 
with her husband, buried in the old church grave-yard there. 
They had issue : 

i. William^ b. 1746; under certain conditions, his father left 
him, by his will, three hundred pounds. We have no 
further record of him. 
a. Jean, b. 1748; d. May, 1786 ; m. Moses Wallace, (see Eobert 
Wallace record.) 

2. in. Bichard, b. February 20, 1750; m. Mary Willson. 

3. iv. Isabel, b. 1753; m. Hugh Wilson. 

r. Grizzle, b. 1755; m. Alexander AVilson, (see Wihonrecorel.) 
vL Joseph, b. 1759; d. January 28, 1787 ; m. January 25, 1780, 

by Kev. John Elder, Elizabeth ; and they had 

Michehrd. 

II. RiCHAKD Fulton,- (Richard, i) b. February 20, 1750, 
in Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Penna. ; d. 1806 ; m. 



222 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

Maey Willson, b. 1760 ; d. November 23, 1815 ; daughter of 
Hugh Willson and Margaret McKnight, and, with her husband, 
interred in Paxtang church-yard. They had issue : 

4, i. Isabel^ b. October 9, 1793; m. John Buffington. 
n. John-William, b. July, 1795. 
' Hi. Bichard, b. August 4, 1797 ; d. February 23, 1851 ; m. Mary 
Ann Boal; no issue. 
iv. Hayes, b. October 2, 1799 ; d. s. p. 

V. Mary- Wilson, b. August 26, 1801 ; m. James Kelton, Esq., 
of Chester county, Penna ; no issue. 

Ill Isabel Fulton, ^ (Richard,^) b. 1753, in Paxtang town- 
ship, Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. 1796, in Derry townshp, Dau- 
phin county. Pa. ; m. April 30, 1772, by Rev. John Elder, 
Hugh Wilson, b. September 24, 1743 ; d. April 20, 1796, in 
Derry township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; buried in Derry church 
grave-yard. They had issue (surname Wilson) : 



7 



i. Isabel, b. March 9, 1773; m. Henry Fulton. 
a. Jean, b. 1775; d. 1823; m. William McTeer, d. 1801 ; and 

had issue (surname McTeer) William, James, Alice, m. 

William Ross, and Jane. 
Hi. Richard, b. 1777 ; d. January, 1809. 
iv. Hugh, b. April 23, 1780 ; d. March 31, 1810 ; buried in Derry 

church graveyard. 



IV. Isabel Fulton, ^ (Richard, ^ Richard, i) b. October 9, 
1793, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. February 
12, 1826, in Harrisburg, Pa., and there buried; m. Januarj" 9, 
1816, by Rev. James Buchanan, John Buffington, b. 1786 ; 
d. January 23, 1856, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; son of Thomas Buf- 
fington and Elizabeth, his wife. They had issue (surname Buf- 
fington) : 

6. %. Mary-Hayes, b. November 3, 1816; m. Dr. John H. Fager. 

7. ii. Thomas- Wilson, b. December 9, 1819 ; m. Elizabeth Sydney 

Chayne. 

8. m. ^h'zaftei/i-S., b. May 21, 1822; m. James Clark. 

9. iv. Isabella-Fulton, b. November 20, 1824 ; m. A. Fleming Slay- 

maker. 

Y. Isabel Wilson, ^ (Isabel, ^ Richard, i) b. March 9, 1773 ; 
d., August 1, 1832, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; m., 1788, Henry 
Fulton, b., 1768, in Cecil county, Md. ; d., 1824, at Jefferson- 



Fulton of Paxtang. 223 

ville, Ind. ; was related to the first Kichard Fultou, was a mer- 
chant, and resided at Harrisburg, Pa. They had issue (surname 
Fulton;) : 

i. Jane-Ann^ b. August 11, 1789; m. Neville B. Craig, (see 
Neville and Craig.) 
10. a. Jefferson- Wilson, b. 1791 ; m. Susan Thompson. 
Hi. Hi(gh,h. 1793; d. s. p. 
iv. Robert-Gait, (twin,) b. 1793; d., October 24, 1824, at New 

Orleans, La. 
V. George- Washington, b. 1795 ; d., December 12, 1818, at Hen- 
derson, Ky. 

yi. Maey HayesBuffington,* (Isabel, 3 Eichard,^ Eich- 
ard,i) b., November 8, 1816, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; m., March 
29, 1836, by Eev. Mr. Grerrj, John Heney Fager, b., March 
31, 1806, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; d., August 18, 1872, in Harris- 
burg, Pa., and there buried. He received careful training and 
a good education ; read medicine with Dr. Martin Luther, one 
of the more prominent of the early physicians at Harrisburg, 
and attended medical lectures at the University of Pennsyl- 
vania. In 1829, he began the practice of his profession at 
Harrisburg, which he continued until his death, a period of 
forty-three years. In 1840, his attention being called to ho- 
moeopathy, the Doctor commenced the stud}^ of that theory, 
and afterwards adopted it in his practice. He was quite a 
successful physician, and enjoyed the confidence of the com- 
munity. Apart from his professional life. Dr. Fager was a 
valued citizen. For thirty-three years he was a member of the 
school-board, during most of which period he was secretaiy or 
treasurer ; for several terms a member of the borough council, 
and for fifty years an active worker in the Sunday-school of 
the First Lutheran Church. He had been previously married 
to Eliza Jones, b. 1810, d. October 17, 1834, daughter of 
James and Mary Jones, and had Albert- J.., who served as first 
lieutenant company B, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh 
Eegiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and now an alderman of 
the city of Harrisburg. Mary Hayes Buifington and John H, 
Fager had issue, all b. in Harrisburg, Pa. (surname Fager) : 

i. Sarah-UIeckner ; d. s. p. 
ii. Jolin-Buffington ; d. s. p. 



224 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Hi. Charles-Buffington, b. 1841; was educated in the public 
schools of Harrisburg, read medicine with his father, 
graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1864, 
and commenced the practice of his profession at Harris- 
burg ; was a medical cadet in the United States army in 
1862, and contract assistant surgeon in 1864 ; vaccine 
pliysician of Harrisburg, 1866-67, and one of the founders 
of the Homcepathic Medical Society of Dauphin County 
in 1866; m., in 1865, Susan A. Hummel, daughter of 
Valentine Hummel, of Harrisburg, and had issue (sur- 
name Fager) : 

1. Valentine-Hummel, b. December 17, 1866. 

2. Cliarles-Buffington, b. September 4, 1869. 

3. John-Henry, b. October 26, 1877. 
r. Ella- Elizabeth. 

. Bella-Fulton. 
vii. Annie-Mary. 

viii. John-Henry, a physician, m. April 29, 1880, Alice West- 
brook, and had issue (surname Fager) : 

1. Lucy,\). June 26, 1881. 

2. Paul, b. June 22, 1884. 

VII. Thomas Wilson Buffington,'* (Isabel, ^ Eichard,^ 
Eichard,^) b. December 9, 1819; has been ticket-agent for the 
Philadelphia and Eeading Eailroad company at Harrisburg for 
a long time — where he resides; m., October 8, 1843, by Eev. 
A. Atwood, Elizabeth Sydney Chayne. They had issue 
(surname Buffington) : 

i. Elizabeth-C hayne, d. s. p. 
ii. John-Buffington, d. s. p. 
Hi. Mary-Keltin, d. s. p. 
iv. Henry -Augustus, m. Nettie Thomas. 

V. William-Urie. 
vi. Maria-Mytinger , d. s. p. 

VIII. Elizabeth S. Buffington,* (Isabel, ^ Eichard,^ 
Eichard,!) b. May 21, 1822; m. October 23, 1845, James 
Clark, b. February, 9, 1818, in Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. March 
23, 1851, in Huntingdon, Pa. He learned printing in Harris- 
burg with his elder brother, Samuel H. Clark. In August, 
1845, he removed to Huntingdon, Pa., and became the editor 
of the Journal^ continuing as such until his death. Governor 
Johnston appointed him, January 11, 1849, an aid-de-camp on 
his staff, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. As a political 



Fulton of Paxtcmg. 225 

journalist, Mr. Clark had few equals in the State. He left 
issue (surname Clark) : 

i. Isabel-Fulton, d. s. p.' 

ii. Mary- Martin, m. Rev. J. Spangler Kieffer, a minister of the 
Keformed Church, residing at Hagerstown, Md., and had 
issue (surname Kieffer) iLlizabeth-Evffiy-igton ,John- Brain- 
ard, James-Clark, Eleanor- Spanqler , Benri- Grandlenard, 
and Paul. 

Hi. Sydncy-Biffincjion, m. Willism N. Knist]y,and had issue 
(surname Knisely) Elizabeth- Clark. 

( IX. Isabella Fulton BuFFiNGTOisr,^ (Isabel, ^ Eichard,^ 
Eichard,!) b. November 20, 1824; d. May 21, 1885, at the 
Gap, Lancaster county, Pa. She was a woman much loved 
and respected, and a consistent member of the Presbyterian 
church at Bellevne ; m. September 5, 1850, A. Fleming 
Slaymaker, b. March 7, 1823. They had issue (surname 
Slayinaker) : 

i. So2jliia-Elizab€th, b. June 13, 1851 ; m. November 26, 1872, 
Dr. David F. linger, b. September 28, 1843, and had issue 
(surname Unger) : 

1. John-Buffivgton, b. January 19, 1874. 

2. Frederic-F leaning, b. February 14, 1876. 

3. Henry-SJaymaker , b. November 9, 1877. 

4. OsimW-T^osephiis, b. January 22, 1879. 
o. Isahel-Fidton, b. August 7, 1883. 

ii. Tho7nas-Buffington, b. January 26, 1853 ; d. January 13, 1857. 
Hi. Eebeccei- Cochran, b. March 2, 1858. 
iv. Henry-Fleming, b. August 28, 1863. 

X. Jeffeeson Wilson Fulton, ^ (iFabel,^ [Wilson'] 
Isabel, 2 Eichard,!) b. 1791, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. December 
23, 1826, in Allegheny city, Pa. ; was twice married; m., first, 
Susan Thompson, of Jeffersonville, Ind., d. December 8, 1825. 
They had issue : 

i. Susan- Thom2json,d. 1879; m. Augustus F. Washington, of 
Virginia, and had issue (surname Washington) Herbert 
and Elizabeth. 

Mr. Fulton m., secondly, Ann Decatur Lee, of Maysville, 
Ky. No issue. 

15 



226 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



GALBRAITH OF DONEGAL. 



1. The family of Galbraitli is of the remotest antiquity — 
the tiame being derived from the Celtic. It was in the parish 
of Baldunoch, county Stirling, that the Galbraiths of Baldu- 
noch, chiefs of the name, had their residence. In Frazer's sta- 
tistical account of the inhabitants of the Isle of Gigha, the fol- 
lowing occurs: "The majority of them are of the names of 
Galbraith and McNeill, the former reckoned the more ancient. 
The Galbraitiis in the Gaelic language are called Breatannieh, 
that is Britons, or the children of the Briton, and were once 
reckoned a great name in Scotland according to the following 
lines translated from the Gaelic : 

" Galbraiths from the Eed Tower, 
Noblest of Scottish surnames." 

The first of the name of whom we have any mention is 
John Galbraith i, who was the father of the following. He 
probably died before the emigration of his sons from Ireland 
to America : 

2. i. James, b. 1666; m. Kebecca Chambers. 

n. John ; m. and left issue, but further than tliis fact we have 
no knowledge. After his arrival in America he remained 
several years in Philadelphia. Some of his children set- 
tled west of the Susquehanna, in now York or Adams 
county, and their descendants emigrated to Kentucky. 

II. James Galbraith, ^ son of John Galbraith, ^ of Scotch 
parentage, was born, in 1666, in the north of Ireland, from 
whence he emigrated about the year 1718, settling in Cones- 
toga afterwards, Donegal, township, then Chester county, Prov 
ince of Penna. He was one of the founders of old Deny 
church, a man of prominence, and the head of a remarkable 



GoTbraith of Donegal. 227 

family. He died August 28, 1744, and is buried in the old 
grave-yard at Derry. His wife was Bebecca Chambees, 
daughter of Arthur Chambers. Of his children, we have the 
following : 

3. i. Johti, b. 1690 •, m. Janet . 

, 4. ii. Andrew, b. 1692; m. and left issue. 
5. Hi. James, b. 1703; m. Elizabeth Bertram. 

iv. Eleanor, m., February 27, 1735, Patrick McKinley, and 
had issue, (surname McKinley), John, Joseph, and Janet. 
V. Isabel, m., October 21, 1735, Alexaiider^JMcMillaru) 
iv. Bebecca, d. in 1748; m. Stewarf, and had issue (sur- 
name Stewart) Charles, Eobert, William, Frances, and 
Margaret. 

III. John Galbeaith,^ (James, ^ John,i) b. about 1690, in 
Ireland ; d. October, 1753, in Donegal township, Lancaster 
county. Pa. ; settled along Donegal Meeting- House run, about 
one and three fourths miles below his brother, Andrew, in 1718 ; 
was a miller by trade, and built a grist and saw-mill, in 1721, 
at the run along the "great road,'' which, very likely, branched 
from the Paxtang and Conestoga road some miles east of Mount 
Joy, and extended through the Scotch-Irish settlement to the 
Conoy Indian town; he also kept an "ordinary; " was elected 
sheriff of the county of Lancaster in 1731 ; and was a member 
of the first jury drawn in that county. He married Janet 
, b. about 1693, and they had issue: 

6. i. Robert, b. 1715; m. Rebecca . 

ii. Elizabeth. 
Hi. Margaret. 

IV. Andeew GrALBEAiTH,3 (James,^ John,i) b. about 1692, 
in the North of Ireland ; came to America with his father, and 
settled along the run which has its source at Donegal meeting- 
house, now Lancaster county, Penna., in the year 1718. Upon 
the organization of the county of Lancaster, he was appointed 
the first coroner, afterwards, in 1730, one of the justices of the 
court of common pleas and quarter sessions, a position he held 
six years. In 1732, he and his neighbor, George Stewart, were 
candidates for the General Assembly. At that time none but 
freeholders were allowed to vote, and the only polling place 



228 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

was the town of Lancaster, where all voters were obliged to 
go. Mr. Galbraith took no active part in the canvas himself, 
bnt his wife mounted her favorite mare, Nelly, and rode out 
through the Scotch-Irish settlement, and persuaded them to go 
with her to the county town. She appeared at the court-house 
leading a procession of mounted men, whom she halted and ad- 
dressed. The effect was that her husband was triumphantly 
elected. After his first election he seems to have had no op- 
position. He took out a patent for two hundred and twelve and 
one half acres. May 2, 1737; and was one of the first ruling 
elders of old Donegal church ; appointed a justice of the peace 
in 1730, a position he held until 1747, when he removed west 
of the Susquehanna; he served several years in the Provincial 
Assembly, and was one of the most prominent of the pioneer 
settlers — a safe and trustworthy offi.cer. After the year 1746, 
when he disposed of his farm, very little is of record concern- 
ing him. Of his children, we have only the following : 

i. John^ b. 1717; m. Jennett McCullough. 
a. Arthur; on the 22d of September, 1766, took up two hun- 
dred and fifty acres of land on Shaver's creek. 
Hi. Bohert, d. prior to 1768; m. and left Ann, aged sixteen 
years. 

Y. James Galbraith,^ (James, ^ John,)i b., 1703, in the 
north of Ireland; d., June 11, 1786, in East Pennsboro' twp., 
Cumberland co., Penna.; buried in Derry Church grave-yard; 
he took up a tract in now Derry township, Dauphin county, on 
Spring creek not far from the church glebe, the warrant therefor 
being granted him the 13th of March, 1737; he became a man 
of note on the frontiers, and the early provincial records of 
Pennsylvania contain frequent reference to him; was elected 
sheriff of the county in October, 1742 ; for many years was 
one of the justices for the count}^ of Lancaster, and served as 
an officer during the Indian wars of 1755-1763; towards the 
revolutionary period he removed to Cumberland county. He 
married, April 6, 1734, in Chrifet church, Philadelphia, Eliz- 
abeth -Bertram, b.,1714, in the north of Ireland; d., Febru- 
ary 2, 1799,' in Derry township, Dauphin county, Penna., the 



G 'libra ith of Donegal 1%) 

daughter of Rsv. William Bertram ; * she was a woman of rare 
acomplishments and excellence. The}^ had issue: 

%. Willinm, b. 1736 ; nothing further is known of him. 

8. ii. Bertram, b. September 2i, 1738; m., first, Ann Scott; sec- 

ondly, Henrietta Huling. 
Hi. Bobert, h. 17 iO; d. January 1804, in Huntingdon county. 

Pa.; was commissioned president judge of the county, 

November 23, 1787. 
iv. Dorcas, b. 1742; m. John Buchanan. 
V. Elizabeth, b. 1744; m. Clarence Torrance. 
vi. Thomas, b. 1746. 

9. vii. John, b. 1748; m. and had issue. 
10. via. Andrew, b. 1750 ; m. Barbara Kyle. 

* William Bertram was born, February 2, 1674, in the city of 
Edinburg, Scotland. He received his education in the university of 
his native place, studied for the ministry, and was licensed by the 
Presbytery of Bangor, Ireland, who gave him "ample testimonials of 
his ordination, ministerial qualifications, and regular Christian con- 
versation." He married, about 1706, Elizabeth Gillespie, and their 
children were John and Elizabeth. During one of those periodical 
political excitements in the British Isles, the son disappeared, and 
his parents, under the impression he had come to America, determ- 
ined, if possible, to ascertain his whereabouts, and came to Pennsyl- 
vania about the year 1730. Failing in their search they decided to re- 
main in this country, and the following year we find the Rev. Mr. 
Bertram unanimously received by Donegal Presbytery, which he 
joined. At the same time George Renick presented him an invitation 
to settle at Paxtang and Derry, which he accepted. He was installed 
November 17, 1732, at the meeting-house on Swatara. The congre- 
gations then appointed representatives, who executed to Bertram the 
right and title to the "Indian town tract," situated in Hanover 
township, on the north side of the Swatara, containing three hundred 
and fifty acres. On the settlement of Rev. Bertram the congregation 
in Swatara took the name of Derry, and the upper congregation, on 
Spring Creek, was styled Paxtang. In 1735, Mr. Bertram complained 
of the "intolerable burden" he was under with the two congregations, 
and September 13, 1736, he was released' from tiie care of Paxtang. 
The Rev. William Bertram died on the 2d of May, 1746, aged seventy- 
two, and his remains are interred in Derry Church grave-yard, his 
wife dying prior thereto. He was a faithful minister of the Gospel. 
It may be stated that, thi-ough his marriage with Miss Gillespie, his 
descendants became heirs to a handsome estate in Edinburgh. Ef- 
forts were made to secure this, but the difficulties inherent upon 
proving descent, we presume, have been the means of keeping the 
rightful parties from enjoying this patrimony. 



230 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

VI. Robert Galbraith,'^ (John,^ James, ^ John,^) b. about 
1715, in the north of Ireland; d. March 8, 1748, in Donegal 

township, Lancaster county, Penn'a. ; m. Rebecca . 

The J had issue : 

11. i. John, b. 1739; m. Mary McCormick. 

12. ii Behecca, b. 1742; m. Ephraim Blaine. 

Mrs. Rebecca Gralbraith, subsequently married Captain John 
Byers, son of David Byers of Donegal ; who afterwards remov- 
ed to Cumberland county, Penn'a. ; he was an officer in the 
French and Indian wars, and a man of prominence in provincial 
days. 

YII. John" Calbraith,* (Andrew, ^ James, ^ John,i) b. 
about 1717, in Donegal township, Lancaster county Pa. ; d. 
January 20, 1757, in Cumberland county, Penn'a., and was 
buried in Silvers Spring church-yard ; m. A|)ril 23, 1742, Jen- 
NETT McCuLLOUGH. They had issue : 

13. i. James, b. 1743; m. Martha McClellan. 
ii. Jennett, b 1745. 

m. Sarah, b. 1747. 

14. iv. Robert, b. 1748; m. Mary . 

YIII. Bertram G-albraith,^ (James, ^ James, ^ John,i) 
b., September 24, 1738, in Deny township, Lancaster, now 
Dauphin, county, Penna. ; d., March 9, 1804, in Cumberland 
county, Penna., while on a visit to his brother, Andrew. He 
received the best education the schools of that day afforded, 
and studied surveying, a profession he followed many years. 
During the French and Indian wars, Colonel Galbraith served 
as an officer in a company of rangers formed for the protection 
of the frontiers. From 1760 to 1775, acting in his professional 
capacity, he surveyed the greater portion of the lands located 
in the present counties of Dauphin, Perry, and Juniata. He 
was a member of the provincial convention of January 23, 
1775 ; delegate to the provincial conference of June 18, 1776, 
and member of the Constitutional convention of July 15, 1776. 
During that year was elected colonel of one of the Lancaster 
battalions of associators, and on duty in the Jerseys during 
the greater portion of that year, serving also as a member of 



Oalbraith of Donegal. 231 

the Assembly 1776-1777. On June 3, 1777, he was appointed 
county lieutenant ; November 8, one of the commissioners to 
collect clothing for the army ; and December 16, appointed by 
the Assembly to take subscriptions for the continental loan. 
He acted as one of the commissioners which met at New Haven, 
Conn., November 22, 1777, to regulate the prices of commodi- 
ties in the States. After four years of excessive and exhaustive 
labor, Colonel Galbraith was compelled to resign the office of 
county lieutenant, but remained in service as an officer of the 
militia until the restoration of peace. In 1789, he was ap- 
pointed one of the commissioners to view the Juniata and Sus- 
quehanna, and mark the places where locks or canals were 
necessary to render these streams navigable. He was ap- 
pointed deputy surveyor November 4, 1791, and, while acting 
as such, took up large tracts in Lykens Yalley, but, dying be- 
fore patents were issued to him, his heirs lost them all in the 
numberless litigations which ensued. Colonel Gralbraith was 
twice married; m. first, March 30, 1759, Ann Scott, b. De- 
cember 26, 1741 ; d. June 29, 1793 ; daughter of Josiah Scott, 
of Donegal. They had issue : 

i. Josiah; m. and had two sons, one of whom, 5erirom, m. 
his cousin, Mary, and settled in Milton, Pa. ; they also 
had two sons; Josiah 's family, except Bertram's son, 
William, went to the West at an early day, and there is 
no record of any, save that the younger son was engaged 
in the Indian war in Minnesota in 1862. 

a. Samuel- Scott; studied medicine ; assisted in laying out the 
town of Bainbridge ; was twice married ; first wife, 
Margaret, b. 1772, d. April 29, 1801 ; second wife, Juliet, 
b. 1774; d. April 1, 1813; he had two sons, Dr. Bertram 
and James ; the former married, first, a Miss Reigart, of 
Lancaster, and secondly, Miss Lehman, of the same 
place, who, after the Doctor's death, ^became the wife of 
Colonel James Cameron. (> ^ : 

Hi. Elizabeth; d. near Washington village, Lancaster county. 

Pa. ; m. Dr. Leckey Murray, of Lancaster, Pa. 
iv. Mary; d. s. p. 

V. Henrietta; d. prior to 1804; m. David Cook, and had issue 
(surname Cook) Bertram., d. s. p., and Mary -Ann., m. 
Henry Carpenter, who left issue (surname Carpenter) 
James-Cook, Dr. Henry, Maria-Louisa, and Isaac-A. 



232 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

vi. Jean, b. 1772; d. January 13, 1842; m. David Elder, [see 

Elder record.) 
vii. Ann; m. Thomas Bayley, b. January 6, 1762; d. February 

9, 1807 ; son of John Bayley, of Donegal ; no issue. 
via. James; m., April 6, 1810, liosetta Work, daughter of 

Joseph Work, of Donegal: they lived on the island in 

the Susquehanna, opposite the village of Bainbridge ; 

there was issue : 

1. Sarah-Worh ; d. unra. 

2. Julia; d. unm. 

3. Mary; m. her cousin, Bertram Galbraith, of 

Milton, Pa. 

4. Annetta; m. a physician ; no issue. 

5. Work, went to Ohio when a lad, and d. there at 

the age of twenty-one. 
ix. William-Bertram, b. October 19, 1779; d. November 24, 
1835; m, Sarah Hays, b. December 11,1774; d. July 11, 
1839 ; daughter of John and Eleanor Hays. 

Colonel Galbraith m., secondly, February 15, 1798, Henri- 
etta HuLlNG, of Isle Ben venue. They had issue : 

X. Sarah, m. Samuel Morris, of Philadelphia, and they had 
issue (surname Morris) : Henrietta, Elizabeth, Sarah, 
Samuel, and Bichard. 

15. xi. Bertram-Gillespie, b. May 9, 1804; m. Eliza Eager Bell. 

After Colonel Gralbraith's death, his widow married George 
Green, of Easton, Penna., and they had issue (wsurname Green) : 
Charles, d. unm. ; George, of Princeton, N. J., and Henrietta, 
of Easton, Pa. 

IX. John" Galbraith,* (James, ^ James, ^ John,^) b. about 
1748 ; served in the war of the Eevolution ; was taken prisoner 
at the battle of Long Island, and suffered great hardships while 
in captivity; after the close of the war, he resided some time 
in Huntingdon county, from whence he removed to Butler 
county. Pa., about 1798, and where he remained until his death. 
Of his children, we have the following : 

i. Alexander, m. and left issue in Butler county. Pa. 
ii. James; became a physician of prominence. 

16. m. Jy/iH, b. 1794; m. Amy Ayres. 

X. Andrevs^ Galbraith,'* (James,^ James, ^ John,i) b. 
about 1750, in Derry township, Lancaster county. Pa. ; d. 



Oalhraith of Donegal. 233 

March. 1806, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county, 
Pa. ; m. in 1780, Barbara Kyle, b. in Donegal township, 
Lancaster county. Pa. ; daughter of John Kyle. They had 
issue : 

i. Jean, b. 1781 ; m. Matthew Miller, and had (sui-name Mil- 
ler) Andrew-Galbraith. 
ii. Elizabeth, b. 1784. ^ 

17. Hi. Julianna, b. 1786; m. AVilliam McITeill Irvine. 

iv. Mary, [Molly,] b. 1789 ; m. February 13, 1810, Micliael Ege. 

18. V. Sarah [Sally] TT., b. January 25, 1791 ; m. John Bannister 

Gibson. 
vi. Barhara, b. 1793. 
vii. Dorccts, b. 1795. 
via. J\ra7ick, [Agnes,] b. 1797. 

XI. John G-albraith,^ (Robert,^ John,^ James, ^ John,i) 
b. about 1739, in Donegal township, Lancaster county, Penna. ; 
d. prior to 1803, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland 
county, Penn'a ; served in the EevolutionaRy war, and was 
taken prisoner at the battle of Long IslaitdT; m. Mary MeCeft- y>l< 
MICK. They had issue : 

i. Thomas, 
ii. James- Mc Cor mick. 
Hi. John, m. and left issue. 
iv. Elizabeth, m. Patrick Hays. 

V. Dorcas. 

19. vi. Robert, xn. and left issue. 
vii. Arjnes. 

via. Mary, 
ix. William Bertram. 

XII. Rebecca GrALBRAiTH,^ (Robert, ^ John,^ James, ^ 
John,i) b. 1747, in Donegal township, Lancaster county. Pa. ; 
d. about 1780, in Middleton township, Cumberland county. Pa. ; 
m. June 26, 1765, Ephraim Blaine, b. May 26, 1711, in the 
north of Ireland; d. February 16, 1804, in Middleton township, 
Cumberland county. Pa. ; son of James and Elizabeth Blaine. 
The elder Blaine, born of Scotch ancestry, came with his fam- 
ily from the north of Ireland, in the vicinity of Londonderry, 
to America prior to 1745, and settled in Toboyne township, 
Cumberland county. Pa. He took up a large tract of land on the 
south side of the Juniata river, as did each of his children a 



234 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

few years later. He became an influential man on the then 
frontiers of the Province, and was quite prominent in affairs 
during the French and Indian wars, as well towards the close 
of his life in the struggle for independence. He died at his 
residence in Toboyne township, in July, 1792, well advanced 
in years, leaving a wife, EHzabeth, and nine children. The 
eldest of these was Ephraim, who received a classical educa- 
tion at the school of the Rev. Dr. Alison, in Chester county, 
and was recommended by him for an ensigncy in the provin- 
cial service as being "a gentleman of good family." He was 
appointed commissary sergeant, and, during the Bouquet expe- 
dition to the westward in 1763, was connected with the Second 
Provincial regiment. From 1771 to 1773, he served as sheriff 
of Cumberland county. At the outset of the revolutionary 
struggle, he entered heartily into the contest, and assisted in 
raising a battalion of Associators, of which he was commissioned 
lieutenant colonel, holding the position until his appointment, 
by the Supreme Executive Council, as county lieutenant of 
Cumberland, April 5, 1777. This office he resigned in August 
following, when he entered the commissary department in the 
continental establishment. He was commissioned commissary 
general of purchases, February 19, 1778, a position he held over 
three years, including one of the most trying periods of the 
war — the cantonment at Yalley Forge. He was a man of large 
fortune, and the record shows that, during that long and severe 
winter, with the aid of personal friends, he made an advance 
of $600,000 for the use of the patriot army. Millions of dol- 
lars passed through his hands without a suspicion of his purity 
and disinterestedness. Owing to his personal sacrifices, how- 
ever. Col. Blaine's estate became impaired, although his 
fortune remained ample. While in the service, he enjoyed the 
confidence of Washington and his fellow officers. It was at 
his home that the first president remained during his week's 
stay at Carlisle when on the so-called Whisky Insurrection of 
1794. Subsequently, Col. Blaine retired to his farm in Middle- 
ton township, Cumberland county, where he closed his emi- 
nently patriotic and honorable career in his sixty-third year. He 
was twice married — his second wife being Sarah E. Duncan; 



Oalhraith of Donegal. 235 

widow of John Duncan, of Carlisle, and daughter of Col. Samuel 
Postlethwaite, and they had one son, Ephraim^ who d. s. p. Bj 
first wife, Eebecca Galbraith, there was issue six children, of 
whom we have only the following (surname Blaine) : 

i. James, d. 1832; m., first, Jean ; secondly, Margaret 

Lyon, (see Lyon record.) 
ii. Bohert, d. January, 1826; m. Anna Susanna Metzgar, and 
there was issue (surname Blaine) : 

1. Rebecca, m. Rev. Jeremiah Chamberlain, D. D. 

2. Anna- Susanna, ra. Samuel Alexander. 

3. Ephraim-Metzgar. 

4. JLleanor, b. 1789; d. January 9, 1839; m., first, 

Dr. Levi Wheaton, b. September 6, 1796; d. 
September 24, 1824, and had issue (surname 
Wheaton): Ellen-Blaine, d. s. p., and Mary- 
Blaine, d. s. p.; m., secondly, John Hays, b. 
1794; d. April, 29, 1854, and had issue (sur- 
name Hays) : Bohert, d. s. p., John, m. Jenny 
Smead, and Mary-Blaine, m. Richard Mulligan. 

5. Mary. 

6. James, d. s. p. 

Hi. David, d. December, 1804; m. Isabella Hill, and they had 
issue, among others (surname Blaine) : 

1. Bohert, m. and liad John, David, and William. 

2. .JEjjhraim. 

XIII. James G-albraith,^ (John,-* Andrew, ^ James, ^ 
John,i) b. about 1741 ; d. prior to 1790 ; was a soldier of the 
PeDnsylvania Line in the Revolution; in 1783, resided in 
" Washington borough, near Carhsle ; " m. Martha McClel- 
LAN, daughter of John McClellan,* of Donegal. They had 
issue : 

i. John, 
ii. Behecca, m. July 18, 1793, David Herron. 

XIV. Robert Galbraith,^ (John,* Andrew, ^ James, ^ 
John.i) b. about 1748, in Cumberland county, Penna. d. in 

*J0HN McClellan had sons, William-Georqe, d. a prisoner of 
war in New York, Colonel James, d. at Mercersburg, and Dr. John, 
d. at Greencastle. His daughters were Martha, m. James Galbraith, 
and others, who married, respectively, John Holliday, William Holli- 
day. Captain John Blair, of Blair county, and Samuel Culbertson, 
Mr. McDowell, and Mr. Ramsey, of Franklin county, Penna. 



236 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

1795, in Allen township, Cumberland county, Pa. ; m. Mary 
. They had issue : 

i. J^ancy, [Agnes,] m. James Pollock. 
n. Elizabeth, m. Benjamin Hunt. 
Hi, Mary, m. William Wray 
iv. James. 

V. Jane, m. Joseph ^V^il^i^i^s 
vi. Eohert,h. 1782. 
vii. John, b. 1784. 

XV. Bertram Gillespie Galbraith,^ (Bertram,'^ James, ^ 
James, 2 John,!) b., May 9, 1804, at Bainbridge, Lancaster 
county, Pa.; d. April 80, 1848, at Bainbridge; m. February 
23, 1832, Eliza Fager Bell, the youngest daughter of John 
Bell and Elizabeth Clouser, of Middle Paxtang township, 
Dauphin county, Pa. John Bell was the only child of William 
Bell and his wife, Catharine Park, of Scotch-Irish birth, and 
who came to America on the same vessel which conveyed John 
and Charles Wesley, the founders of Methodism. Mrs. Gal- 
braith, for a period of twenty 3' ears, was postmistress at Bain- 
bridge, resigning only by reason of her advanced years; being 
left a widow with a large family, she felt the necessity of 
bringing into action all her energies and business qualifications 
to the better support of her children. All her six sons were 
in the civil war and did faithful service. Mr. and Mrs. Gal- 
braith had issue : 

i. William-Bell, b. October 15, 1833, in Harrisburg, Pa.; m. 
Elizabeth Lane, of Mount Joy, Pa., and had Frank-Lane ; 
resides in Havana, 111. 

ii. James- Carpenter, b. July 9, 1835, in Harrisburg, Pa.; d. 

July 18, 1872, unm., in Bainbridge, Pa. 
Hi. John-Fager, b. July 23, 1837,in Bainbridge, Pa.; m. Henri- 
etta Hoff, of Bainbridge, and had Eliza, Laura, William, 
Catharine, John,^ d. s. p., Henry, Bohert, and John'; re- 
sides in Philadelphia, Pa. 

iv. Jefferson-Green, b. July 28, 1839, in Marietta, Pa. ; m. Mary 
Filbert, of Bainbridge, Pa., and had Emily, Charles, 
Mary,d. s. p., Wildey,d. s. p., and Annie- Filbert ; re- 
sides in Philadelphia. 

V. FranUin-Grush, b. March 7, 1842, in Marietta, Pa. ; m. 
Annie N. Meyer, of Harrisburg, Pa., (deceased,) and had 
Nettie- Elizabeth and Annie-Meyer, d. s. p. ; resides in 
Bainbridge, Pa. 



Oalbraiih of Donegal. 237 

vi. Bertram-Gillespie^ b. September 7, 1845, in Bainbridge, Fa. ; 
m. Miriam Keese, of Mount Joy, Pa., and had Miriam., 
Helen., and Aurelia\ resides in Wrightsville, Pa. 

XVI. John GtALBEAITHj^ (Jolin,^ James, ^ James, ^ John,i) 
b. 1794, in Huntingdon county, Penna. ; d. June 15, 1860, in 
Erie, Pa. His father removing to Butler county, Penna., to- 
wards the close of the century, he was brought up on the farm^ 
When a young man he commenced teaching school, and later 
on began the study of law in the office of Gen. William Ayres 
of Butler, and was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty- 
three. He shortly after removed to Franklin, Yenango county, 
Penn'a, where he rose rapidly both in his profession and in 
popular esteem. His first official position was as a member of 
Assembly, to which he was elected three times. He was elected 
to Congress as a democrat in 1832, 1831:, and 1838. In 1837 
he removed to Erie, where he resided until his death. On retir- 
ing from Congress in 1840, he practiced law until the fall of 1851, 
when he was elected president judge for Erie, Crawford, and War- 
ren counties. His death occurred before the expiration of his term 
of office. Judge Galbraith was one of the foremost men in pro- 
moting the various public enterprises that gave the first strong im- 
pulse to Erie county. He was the pioneer in projecting the rail- 
road from Erie to the Ohio State line, and aided greatly in reviving 
the long dormant proposed railroad from Erie to Sunbury, now 
the Philadelpia and Erie railroad. One of his favorite ideas, 
the establishment of a prison for youthful offenders exclusively, 
has been adopted by the State in the institution at Huntingdon 
and elsewhere. Judge Galbraith, married in May, 1822, Amy 
Ayees, daughter of Kev. Robert Ayres an Episcopalian min- 
ister, long a resident of Brownsville, Fayette county. Pa., and 
a brother of Gen. William Ayres. Mrs. Galbraith died March 
2, 1868, in the city of Philadelphia. They had issue : 

20. i. William- Ayres, b. May 9, 1823; m. Fanny Davenport. 

a. Elizabeth- Ann, m. William S. Lane, of Erie, now a prac- 
ticing lawyer of Plailadelpliia. 

XYII. JuliannaGalbeaith, 5 (Andrew,* James, 3 James, 2 
John, ^ ) b. about 1786, in Cumberland county, Pa. ; d. Janu- 
ary 13, 1862, in Philadelphia, at the residence of her son Wil- 



238 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

liam Callender Irvine ; buried m Laurel Hill cemetery ; m. 
July 26, 1808, William McNeill Irvine, b. about 1778, in 
Carlisle, Pa. ; d. September 25, 1854, in Harrisburg, Pa., and 
there buried. He was the second son of Gen. William Irvine, 
of the Revolution, and Anne Callender, daughter of Capt. 
Robert Callender, of Middlesex, Cumberland county, Pa. He 
was educated at Dickinson College, where he graduated; sub- 
sequently studied law with Judge Thomas Duncan, and was 
admitted to the Cumberland county bar in 1702. He after- 
wards located at Harrisburg, and was admitted to the Dauphin 
county bar at an adjourned court March, 1807. He entered 
the United States army as captain May 8, 1808, in the regiment 
of light artillery, and was stationed several years at New Or- 
leans. He left the army, by resignation, about 1811 or 1812, 
and resumed the practice of law at Sunbury. In July, 1813, 
he was acting Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, which duties 
he performed until his appointment by the President of the 
United States as colonel of the Forty-second regiment United 
States infantry, August 4, 1813. At the close of the war he 
resigned, and located at Harrisburg, and was appointed deputy 
attorney general for the counties of Dauphin and Northumber- 
land ; subsequently commissioned by Gov. Snyder, Septem- 
ber 14, 1815, escheator general of the State, which position he 
filled until the abolishment of the office. From 1819 to 1821 
he was Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, and had previously, 
1818-19, represented the county of Dauphin in the State Leg- 
islature, and to him is due the credit for originating the bill au- 
thorizing and directing the erection of the capitol building at 
Harrisburg. From about the year 1826 to 1850, he resided 
at Gettysburg. In 1847, Gov. Shunk appointed him law judge 
for the York and Adams district on the expiration of Judge 
Durkee's term, but he resigned shortly after, owing to some 
difficulty with the members of the bar and efforts made to im- 
peach him. Col. Irvine was a brilliant pleader, but not a law- 
yer, and hence his failure in the judicial station to which he 
had been elevated. He returned to Harrisburg, where he re- 
sumed the practice of the law for awhile, and subsequently 
died there. He was an excellent military officer, a gentleman 



GaTbraith of Donegal. 239 

of fine personal appearance, tall and commanding, of good 
conversational powers, a delightful companion, and for a period 
of thirty years was quite prominent and influential in public 
affairs. They left issue (surname Irvine) : 

i. Andrew-Galbraith, a physician of prominence in Warren 

county, Pa., and died a few years since. 
a. William-Callender, formerly in the quartermaster's depart- 
ment, United States Army; now residing in Philadel- 
phia. 

XYIII. Sarah W. GrALBRAiTH,^ (Andrew, ^ James, ^ James, ^ 
Eobert,!) b. January 25, 1791; d. May 2, 1853, in Carlisle, 
Pa. ; m. in 1810, John Bannister Gibson, b. November 8, 
1780, in Shearman's Yalley, now Perry county. Pa. ; d. May 
2, 1853, in the city of Philadelphia ; buried in Carlisle, Pa. 
He was of Scotch-Irish descent, and the son of Colonel Greorge 
Gibson, who fell in the defeat of St. Clair, on the 4th of Nov- 
ember, 1791. He entered Dickinson College, graduated there- 
from, and entered the law office of his kinsman, Thomas Dun- 
can. He was admitted to the Cumberland county bar at the 
March term, 1803. In 1810, be was elected to the Pennsylva- 
nia Legislature, and in 1812, appointed president judge for the 
Eleventh judicial district, composed of the counties of Tioga, 
Bradford, Susquehanna, and Luzerne. Upon the death of 
Judge Brackenridge, in 1816, Governor Snyder appointed 
Judge Gibson associate judge of the Supreme Court of Penn- 
sylvania. Under the act of Assembly of April 8, 1826, the num- 
ber of Supreme Court judges was increased from three to five. 
The year following. Chief Justice Tilghman died, when Judge 
Gibson succeeded him. In 1838, at the date of the adoption of 
the then new Constitution of the State, he resigned his office, but 
was immediately re-appointed by Governor Eitner. In 1851, 
when the judiciary became elective, his seat became vacant. 
He, however, was reelected an associate justice, and discharged 
the high functions of that office until his death. No greater 
enconium can be passed upon him than is inscribed upon the 
marble shaft which marks the place of his repose — from the 
pen of that late eminent jurist. Jeremiah S. Black. Mr. and 
Mrs. Gibson had issue (surname Gibson) : 



240 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. Margaretta, m. Col. Cliarles McClure, and left issue, 
n. Annie^ m. Milnor Roberts, civil engineer, and left issue, 
m, Sarah, m. liichard Anderson, U. S. army, and had issue. 
iv. John-Bannister, d. unm. 
V. George, U. S. A. ; m. Fannie Hunt. 

XIX. Robert Galbraith,^ (John,^ Robert,^ Jolan,^ 
James, 3 Robert, i) d. March, 1787. They had issue: 

i. Samuel, m. Feb. 27, 1789, Mary Decker. 
ii. James. 
Hi. John, 
iv. William. 

V. Elizabeth, 
vi. Mary. 

XX. William Ayres Galbraith, ^ (John, ^ John,* James, ^ 
James, 2 Robert, ^) b. May 9, 1823, in Franklin county. Pa.. 
He was educated at Allegheny College, Meadville, and at the 
academy in Erie, upon his father's removal to that town in 
1837 ; studied law with his father, being admitted to the bar 
May 9, 1844, on his twenty-first birthday. In September of 
the same year he entered Dane Law School, Harvard Univer- 
sity, of which Judge Joseph Story and Prof. Simon Greenleaf 
were the instructors, and there graduated in 1845. Returning 
to Erie, he began the practice of the law. In 1846 he was ap- 
pointed by Judge Kane, then Attorney General of the State, 
Deputy Attorney General for Erie county, in which oflice he 
continued until 1850. Taking an active part in politics, he 
was a delegate to the Democratic State convention of 1846, 
and of several succeeding ones. He was a delegate to the 
JSTational convention at Charleston in 1860, and at Chicago in 
1864. In 1876 he was elected president judge of Erie county, 
as a people's candidate, although the Republican party ticket 
had about 2,600 majority. His term of office expires in 1887. 
Judge Galbraith m., May 25, 1846, Fanny Davenport, 
daughter of Captain William Davenport, of Erie. They had 
issue. 



Oregg and Curtin. 2-il 



■ GREGG AND CURTIN. 



Hon. Andrew GtREGG, who served as member and Senator 
in the councils of the nation from 1791 to 1813, left anfinished 
a sketch of family history which he commenced preparing in 
his old age, for " my own satisfaction," as he expresses it, " than 
for any other reason," which is interesting enough to excite a 
general regret that he did not complete it. He says : 

My parents were both natives of Ireland. My father, whose 
name was Andrew, was born within the Liberties of London- 
derry, where the family resided. His father's name was John, 
and there my knowledge of ancestry in that line stops. I 
never heard him say from whom his father had descended, 
but believe, from information derived through other channels, 
that they were a Scotch family, which migrated to Ireland soon 
after the accession of William and Mary to the British throne. 

My grandfather had three sons, John, David, and Andrew, 
and one daughter named Eachel, John remained in Ireland 
engaged in the business of trading, and became wealthy. He 
had a son called Andrew, who came to this country on business 
of his father's while I was at the academy in Newark, (Dela- 
ware,) where he called to see me, but I unfortunately happened 
to be away, and we never met. He returned to Ireland, and 
on his father's death succeeded him in the management of his 
business. 

David and my father and their sister Eachel all married in 
Ireland, and all came to this country in the same vessel. They 
landed at Boston, and traveled into New Hampshire, where 
David settled and raised a large family, some of whose de- 
scendants occupy the very spot where he made his first estab- 
lishment. I have received letters from three young men. who 
trace their origin back to that root, and who, I would pi-esume, 
16 



242 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

judging from their letters, are men of considerable promise. 
One of tLem, a full namesake of mine, is living, as a trader, 
in the northern part of the State of New York or at Montreal. 
Another, I think, is a clergyman, settled near Salem, Mass., 
where his father resides pursuing the business of a chemist. 
The third became a lawyer, and is now settled at Indianapolis. 

I will here just mention two anecdotes calculated to show 
that family relationship is often discovered by family likeness 
in branches far removed from the original stock. While in 
Congress, in 1793 or '94, Mr. Forster, a member of that body 
from the State of New Hampshire, asked me if I had any re- 
lations in that State. On my answering in the affirmative, he 
said he had been led to make the inquiry struck with the im- 
posing likeness betwixt me and Colonel Gregg, who had been 
the opposing candidate to him at the late election. 

On my first introduction to Governor Clinton, when he be- ' 
came Yice President, he asked me whether I was a native of 
Pennsylvania. I told him I was. He then said there is so strik- 
ing a resemblance betwixt you and a young man named James 
Gregg, who was a lieutenant in my brigade during the Eevo- 
lution, that when I saw you my first impression was that you 
must be his brother. He was of a New England family then 
settled in the State of New York. He then related the story, 
often published in the newspapers, of that officer having been 
shot, scalped, and left for dead by the Indians, and rescued by 
a detachment sent by the commanding ofiicer of the garrison,* 
where he had been stationed, and directed to the place where 
he lay, by his dog. 

My father and Solomon Walker, the husband of their sister, 
Rachel, not pleased with the prospect of a settlement in New 
Hampshire, returned to Boston, and shipped for Philadelphia, 
but landed at Newcastle. I do not recollect the particular 
year of their arrival, but it was during the administration of 
Sir William Keith, and most probably in the autumn of 
1732.f The winter immediately succeeding their landing 

*Fort Schuyler, N. Y., Dr. Lossing relates the story in 1st vol. 
Field Book of the Revolution, page 252. 
t Quaere, 1726 ? 



Oregg and Cartin. 243 

they spent at a furnace, belonging to Keith, on Christiana 
creek near the town of Newark in the State of Delaware, In 
the following spring thev moved up the country and com- 
menced their settlement at a place called. Chestnut Level, near 
the southern bounds of Lancaster countj^ In making their 
location they were both unfortunate, my father doubly so. 
Not being qualified to judge of land by superficial appearance, 
their attention was arrested by the flourishing growth of young 
chestnut timber with which that district was covered, and they 
concluded that land which produced such thrifty timber was 
just what they were in pursuit of. In proceeding onwards the 
fine, fertile valleys of Pequea and Conestoga lay before them, 
and a five pound warrant, followed up by settlement, would 
have insured them four hundred acres of land, which, at the 
present time, would sell from $50 to $100 per acre. In addi- 
tion to the injudicious selection made by my father, a warrant 
had. issued, for it to William Meteer, of a date anterior to his 
settlement. He continued to reside on it until 1748, when, to 
avoid a law suit, he sold his claim to his adversary. 

During the residence of my father at Chestnut Level, his 
wife died, leaving him with six children. He became the hus- 
band of my mother in somewhat less than two years after the 
death of his first wife. My mother's maiden name was Jane 
Scott. Her father, AVilliam Scott, lived in the county of Ar- 
magh, Ireland, whence he emigrated and settled at Chestnut 
Level. His family, at the time of his arrival, consisted of him- 
self, wife, two sons, Moses and Thomas, and four daughters, 
Elizabeth, Margery, Jane, my mother, and Fanny. Moses set- 
tled, and lived until his death, near Newark, Delaware. He 
was a respectable man, and possessed good standing both in 
church and State. He raised a large family, the majority of 
them sons. 

Thomas, with his family, migrated to the western part of 
Virginia. I never heard anything farther of them. Elizabeth 
married David Montgomery, they settled and died near the 
Rock-fish gap in Virginia. I remember having seen them once 
on a visit at my father's, and some time after, two of their sons 
and a daughter paid us a visit. The young men, I well recol- 



244 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

lect, had a genteel appearance, and the daughter was accounted 
a beauty, and was nick-named the " Morning Star," on account 
of the effulgence of her complexion. 

Margery was married to Hugh Caldwell. They lived and 
died in Lancaster county, near McCall's ferry. They had three 
sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Matthew, was killed 
at the battle of Long Island ; their second son, Samuel, was 
drowned in the Susquehanna, at McCall's ferry, m a manly at- 
tempt to save some of the passengers of a sinking boat. He 
was in the store when the fiat went down, and being a good 
swimmer, he plunged in and brought one person to the shore, 
but in the second attempt he failed, some of the drowning per- 
sons got hold of him, and all sank together. 

Fanny, the younger sister, was married to Andrew Baxter, 
who owned a valuable property in liancaster county, which he 
imprudently sold, and moved to North Carolina, and there was 
inhumanly murdered by the Tories during the Eevolutionary 
war. The family, I believe, is extinct, except one son, who 
lives in Georgia. 

My father having sold his claim in Chestnut Level, set out 
some time in the year 1748 in quest of another residence. He 
traveled up the Susquehanna river to Swatara creek, and was 
nearly purchasing two plantations on the south side of the 
creek where the turnpike road now crosses it. Eighty pounds 
Pennsylvania currency was the price. He crossed the river 
where Harrisburg now stands, and traveled up Cumberland 
A^alley. He met a certain Robert Amon, of Chester county, from 
whom he purchased a warrant for three hundi^ed acres of land, 
including an improvement on the north side of the Conedoguin- 
ett. Here terminated his expeditionary survey. He returned 
home and made the necessary arrangements for the removal of 
his family to his new purchase. 

On the settlement in Chestnut Level becoming sufficiently 
numerous, they formed a Presbyterian congregation, built a 
meeting-house, and invited Rev. Mr. Thorn to become their 
pastor. He accepted their call, and on organizing a session, my 
father was elected a member of it, and continued so until his 



Oregg and Gurtln. 245 

removal. Mr. Thorn's certificate of this circumstance is some- 
where among my papers. 

When very young, I have noticed an old-fashioned sword and 
espontoon laying up stairs among other lumber. I recollect my 
mother saying that her grandfather had worn the sword in King 
William's army, at the battle of Boyne, and my father saying- 
he carried the espontoon. 

Mr. Gregg's manuscript ends abruptly, but from it, and other 
data in our possession, we have the following record of the 
family : 

1. John Gregg, ^ of Bally-arnat, near Londonderr}^, Ireland, 
was the son of An'DREW Gregg,^ a native of Ayreshire, Scot- 
land. The son was possibly born in Caledonia, and with his 
father's family migrated to Ireland during the great influx. 
Andrew Gregg was within the walls of Londonderry during 
the great siege, 1688-89. Tlie children of John Gregg were : 

%. John; probably lived and died at Bally-arnat, Ireland. 
His son, William, emigrated to America, and settled in' 
Paxtang township. Lancaster county, Penn'a, where lie 
died in July, 1744: ; by his will he left his estate to his 
uncle, Andrew Gregg, then in America, to his father, 
and to his sister, Elizahetli Lang, of Bally-negallah, near 
Londonderry, Ireland. 
ii. David; came to America, in 1722, and settled in London- 
derry, New Hampshire; he married, in 1713, Mary 
Evans, of Londonderry, Ireland, and their descendants 
have not only been numerous, but many of them quite 
prominent in public affairs. 
Hi. Rachel; m. Solomon Walker; they settled in the Cumber- 
land valley. 

2. iv. Andrew; m. and left issue. 

II. Andrew Gregg, ^ (John,^ Andrew, i) b. about 1710 ; 
cl. November 18, 1789; removed, in 1750, to a farm two miles 
north- westwardly of Carlisle, Penn'a, adjoining the glebe-farm 
of Meeting-House Spring, which was within sight of his dwell- 
ing; was twice married; name of first wife unknown; by her 
there was issue : 

3. i. John ; m. and left issue. 

ii. James ; served in the army of the Eevolution. 
Hi. Rachel. 



246 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

iv. Margaret. 
V. Jean. 
vi. Elizabeth. 

Andrew Grregg m., secondly, Jean Scott, b. 1725 ; d. Sep- 
tember 80, 1783, near Carlisle, Cumberland county, Penna ; 
daughter of "William Scott, of Chestnut Level, Lancaster 
county, Pa. They had issue : 

4. vii. ^iKZrfitc, b. July 10, 1755 ; m. Martha Potter. 

via. Matthew ; was a wagon-master in the army of the Revolu- 
tion from January 9, 1778, to August 14, 1780. 

IIL John Gregg,'* (Andrew, ^ John,^ Andrew, i) served 
in the army of the Eevolution ; m. and had, among other chil- 
dren : 

i. Elizabeth:, d. October 11, 1801, in Bellefonte, Pa.; m. 
George McKee. 

5. ii. Margery^ b. 1776; m. Roland Curtin. 

IV. Andrew Gregg, ^ (Andrew, ^ John,^ Andrew, i) b. 
June 10, 1755, near Carlisle, Penn'a; d., May 30, 1.835, at 
Bellefonte, Penn'a. Andrew Gregg received his early educa- 
tion at Eev. John Steel's Latin School in Carlisle, and com- 
pleted his education at Newark, Delaware ; while at the latter 
place he served several tours in the militia of the Revolution. 
In 1779, he accepted the tutorship in the college (now univer- 
sity) at Philadelphia, under Drs. Smith and Ewing, where he 
remained until his removal to Middletown, Pa., where he was 
engaged for four years in the mercantile business. On his 
marriage he removed to Lewistown, which was then, 1787, 
being laid out by General Potter and Major Montgomery, and 
in 1789 he removed to Penn's Valley, Centre county, two miles 
east of the '' Old Fort." His public services commenced No- 
vember 8, 1791, as a member of the House of Representatives 
of the L^nited States, where he remained sixteen years, and in 
1807 was chosen United States Senator, which exalted station 
he occupied until the 3d day of March, 1813. In 1814, he 
removed to Bellefonte, ip order the better to educate his family, 
and was elected first president of the " Centre Bank." On the 
19th of December, 1820, Mr. Gregg was appointed Secretary 
of the Conmionwealth, by Governor Hiester, and on the 15th 



Oregg and Curtin. 247 

of May, 1823, nominated for Governor, in opposition to Mr. 
Shulze. Mr. Grregg had strong party predelictions, but was 
remarkable for independence, always acting according to the 
convictions of liis conscience, though they differed sometimes 
from the views of his party associates. He was, while in office, 
the representative of the interests of his constituents, not of 
their limited views of subjects of moment He was an elegant 
classical scholar, and had acquired extensive general informa- 
tion which large experience and deep reflection had molded 
to practical purposes. He was a man of vigorous constitution, 
preserved intact by a life of temperate habits and industry 
until he reached the age of four score years. Andrew Gregg 
m., January 29, 1787, Martha Potter, b. April 10, 1769 ; 
d. August 20, 1815, daughter of General James Potter of the 
Eevolution. They had issue : 

i. Mary,h. November 2, 1788; d. January 9, 1826; m. Wil- 
liam McLanahan, of Antrim township, Franklin county, 
Pa., and had issue (surname McLanahan) : 

1. Andreto, b. 1807. 

2. Janies-X., b. 1809; d. 1864; represented his dis- 

trict in the Senate of Pennsylvania from 1842 
to 1844, and in the United States Congress 
from 1849 to 1853; left one son, James-X., of 
New York city. 

3. Isabella; m. Dr. J. P. Hiester, of Franklin 

county. Pa. 

4. Mary: m. Dr. Richards, of Chambersburg, Pa. 
a. Jean, b. February 17, 1791,- m. Roland Curtin, (see V.) 

Hi. Martha, b. June 7, 1793 ; d. December 31 , 1829 ; m. Dr. Con- 
stans Curtin, b. 1785; d. April 10, 1842 ; was a native of 
Ireland and came to America in 1806 ; completed his pro- 
fessional studies under Dr. Benjamin Rush of Phila- 
delphia, and located in Bellefonte, Pa., in 1810 ; was an 
accomplished and skillful physician, whilst his hospitality 
and generosity endeared him to a numerous circle of 
friends and acquaintances. 

iv. Eliza,\>.3m-ie 2, 1795; d. December 22, 1882; m. David 
Mitchell of Bellefonte, Pa. ; b. November 28, 1790; d. 
March 27, 1843 ; served in Captain Record's company from 
Centre county, in the war of 1812; and had issue (sur- 
name Mitchell): 

1. Margery, m. John D. Leib, of Bellefonte. 

2. Julia, m. Rev. J. S. McMurray, of Tyrone, Pa. 



248 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

6. i\ Jidianna, b. June 26, 1797 ; m. Gen. James Ifvin. 

7. vi. Andrew, h. November 30, 1799; m. Margaret Irvin. 

vii. James P., b. April 28, 1802; d. September 8, 1845, in Vir- 
ginia; m. Eliza Wilson. 

8. viii- Matthew-Duncan, b. April 5, 1804; m. Ellen McMurtrie. 

ix. Sara/i,, b. January 23, 1807; d. March 28,1836; m. Henry 

Kinney, b. ; d. ; and had issue (surname 

Kinney) : 

1. Andrew-Gregg. 

2. Martha, m. John Brotherline. 

3. Sarah-L, m. Dr. James F. Wilson, (see Hugh 

Wilson record. ) 
X. Margery, b. September 14, 1811 ; resides iu Lewisburg, Pa. ; 
m. Rev. Charles Tucker, now deceased, of the Baptist 
church, and they had issue (surname Tucker) : 

1. Andrew Gregg, Lieut. Co, E. 142d Regt. Pa. Vols. 

killed iu battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. 

2. Augusta, m. Rev. J. R. Loomis, LL. D., of Levv- 

isburg. Pa. 

Y. Margery Gregg, ^ (John, * Andrew, ^ John, ^ Andrew, ^ ) 
b. 1776 ; d. January 15, 1813, in Bellefonte, Pa. ; m. November 
25, 1800, Roland Curtin^, b. 1764, in Ireland ; was educated 
in Paris, where he narrowly escaped the guillotine during the 
Reign of Terror: came to America, and located first at Phil- 
lipsburg, Centre county, Penn'a, then at Milesburg, where he 
became a merchant, was coroner of Centre county in 1803, and 
elected sheriff in October, 1806 ; in 1810, with Moses Boggs, 
erected a forge at Eagle Works, Centre county, of which he 
became sole owner in 1815, and in 1818 built Eagle furnace ; in 
1825, purchased the Antes grist and saw-mills near Curtin station, 
and in 1830, erected the rolling-mill there ; was prominently 
identified with all the public improvements made within the 
county ; shortly before his death he removed to Bellefonte. 
Margery Gregg and Roland Curtin had issue (surname Curtin) : 

i. Austin, b, August 26, 1801 ; d. July 27, 1871. 
ii. James, b. September 18, 1806 ; d. January 5, 1873. 
'Hi. J?oZancZ, b. September 2, 1808; d. August 15, 1875 ; m. June. 
17, 1834, Eliza Irvin, daughter of John Irvin ; and had 
issue (surname Curtin); Gen. John-I., Col. of 45th Pa., 
Capt. Austin, Co. D, 45th Pa., Andrew-G. Jr., and Wil- 
liam, of Bellefonte. 

9. iv. John, b. September 24, 1810; m. Julia Barnhart. 



Gregg and Curtin. 2i9 

Eolancl Curtin, m. secondly, in 1814, Jean Gkegg, b. Feb- 
ruary 17, 1791 ; d. March 14, 1854, in Bellefonte, Penn'a, daugh- 
ter of Andrew Grregg, {see YL) Tliey had issue (surname Cur- 
tin) : 

10. i. Andrew-Gregg, h. April 23, 1815; m. Catharine I. Wilson. 
a. Constans, b. March 8, 1817 ; iron-master, residing at Roland, 

Centre county ; unm. 

11. Hi. Mnrtha-3L, b. August 29, 1819; m. Dr. William Irvin. 

iv. Ellen-Honor a ; m. William H. Allen, M. D., LL. D., b. 
March 22, 1808, in Augusta, Maine ; graduated at Bow- 
doin College ; professor of chemistry and of natural phil- 
osophy at Dickinson College, Carlisle, from 1836 to 1848 ; 
in January, 1850, he became president of Girard College ; 
resigned in December, 1862, and became president of 
8tate College, in Centre county ; in 1867, he was re-called 
to Girard College; d. August 29, 1882, in Philadelphia. 
Mrs. Allen is also dead, and their only daughter, Honora, 
m> Henry Sheldon, now deceased, of Philadelphia. She 
resides in Philadelphia, and has one son, Allen Sheldon. 
V. Margery, h. December 23, 1823 ; m. Thomas R. Reynolds, 
of Bellefonte, and had issue (surname Reynolds) : Wil- 
liam-F. and Jennie, m. James Pierepont. 
vi. Nancy-J., b. May 4, 1828; m. Dr. Clark, of Philadelphia. 
vii. Julia, b. October 3, 1831 ; resides in Philadelphia. 

VL JuLIANNA Gregg, 5 (Andrew,^ Andrew, ^ John,^ An- 
drew,!) b. June 26, 1797; d. July 4, 1856; m. September 24, 
1822, James Irvust, b. February 18, 1800, at Linden Hall, 
Centre county, Pa. ; d. November 26, 1862, at Hecla, Centre 
county. Pa. ; son of John Irvin and Ann Watson. General 
James Irvin was many years a leading iron-master of Centre 
county, interested in Centre furnace. Mill Creek, Mercer Iron 
Works, Monroe, Washington, Martha, Julian, Hecla, and 
Hopewell. He was elected to Congress in 1840, and took a 
large part in the passage of the tariff act of 1842 ; he was re- 
elected in 1842, and served until March 3, 1845. In 1847, 
General Irvin was nominated by the Whig party for Governor, 
but was defeated by Francis R. S.hunk, and after the campaign 
resumed business with his accustomed energy. He was one of 
the best business men of Centre county ; kind hearted and be- 
nevolent, he saved many a fireside from sheriff's sale. He do- 
nated a farm of two hundred acres to the State College, and 



250 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

gave it large contributions of money. In 1801, lie was ap- 
pointed naval store-keeper at Philadelphia navy-yard. He left 
no issue. 

VII. Andrew Gregg, ^ (Andrew,^ Andrew, ^ John, 2 An- 
drew,!) b. Nov. 30, 1799 ; d. May 15, 1869. He was a promi- 
nent iron-master in Centre county, and an active business man, 
and represented the district, composed of the counties of Ly- 
coming, Clinton, and Centre, in the State Senate from 1856 to 
1861. He died at Milesburg, Pa. ; m. Margaret Irvin, 
daughter of John Irvin and Ann Watson ; still living in Miles- 
burg, Centre county. Pa. They had issue : 

i. Jolm-Irvin, b. July 19, 1826; educated at Boalsburg and 
Mifflinburg; volunteered as private in tlie Mexican war, 
and was appointed lieutenant in 11th infantry, U. S. A. ; 
promoted captain September 5, 1847 ; honorably dis- 
charged August 15, 1848, when he engaged in the iron 
business in Centre county ; June 21, 1861, entered service 
again as captain of Co. E, 5th Penn'a reserves, and pro- 
moted, in U. S. service, captain of 6th cavalry ; in Nov- 
ember, 1862, commissioned colonel of 16th Penn'a cav- 
alry, continuing in service during the war ; he was finally 
promoted brevet major general of volunteers at the close 
of hostilities for distinguished services during the war; 
after the war, he was sent to Lynchburg, Va., and put 
in command of that part of Virginia; afterwards, in- 
spector general of freedmeu in Louisiana ; under the es- 
tablishment of July 28, 1868, he became colonel of 8th U. 
S. cavalry performing many arduous duties in Arizona 
and New Mexico ; was wounded several times in service, 
and was placed on the retired list in October, 1878 ; m., 
first, Clarissa H. Everhart ; secondly, Harriet C. Marr ; 
resides in Lewisburg, Penn'a. 

a. Andrew, m. Mary J. Smith, dau. of Col. Jolni Smith, of 
Clinton county. Pa.; reside in Centre Hall, Pa., and had 
issue: Anne-Mary, James, Ayidrew, and John-Irvin. 
in. Martha, d. 1852; m. Dr. John B. Mitchell; both dead. 

iv. Anne. 

V. James-P.; was first lieut., Co. D., 45th Pa. Vols.; killed in 
battle at Poplar Spring church, on Peeble's farm, Va., 
September 30, 1864. 

vi. Julia. 

V. Jane, 
vii. Margaret. 

YIII. Matthew Duncan Gregg, ^ (Andrew,^ Andrew, ^ 



Gregg and Curtin. 251 

John, 3 Andrew,!) b. April 5, 1804; d. July 27, 1845; m. 
Ellen McMurteie, b. January 3, 1802 ; d. August 17, 1847; 
daughter of David McMurtrie and his wife, Martha Elliott. 
They had issue: 

i. David-McMurtrie, b. April 10, 1833; educated at Lewis- 
burg, Pa,; cadet U. S. Military Academy, West Point, 
1851 to July 1, 1855, when appointed second lieut. of dra- 
goons, after which he served on the frontiers, notably on 
the Spokane expedition of 1858 ; was promoted first lieu- 
tenant of dragoons, March 21, 1861 ; captain of sixth cav- 
alry, May 14, 1861, and January 24, 1862, appointed colonel 
of the 8th Penn'a Cavalry Volunteers ; served in the cam- 
paign on the Peninsula, and covered the movement from 
Harrison's Landing to Yorktown, in August, 1862 ; was 
promoted brigadier-general U. S. volunteers, November 
29, 1862, continuing with the army of the Potomac and 
participating in the actions and battles in which it was 
engaged ; was promoted brevet-major-general U. S. Vol- 
unteers, August 1, 1864, "for highly meritorious and dis- 
tinguished conduct throughout the campaign, particu- 
larly the reconnoissance on the Charles City road. " After 
participating in subsequent important engagements, he 
resigned February 3, 1865. Gen. Gregg m. October 6, 
1862, Ellen F. Sheafer, a descendant of Gov. Joseph Hies- 
ter and Frederick A. Muhlenberg, and they had issue: 
George-Sheafer and David-McMurtrie; reside at Reading, 
Pa. 

IX. John Curtin,*' (Margery, ^ John,^ Andrew, ^ John,^ 
Andrew,!) b. September 24, 1810, in Centre comity, Penn'a; 
resides in Bellefonte, Pa. ; m. January 3, 1837, Julia Barn- 
hart, b. March 14, 1811 ; daughter of Colonel Henry Barn- 
hart. They had issue (surname Curtin) : 

i. Margery-I; m. General John I. Curtin, of Bellefonte, Pa. 
a. James-B.; m. Jane Holden ; reside in Eoland, Pa. 
m. Sarah-C; m. J. F. Larimer, M. D. 
iv. Harry-B.; m. Eliza McMinn ; reside in Roland, Pa. 
V. Jolm-G. ; m. Stella Lowden ; reside in Philadelphia. 

X. ANDREysr Gregg Curtin,^ (Margery, ^ John,^ An- 
drew, ^ John, 2 Andrew, 1) b., April 23, 1815, in Bellefonte, 
Pa. Educated under Dr. Kirkpatrick, at Milton ; he studied 
law at Carlisle and Bellefonte, and was admitted to the bar in 
April, 1837. In 1840, took an active part in politics in the 
Harrison campaign, and in 1844 canyassed the State for Henry 



252 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Claj. On the 17tli of January, 1855, he was appointed Sec- 
retary of the Commonwealth bj Governor Pollock, and in 
virtue of his office became Superintendent of the Public 
Schools. His superintendence has one great landmark, the 
institution of normal schools. In 1860, he was elected Gov- 
ernor of Pennsylvania. His administration of that office dur- 
ing the war gave him renown throughout the country, and 
added historic grandeur to the annals of his native Common- 
wealth. His foresight caused the organization of the Pennsyl- 
vania Reserves, and contributed largely to save our National 
Government, imperilled by the disaster of Bull Run. His ever 
enduring record, however, in connection with the war, was the 
establishment of orphan schools for the children of those who 
fell in the service of their country. In 1869, he was appointed, 
by President Grant, Minister to Russia. He was a member of 
the Constitutional Convention of 1873, and now represents the 
Twelfth District in the House of Representatives of the United 
States. Governor Curtin, m.. May 80, 1844, Cathaeine I. 
Wilson", {see Hugh Wilson record.) They had issue (surname 
Curtin) : 

i. Mary-W-; m. George F. Harris, M. D., of Bellefonte, Pa. 
ii. Jennie; m. William H. Sage, of Ithaca, l!^. Y. 
Hi. William- Wilson; m. Harriet F. Harding, of Wilkes- 
Barre, Pa. ; reside in Philadelphia. 

XL Martha M. CuRTi]sr,<5 (Margery, ^ John,-^ Andrew, ^ 
John,2 Andrew, 1) b. August 29, 1819; d. August 6, 1880, in 
Lancaster, Pa. ; m. in 1836, William Irvin, b. November 15, 
1805, at Linden Hall, Centre county. Pa. ; d. September 9, 1865, 
at Amoy, China; educated at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., 
pursued his medical studies at Jefferson College, Philadelphia, 
graduating in a class with Dr. Pancoast and others ; located in 
practice at Bellefonte, afterwards removing to Milesburg Iron 
Works, where he entered into business partnership. In 1862, 
he relinquished the iron business, and accepted a clerkship in 
the second comptroller's office in the U. S. Treasury, Washing- 
ton city. In 1864, was appointed consul to Amoy, where he 
died the following year of Asiatic cholera. They had issue 
(surname Irvin) : 

i. Roland-Curtin, otBelletonte^'Pa.. 



Greenawcdt of Lebanon. 253 



GREENAWALT OF LEBANON. 



I. Philip Lorextz Greenawalt/ b. June 10, 1725, in 
Hasslock, in Boehl, Germany; baptized June 22, 1725, the 
sponsors being Philip Lorentz Eeehrn and his wife ; d. Feb- 
ruary 28, 1802, in Lebanon, Pa, His ancestors were of the 
best known families of his native place. He received a good 
German and classical education, and came to America in 1749, 
on the ship " Phoenix," John Mason, master, from Potterclam, 
arriving at Philadelphia on the loth of September. He at first 
located in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, where he took 
up one hundred acres of land, February 28, 175-1, subsequently 
removing to Lebanon township. At the outset of the Revolu- 
tion, he entered heartily into the struggle, and during the en- 
tire war was more or less in active service. Upon the organ- 
ization of the associated battalions, he was commissioned colo- 
nel of the First battalion of Lancaster county. He was with 
Washington, during the Jersey campaign of 1776, at Trenton and 
Princeton. His battalion was at Brandy wine and Germantown, 
and the conduct of Colonel Greenawalt during the former en- 
gagement received the commendation of the commander-in- 
chief for efficiency and gallantry, especially in the protection of 
the Continental supplies. He was appointed. May 6, 1778, one 
of the agents for forfeited estates. At the close of the war he 
retired to his farm, and, like many more of the brave officers of 
that struggle for independence, poorer in purse, but conscious 
of having done his duty to his country. The Assembly of the 
State appointed him one of the commissioners to take subscrip- 
tions for the Continental loan, December 16, 1777, and, during 
the darkest hour of the struggle, he did effective service in col- 
lecting blankets, food, and forage for the half-starved and half- 
clad army at Valley Forge, and for most of which he was never 



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3. 


a. 


4. 


Hi. 




in. 


5. 


V. 


6. 


vi. 




vii. 



254 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

recompensed. But such was the fate of many who sacrificed 
their fortunes on the altar of liberty. Colonel Greenawalt 
reached a good old age, honored, loved, and respected by his 
neighbors and fellow-citizens. He was twice married; first, 
to the widow Uhland, of Muddy Creek, who died the same 
year; secondly, in 1755, Maria Margaret Foeser, b. May 
10, 1735 ; d. May 10, 1806, at Lebanon, and with her hus- 
band there buried. They had issue : 

John-Philip, h. June 17, 1756; m. Catharine Shaffner. 

Christian, b. December 14, 1758 ; m. Elizabeth Kellier. 

John, b. October, 1760 ; m. Regina . 

Elizabeth, b. March 1, 1763 ; d. August 24, 1820 ; m, Henry 
Kelker, [see Kelker record.) 

Margaret, b. July 17, 1765 ; m. Philip Stoehr. 

Matthias, b. October 17, 1767 ; m. Anna-Barbara Hetrick. 

Jacob, b. February 14, 1770; d. November 11, 1824, at 
Hummelstown, Dauphin county, Penn'a; m, Elizabeth 

, b. 1769; d. May 26, 1849; buried in Lutheran 

grave-yard, Hummelstown, Pa.; left no descendants. 

7. via. Catharine, b. July 20, 1772; m. John Jacob Zinii. 

ix. Michael, (twin,) b. January 21, 1775; d. s. p. 

8. X. Leonard, b. January 21, 1775; m. Catharine Pool. 
xi. Maria-Magdaleno. ; d. s. p. 

II. John Philip Greenawalt, ^ (Philip-Lorentz,i) b. June 
17, 1756, near Ephrata, Cocalico township, Penn'a ; sponsors 
at baptism, John Weaver and wife; d. July 18, 1834, at Leb- 
anon, Penn'a; appointed one of the commissioners in the act 
erecting the county of Lebanon ; m., April 17, 1782, Catha- 
rine Shaffner, b. March 17, 1760 ; d. January 25, 1850, at 
Lebanon, Pa.; daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Shaffner. They 
had issue : 

i. John-Philip, b. May 2, 1783 ;'d. January 25, 1785. 

9. ii. Jacob, b. December 6, 1784; m. Catharine Krause. 
Hi. Catharine, b. April 27, 1786. 

iv. John-Philip, h. September 29, 1788; d. June 20, 1834. 
V. Matthias, b. September 9, 1790; d. unm. 
vi. David, b. November 19, 1792. 
vii. John,h. April 17, 1795; m. Ann Brown, and had Henry 

and Philip, 
via. Elizabeth, b. April 17, 1795 ; d., August 4, 1856, in Lebanon, 
Pa.; m. Daniel Frantz, b. August 18, 1792; d. Decem- 
ber 12, 1839 ; and had issue (surname Frantz) : 



Greenawalt of Lebanon. 255 

1. Uriah. 

2. Theodore; m. Susan Giitelius. 

3. Daniel. 

4. Charles. 

5. Lydia. 

ix. Charles, h. August 3, 1797; d.' September 18, 1880; m. 
Mary Ann Shaffner, b. March 7, 1805; d. September 14, 
1867 ; and had issue : 

1. Anna-Elizabeth. 

2. Catharine. 

3. Charles. 

4. Philip. 

5. Calvin. 

6. Alfred. 

7. Eliza- Jane. 

8. Mary-Ann. 

9. Emma. 

X. Lydia, b. June 22, 1799 ; m. Benjamin Stees ; and had 
issue (surname Stees) : 

1. Charles. 

2. Alfred. 

3. Clinton. 

4. Washington. 

5. Matthias. 

6. Philip. 

7. Catharine. 

8. Mary. 

III. Christian Greenawalt, ^ (Philip-Lorentz, ^ ) b. Decem- 
ber 14, 1758, in Cocalico township, Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. 
February 3, 1796, in Harrisburg, Penn'a. ; m. Elizabeth 
Kelker, b. April 1, 1766, near Lebanon, Pa. ; d. July 30, 
1825, in Harrisburg, Pa., and with her husband there buried ; 
daughter of Anthony Kelker and Mary Magdalena Meister. 
They had issue : 

10. i. Cai/mrine, b. 1790 ; ra. John Brooks. 

11. ii. Cassandra, b. December 9, 1794; m. George Ackerman. 

12. Hi. Margaret, h.l79Q; m. Samuel Swartz. 

Elizabeth Kelker Greenawalt, subsequently, October 29, 
1799, married John Gillum, tanner, of Harrisburg, who d. Jan- 
uary 2, 1804, leaving two children, Jesse and Rachel, both 
under fourteen years of age, but whether by this or a previous 
marriage is not known. 



256 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

lY. John Greenawalt, ^ (Philip-Lorentz/)b. October 11, 
1760, in Lebanon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon county. 

Pa. ; d. November, 1823, in Lebanon, Pa. ; m. Regina . 

They had issue: 

i. Jacob, m. October 1, 1816, Margaret Sweeny. 
a. Philip. 

Hi. Elizabeth., m. Lenimon. 

iv. iif ar?/, m. [Henry] Poorman. 

V. Margaret, m. Mannon. 

vi. Sarah, m. [John] Shatzer. 

vii. Cai/(arine,b. September 22, 1786; d. September 7, 1861 ; m. 
Daniel Miller, b. May 19, 1781 ; d. June 23, 1859. 

V. Margaeet Greenawalt,^ (Philip-Lorentz, 1 ) b. Jnly 

17, 1765, in Lebanon township; d. ; m. Philip Stoehr, 

son of Henry and Barbara Stoehr. They liad issue (surname 
Stoehr): 

i. Philip, 
a. John. 
Hi. Jacob, 
iv. Catharine, vn. Kissel. 

V. Mary, m, Grossman. 

vi. William, 
vii. Margaret, m. [Samuel] Carper. 

YI. Matthias Greenawalt, ^ (Philip-Lorentz, ^ ) b. Octo- 
ber 17, 1767; d. iSTovember 2, 1808, in Lebanon, Pa.; m. Anna 
Barbara Hetrick; b. March 3, 1776 ; d. May, 1842, in Leb- 
anon, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Samuel. 

a. David; d., 1876, in South Bend, Ind.; unm. 
Hi. William, resides in Plymouth, Indiana; m. Sarah Haart. 
iv. Philip), d. s. p. 

V. Eosanna, m. John George ; d. prior to 1822 ; and bad issue 
(surname George): 

1. William. 

2. Ann. 

3. Charles. 

4. Edward. 

5. David. 

6. Rtbecca. 

YII. Catharine Greenawalt,^ (Philip-Lorentz,^) b. July 
20, 1772, in Lebanon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon, county, 



Oreenavmlt of Lebanon. 257 

Pa.: d. September 1, 1823, in Harrisburg, Pa.; m. John Jacob 
ZiNN", b. April 9, 1761 ; d. June 1, 1832, in Harrisburg, Pa. 
Tliej had issue (surname Zinn): 

13. i. Elizabeth, b. April 8, 1793; m. David S. Forney. 

ii. John, b. 1806; d. August 26, 1868; m. Catharine Gulp, and 
had issue : 

1. Edzabeth, m. Dr. John A. Stehley, and had issue. 

2. Catharine, m. David Hummel, and had issue. 

14. Hi. (JeorQ'e, b. April 6, 1810 ; m. Anna Margaretta Miller. 

yill. Leonaed Greenawalt, 2 (Philip-Lorentz,!) b. Jan- 
uary 21, 1775, in Lebanon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon, 
county. Pa; d. January 30, 1855, in Lebanon, Pa.; was a tan- 
ner by occupation; was elected county treasurer in 1836; m., 
November 2, 1796, Cathaeine Pool, b. January 14, 1780, 
in New Hanover township, now Montgomery county, Pa.; d. 
December 18, 1850, in Lebanon, Pa., dau. of John Pool and 
Mary Barbara Eotharmel.* They had issue: 

^. Sarah, b. December 27, 1797 ; d. February 4, 1859 ; m. 
Micliael Fichthorn, b. January 4, 1788; d. September 14, 
1863, and had issue (surname Ficlithorn) : 

1. Augustus; m. Eliza Stover, and had issue: 

Amanda, Barbara, Mary, Sallie, Alcott, Frank, 
and Augustus. 

2. Catharine; m. Charles Moore, and had issue (sur- 

name Moore), Em^ua- Clarissa. 

15. ii. Josiah, b. September 11, 1799 ; m. Mary Laub. 

Hi. George, b. 1801 ; d. in New Orleans, La. ; m. Catharine 

Hauer ; no issue. 
iv. Maria-Barbara,\). 1803. 

V. Samuel, b. 1805 ; d. 1863 ; m. Maria Ziaimerman ; d. 1869 ; 
and had issue : 

1. Leonarcl-Tkomas-Calvin, d. July 31, 1871. 

IX. Jacob Greena WALT, 3 (John-Philip, ^ Philip-Lorentz,i,) 
b. December 6, 1784, in Lebanon Pa. ; d. May 13, 1854, in 
Harrisburg, Pa. ; learned the trade of a tanner, and in 1810 
went to Harrisburg, Pa., where he became an extensive leather 

* John Pool, m., August 16, 1770, in Pottsgrove, Pa., Mary Bar- 
bara Rotharmel, b. April 1, 1751, in New Hanover township, Phila- 
delphia, now Montgomery, county, Pa., baptized by Rev. Henry 
Muhlenberg, of Falkner Swamp church ; daughter of Daniel and Eliza- 
beth Rotharmel. 
17 



258 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

manufacturer ; was a man of energy and enterprise, and quite 
prominent in the early years of his adopted home ; m. Catha- 
rine Krause, b. March 20, 1789 ; d. Jane 3, 1864, in Harris- 
burg ; daughter of John Krause. They had issue : 

i. Louisa-C, b. July 29, 1809 ; d. 1882; m. Philip Fisher, of 

Lebanon ; d. 1882. 
ii. Elizabeth, b. March 21, 1811 ; resides in Harrisburg, Pa. 
Hi. Tkeophilus-P., b. March 3, 1815 ; d. December 31,1860. 
iv. Camilla; d. s. p. 

V. Theodore- D.; served in the army as paymaster ; resides in 
Harrisburg, Pa. 
16. vi. Begina- Camilla, b. August 10, 1823 ; m. William Calder. 
vii. Jacob; m. Julia Peifer. 

I'm. Jeremiah-Krause, b. 1830; m., September 18, 1858, Anna 
Wolfersberger ; and had issue : 

1. William, h. 1859 ; died in infancy. 

2. Edwin-J., b. July 1, 1861. 

3. Begina-Calder, b. November 12, 1863. 

4. Jeremiah-Krause, b. December 2, 1865. 

X. Catharine G-reenawalt, ^ (Christian, ^ Phih'p-Lo- 
rentz, 1) b. 1790, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. August 30, 1859 ; m. 
John Brooks, b. March 18, 1778, at Carlisle, Pa. ; d. December 
6, 1845, in Harrisburg, Pa ; son of John Brooks'"^ and Sarah 

*JonN Brooks, b. 1727, near Enniskillen, county Fermanagh, 
Ireland ; d. December 7, 1803, at Elizabethtown, Lancaster county. 
Pa., buried at Harrisburg, Penn'a. His parents were descendants of 
what is known in Ireland as " Cromwellians," a people who have ever 
proved the most loyal subjects of England, and the history of Brit- 
ish arms is their patrimony. At the age of twenty-seven years we 
find him in His Majesty's service in the Enniskillen regiment of 
foot, as sergeajit, served with that command in North America; 
disabled by a wound in the left hand, June 8, 1767, and honorably 
discharged therefor. Left Montreal and went to Newburyport, in the 
Massachusetts colony, where he resided until the breaking out of the 
Kevolutionary war. In 1775, he i-emoved to Carlisle, Penn'a, and on 
the 9tli of January, 1776, he was commissioned second lieutenant in 
the Penn'a Line. During the occupancy of York by Congress in 
1778, he was appointed, by General Gates, town major with rank of 
captain, and acting commissary of supplies. At the close of the war 
he was at Elizabethtown, Lancaster county, Penn'a, where he re- 
mained a brief period, subsequently returning to Carlisle. About 
1784, he removed to Paxtang near Harris' Ferry, where he purchased 
land, and where he lived the remainder of his days. The Grade of 



Oreenawalt of Lebanon. 259 

Pardon ; he was educated in the schools of Pastang, and at 
the age of eighteen went to Lancaster to learn the trade of a 
gunsmith ; completing his apprenticeship, he returned to Har- 
risburg where he established himself in business ; he marched 
with his fellow-citizens to the defense of Baltimore, in the war 
of 1812-14 ; prior to the era of public improvement he erected 
a warehouse on the Susquehanna at Harrisburg, and was the 

Dauphin, alluding to his death, says : " On Thursday his remains 
were brought to this place, and deposited by the side of his late con- 
sort, a daughter, and three grand-children ; Major Brooks was an 
old Revolutionary character, and for many years a peaceable and re- 
spectable inhabitant of this borough, as well as a distinguished mem- 
ber of the lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of this place." He 
was made a Mason in the year 1755, in Lodge 213, Registry of Ire- 
land, was Master of Lodge 205, in the Enniskillen regiment, and, at 
the home of his adoption, of lodge 21, at Harrisburg. Major Brooks 
married, January, 1767, in the city of Montreal, and Province of 
Quebec, by Rev. D. Chabrand De Lisle, chaplain to Montreal, Sarah 
Pardon, d. April 9, 1789, in Harrisburg, Pa.; daughter of Thomas 
Pardon, of Ii^orwich, county Norfolk, England. They had issue : 

i. Bebecca, b. January 17, 1768, at Kewburyport, Mass.; d. 

July 18, 1793; m. April 20, 1786, at Harrisburg, Pa., 

James Brooks, of Cumberland county, Pa., and whose 

descendants removed to Virginia and Tennessee. 

u. Elizabeth,]:). April 20, 1770; d. October 6, 1772, at ISTew- 

buryport, Mass. 
Hi. Nicholas, b. August 7, 1772, at Newburyport, Mass.; d. 

September 17, 1777, at Carlisle, Pa. 
iv. Elizabeth, b. June 2, 1775, at Carlisle, Pa.; m. Thomas 
Blocher, resided near Waynesboro', Franklin county, 
Penn'a.; left a large family. 
V. John, b. March 18, 1778, at Carlisle, Penn'a, (see record.) 
vi. Thomas, b. August 6, 1780, at Carlisle, Penn'a; d. Decem- 
ber 7, 1807, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; was a clock and watch . 
maker; m. Martha Ramsey; daughter of John Ramsey, 
of Carlisle ; and had issue : 

1. Clarissa; m. Henry S. Baugher, president of 

Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, and left is- 
sue. 

2. John-Bamisey ; d. 1860; learned merchandizing; 

was purser's clerk in the U. S. JSTavy during the 
Mexican war ; settled at Pensacola, Florida ; 
became a member of State Senate ; m. a lady 
from Strasburg, Germany, and left one son. 



260 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

factor for the Messrs. Coleman and others, pioneers in the iron 
industry of the State; he served as a justice of the peace, and 
was burgess and assistant burgess of the borough of Harris- 
burg several terms; was a member and trustee of the Presby- 
terian church, and a man of influence and strict integrity, 
Thoy had issue (surname Brooks) : 

i. Thomas; d. in infancy. 
%%. Sarah-EHzaheth ; resides at Bellevue, Allegheny county, 

Pa. 
Hi. Mary-Catharine ; resides at Bellevue, Allegheny county, 

Pa. 
iv. Eehecca, b. March 20, 1815, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. February 

5, 1875, in Philadelphia ; buried in Laurel Hill cemetery ; 

m., at Carlisle, Pa., Gen. Horatio Hubbell, a member of 

the Philadelphia bar, an author of some prominence, and 

the projector of the Atlantic Cable ; and they had issue 

(surname Hubbell) : 

1 . Frederick-Brooks, b. July 21, 1842, in Harrisburg, 

Pa. ; studied law, and was admitted to Phila- 
delphia bar; resides in Pittsburgh, Pa.; m., 
1880, EUa-iSherman Hubbell, of Canandaigua, 
N. Y., and had issue (surname Hubbell) : 
a. Stewart-Brooks, b. June 2, 1884. 

2. Bebecca, b., in Harrisburg, November 23, 1847 : 

d. February 1, 1860. 

3. Julia, b. June 14, 1855, in Philadelphia ; d. Feb- 

ruary 4, 1860. 
V. DeWitt-Clinton, d. January 14, 1859 ; a lawyer at the Dau- 
phin county bar ; was a clerk to the Pennsylvania Legis- 
lature, and author of " Brooks' Manual." 
vi. Julia- Par don ; m., 1864, Boyle Irwin McClure, second son 
of William Denny McClure, of Allegheny county, Pa. ; 
reside in Bellevue, near Pittsburgh, Pa. ; and had issue 
(surname McClure) : 

1. John-Brooks, b. September 27, 1865. 

2. William-Irv;in, b. September 28, 1867. 

XI. Cassandra Greenawalt,^ (Christian, ^ Philip-Lo- 
rentz,^) b. December 9, 1794, in Harrisburg, Penn'a; baptized, 
March 19, 1795, by Kev. Henry Miiller ; d. October 15, 1873, 
in Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. George Ackerman ; d. at Harrisburg, 
Penn'a. They had issue (surname Ackerman) : 

i. Ann Elizabeth, b. July 10, 1821 ; resides in Harrisburg, Pa. ; 
m., November 19, 1839, by Rev. John H. Smaltz, William 



Oreenaiualt of Lebanon. 261 

Weidler, b. 1819, at Lancaster, Pa.; d. July 31, 1845, at 
Harrisburg ; and had issue (surname Weidler) : 

1. George., b. January 19, 1841. 

2. William Frederick, b. February 21, 1846; d. Oc- 

tober 10, 1846. 

XII. Margaret G-reenawalt,^ (Christian, ^ Pliilip-Lo- 
rentz,!) b. in 1796, in Harrisburg; d. March 28, 1839; ni. 
Samuel Swartz, b. November 30, 1786 ; d. August 7. 1842, 
in Harrisburg Penn'a, and with his wife there buried. He 
was the son of Ludwick Swartz, and born in Berks county, Pa., 
from whence his father removed, about 1789, to York county. 
The latter was a substantial farmer. They had issue (surname 
Swartz) : 

i. F rederick-Kelker , b. March 21, 1819; many years a lumber 
merchant ; served as member of the council of the city 
of Harrisburg, Pa., where he resides; m., October 15, 
1851, Catharine Z. Hoffer, of Carlisle Pa., and had issue 
(surname Swartz) : 

1. Samuel-M. 

2. Mary-Kepner. 

3. Frederick-K. 

4. Catharine-E. 

5. Margaretta-G. 

6. Georgiana. 

ii. Elizabeth Maria., b. January 9, 1821 ; d. July 16, 1821. 

Hi. George, h. January 17, 1822; d. April 25, 1885, in Harris- 
burg, Penn'a ; m. Emma L. Dietrick, and had issue (sur- 
name Swartz) : 

1. George-W. 

2. May. 

iv. Margaret-Eleanora, b. February 11,1825; d. December 5, 

1825. 
V. Samuel-Christian, b. October 20, 1827 ; d. July 28, 1828. 
vi. Juliana, b. July 31, 1834; d. September 13, 1834. 

XIII. Elizabeth Zinn",^ (Catharine, ^ Philip-Lorentz, ^ ) 
b. April 9, 1793, in Lebanon, Pa.; d. March 21, 1816; buried 
in Harrisburg, Pa.; m. David Shriver Forney, b. November 4, 
1787; d. December 25, 1839, in Carlisle, Pa.; and had issue 
(surname Forney) : 

i. John-Zinn, b. October 26, 1812; d. March 4, 1859, unm., 
in Liberia, while American consul there ; was a surgeon 
in the Mexican war. 



262 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

ii. Catharine.: b. October 1, 1815, in Harrisburg, Pa.; ni. 
March 20, 1834, Daniel Zacharias ; a prominent minis- 
ter of the Reformed Churcli : was pastor of the congre- 
gation at Frederick city, Md., forty years, and there 
closed his life's labors ; they had issue, all born in Fred- 
erick, Md., (surname Zacliarias) : 

1. (Tra?ii;ine; d, 1875, in Colorado. 

2. John-Forney ; resides in Cumberland, Md. 

3. EUzaheth-Turhot, b. June 14, 1840; m. May 22, 

1866, Thomas Justus Dunott, b. May 29, 1831, 
in Philadelphia ; son of Dr. Justus Dunott and 
Sidney-Paul Lancaster. Dr. Dunott gradu- 
ated from the medical department of the Uni- 
versity of Penn'a; located in 1870 at Harris- 
burg, Penn'a, wliere he is in the active practice 
of his profession ; one of the surgeons to the 
City Hospital, and a prominent member of the 
county, State, and ISTational medical associa- 
tions; they had issue (surname Dunott) : 
a. Justus, b. June 5, 1867, in Frederick, Md, 
h. Daniel- Zacharias, b. February 11, 1870, in 
Frederick, Md. 

c. Catharine-Forney, b. June 13, 1872, in 
Frederick, Md. 

d. Sydney -Paul-Lancaster, b. April 3, 1874, 
in Harrisburg, Pa. 

4. Jane; resides in Baltimore, Md. 

5. Laurence-Brengel ; of New York city. 

6. Ilerle-Herbine ; d. s. p. 

7. George-Merle; a minister in the Eeformed church . 

8. Fdwin-Baniel ; of Cumberland, Md. 

9. William; of New York city. 

XIY. George Zinn,^ (Catharine,- Philip-Lorentz,i) b. 
April 6, 1810, in Harrisburg, Penn'a ; d. January 21, 1878,. in 
Harrisburg, and there buried ; received a fair English educa- 
tion, and learned the trade of a tanner with his father, who had 
established a large business, and to which the son eventually 
succeeded and successfully carried on for over thirty years ; 
served in several local offices, and, in whatever trusts confided, 
was faithful ; ra. April 19, 1836, Akka Margaretta Miller, 
daughter of John Jacob Miller and Elizabeth Beader ; resides in 
Harrisburg, Pa. They had issue (surname Zinn) : 



Greenawalt of Lebanon. 263 

i. Mary, b. 1837; m. December 20, 1864, William Henry 
Eckels, paymaster U. S. army, and bad issue (surname 
Eckels) : 

1. Charles-Burd, b. January 1, 1866. 

2. Harry, b. 1872. 

3. (Jeorge-Zinn, b. 1875. 

4. Mary,h. May 2, 1881. 

ii. John; m. September 9, 1875, Alice M. Wickersham, 
daughter of Cadwalader Wickersham, and had issue (sur- 
name Zinn) : 

1. Maurice-C, b. 1879. 

iii. George; m. June 22, 1876, Nannie K. Rogers, of Wilming- 
ton, Del., and had issue (surname Zinn) : 

1. May~B.,h. 1879. 

2. George, b. 1883. 

iv. Amy; m. October 28, 1869, George Hamilton Smith, and 
had issue (surname Smith) : 

1. Fanny-Miller, b. August 25, 1870. 

2. Edgar-Zinn, b. May 11, 1880. 
V. Catharine; d. s. p. 

vi. Charles; d. s. p. 

vii. Margey ; m. March 22, 1883, J. Ross Swartz, M. D. ; reside 
in Harrisburg, Pa. 

XV. JosiAH Greenawalt, ^ (Leonard, ^ Philip-Lorentz.i) 
b. September 11, 1799; d. March 7, 1865, in Lebanon, Penna.; 
was in early life a merchant, but afterwards associated as part- 
ner with his father in the tanning business ; m. August 22, 
1821, by Eev Philip Pauli, of Beading, Mary Laub, b. June 
24, 1800 ; d. October 31, 1880 ; daughter of Michael and Mary 
Laub, of Berks county, Pa, They had issae : 

^. Dr. John,h. September 11, 1822; d. August 24, 1866; m. 
Sallie Mason, of Cincinnati, O., and had issue. 

ii. Wilhelmina-M., b. February 16, 1825; d. August 25, 1877 ; 
unm. 

iii. Lorenzo- Leonard, b. January 6, 1827, at Lebanon, Pa. ; was 
educated hi the schools of the town and at the old Leba- 
non academy ; learned tanning and leather-dressing, the 
former of which occupations he followed many years ; 
made two trips across the plains to the Pacific coast — 
one in 1852, when the undertaking was a hazardous one, 
the other in 1871 ; during the war for the Union, he was 
captain of company E, 127th regiment, Pennsylvania 
volunteers, subsequently in the 26th regiment, Pennsyl- 



264 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

vania militia, as major ; and participated in tlie battles 
of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg ; was 
assistant burgess of Lebanon boi'ougli, and, in 1884-5, a 
mail agent in the Government employ. Major Greena- 
walt m. September 15, 1881, Anna Gorgas, b. in Still- 
water, Minn. ; daughter of Colonel Adam Gorgas. 

iv. Josiah, b. September 11, 1828. 

V. Catharine, b. December 3, 1831. 

XVI. Eegina Camilla Geeenawalt,-* (Jacob, ^ John- 
Philip, ^ Pbilip-Lorentz,!) b. August 10, 1823, in Harrisburg, 
Pa., and there resides ; m., May l, 1848, William Calder, 
b. July 31, 1821 ; d. July 19, 1880, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; son 
of William Calder (1788-1861) and Mary Kirkwood (1790- 
1858.) With only a limited education, he was inducted into 
the business of his father at an early age. When only sixteen 
he was placed in charge of the Philadelphia packet from 
Columbia to Pittsburgh. In 1851 he assumed the entire man- 
agement of his father's affairs, and in 1857 undertook the com. 
pletion of the Lebanon Valley railroad, employed six hundred 
men, finished the road and paid his men in full. In 1858, he 
became a member of the well-known banking firm of Cameron, 
Calder & Co., which afterwards became the First National Bank 
of Harrisbarg, of whicb Mr. Calder was chosen president. The 
same year he was elected a director of the Northern Central 
railway, and was active in preserving Pennsylvania's interests 
in that corporation. At the breaking out of the Rebellion he 
rendered the government important service through his large 
knowledge in the purchase of horses, and supplied the govern- 
ment with no less than forty-two thousand horses and sixty- 
seven thousand mules, establishing the price (^$125 and $117 50) 
so low as to effect a very great saving to the government in 
this department. Mr. Calder was always foremost in the pro- - 
motion of industrial enterprises. He was one of the founders 
of the Harrisburg Car Works, the Lochiel Boiling-Mills, the 
Harrisburg Cotton-Mills, Foundry and Machine Works, the 
Fire-Brick Works, the Pennsylvania Steel Works, &c. In 
1873 he was appointed by Governor Hartranft a trustee of the 
Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital, and reappointed in 1876. 
In 1876 he was appointed by the same Governor a member of 



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265 



the commission to devise a plan for the government of cities, 
and in 1880, just prior to his death, was elected a director of 
the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. For 
many years he ably officiated in the management of city af- 
fairs through its councils, and his social qualities gathered about 
him a host of warm personal friends. He was among the 
founders of the Harrisburg Hospital and the Grace Methodist 
Episcopal church, of which he was an attendant. He was 
formerly a Whig, latterly a Republican, and influential in local 
and State politics, and one of the Presidential electors in 1876. 
William Calder and his wife had issue (surname Calder) : 

i. Edmund-KirkiDood, b. June 21, 1849 ; d. December 31, 1862. 
ii. WilUa7n-Jacob,h. October 1,1853; m. Jessie Kemington, 

daughter of Eliphalet Remington, of Ilion, IN". Y., and 

had issue (surname Calder) : 

1. Helen. 

2. Ethel-Kirkwood. 

Hi. Catharine-Krause, b. July 27, 1857 ; m. William Eobert 
Turner, of Kent, England ; an Episcopalian minister in 
Schuylkill county, Pa. 

Tkeodore-GreenawaU, b. December 2, 1860. 

Eegina. b. July 27, 1862. 

Mary-Kirkwood, b. April 10, 1865. 



IV. 
V. 

vi. 




266 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



HAMILTON FAMILY. 



[The original of the family record commences with the 
words "Colerain, 1612." About this time, county Colerain 
became "Deny," and the city "Londonderry," in what is 
known in the State papers as " the settlement of Ulster," in 
Ireland. Thus the ancestry of this family obtained a portion 
of the 15,000 acres granted, in 1609, to the English and Scots 
of Colerain. Mrs. Judge McLean, born Sarah Bella Chambers 
Ludlow, of Cincinnati, who married, first, Hon. Jeptha D, 
Garrard, of Kentucky, secondly, Hon. John McLean, of Ohio, 
.Postmaster General and Justice of the Supreme Court of the 
United States, thus writes of her maternal ancestry : " The 
maiden name of my grandmother Chambers was Catharine 
Hamilton. She was thie daughter of John Hamilton and Lsa- 
bella Potter. This Hamilton was a descendant, in the second 
degree, of a Duke of Hamilton. The coat-of-arms and records 
of his descent were carefully presei-ved by the family of my 
grandfather. General Chambers, for many years after his mar- 
riage to Catharine Hamilton, as a cherished relic; but in the 
infancy of the American republic, and the essential and con- 
sistent training of the distinguished patriot and his accom- 
plished wife, the children were taught to abhor aristocracy or 
anything like it. So the two tin cases containing the proofs 
of these honors became playthings, and eventually disappeared, 
leaving only the certificate of General James Chambers, of 
Franklin county, Pennsylvania, commander of the first Penn- 
sylvania regiment in the Pevolutionary war, as a member of 
the Society of the Cincinnati. This has escaped fire, flood, 
misfortunes, and emigration, and is carefully preserved as an 
abiding evidence of his services, character, and patriotism." 
The American history of this family will be learned in what 



Hamilton Family. 267 

follows. It is not necessary to repeat details of the connection 
with its Scotch and Irish ancestry.] 

I. James Hamilton, ^ and Kathaeine, his wife, emigrated 
from Lanarkshire, Scotland, to the " free lands of Ulster," in 
Ireland, where he became " a considerable land-holder," An 
only child was born to them on the banks of the Foyle, in the 
county Tyrone. 

II. John Hamilton, 2 son of James, ^ b. January, 1702 ; d. 
June 5, 1755, and is buried at New London Cross-roads, Chester 
county, Penn'a. By will, he left a farm to his daughter, Katha- 
rine, and a farm and mill to his son, John, in then Cumber- 
land, now Perry and Juniata counties, Penn'a, He was a re- 
spectable and intelligent man, of means and standing. He re- 
sided on a farm in Chester county, Pennsylvania, which he 
purchased in 1742, a short time after his arrival in this country. 
At the period of his second marriage he was a well-established 
farmer and miller. The family have preserved no account of 
the personal appearance of John Hamilton, as he died when his 
only son John was a lad of six years of age, and his daughter 
Katharine a young girl ; but it has been told that he " was 
stoutly built, of handsome stature, florid complexion, and a 
Presbyterian." His will is dated May 31, 1755, and is recorded 
in Chester county. He m., first, January 6 1735, by the Rev. 
Baptist Boyd, of Aghalow, Isabella Potter, b. 1710; died 
Friday, September 25, 1741, on shipboard, and buried at New 
Castle, September 26, 1741. She was sister of John Potter, 
who emigrated with John Hamilton to America " on the ship 
Donegal, arriving at New Castle, on the Delaware, Friday, 
September 26, 1741." Mr. Potter was the first sheriff of Cum- 
berland county, and the ancestor of Major Greneral James Potter 
of the Eevolution. By this marriage they had issue : 

i. James., b. Friday, November, 27, 1736, d. s. p. , 

3. a. Katharine, b, Monday, December 18, 1738; m. James 
Chambers, 
Hi. John., b. Tuesday, September 30, 1740 ; d. Sunday, October 
17, K41, and is buried "at Archibald Beard's, in Mill 
Creek Hundred, Kew Castle county, Del," 

John Hamilton m., secondly, in January, 1748, by Rev, 



268 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Francis Alison, D. D., of New London, Chester county, Penn'a, 
Jane Allen,* b. 1715 ; d. February 4, 1791, and is buried 
at Harrisburg. Slie was the daughter of Eobert and Mary 
Allen, granddaughter of Captain Thomas Allen, of " His 
Majesty's ship Quaker, on the Chesapeake bay in 1684, and 
commander in the Virginia waters." She was a woman of un- 
usual force of character, and educated with great care. They 
had issue : 

4. iv. John, b. June 17, 1749 ; m. Margaret Alexander. 

Mrs. Hamilton married, a second time, John Mitchell, an 
Irish gentleman, who died many years before her. By this 
marriage there was no issue. 

11]^ Katharine Hamilton, ^ (John,^ James, i) b. December 
18, 1788, in county Tyrone, Ireland ; d. January 14, 1820, at 
Ludlow Station, Ohio; m. James Chambers, of Loudoun 
Forge, Franklin county, Pennsylvania, only son of Benjamin 
Chambers, of Falling Spring, and Sarah Patterson, daughter of 
James Patterson, of Donegal, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. 
James Chambers was a distinguished officer in the war of the 
Revolution, having served as captain, major, lieutenant colonel, 
colonel, and brigadier general, and in civil life as judge and 
other official positions. He died April 25, 1805. They had 
issue (surname Chambers') : 

5. i. Sarah Bella, b. 1759 ; m. first, Andrew Dunlop ; secondly, 

Capt. Archibald McAlister. 
ii. Benjamin, b. December, 1760 ; d. 1835, in Saline county, 
Missouri; m. Miss Pen n, daughter of Dr. Penn, of St. 
Louis. Mr. Chambers entered the army of the Eevolution 
as an ensign, at the age of seventeen, and at the close 
of the war held the rank of captain. After the piTrchase 
of the Louisiana Territory he removed to Missouri. He 
left two sons and four daughters. 
Hi. Buhamah, b. 1763; d. in Kentucky; m. Robert Scott, of 
Kentucky, and had issue, (surname Scott,) Ella,m.. James 
Clarkson, of St. Louis, Mo. 

6. iv. Charlotte, b. 1765 ; m. Israel Ludlow. 

IV. John Hamilton, ^ (John,^ James, ^) b. June 17, 1749, 

* The looking-glass, a wedding present from Captain Thomas Allen, 
R. N., to his sister Jane, is in the possession of her descendant, A. 
Boyd Hamilton, at Harrisburg. 



Hamilton Family. 269 

in New London, Chester county, Pennsylvauia ; d. August 28, 
1793, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Under tlie will of his father 
he inherited a " plantation and fulling-miil, bought of James 
Long, on Shearman creek, in Cumberland county," (Perry 
county.) He was but six years of age at the death of his father. 
He was educated, principally in the celebrated academy of 
Eev. Mr. Alison, Chester county. When upon a visit to his pat- 
rimony in the Juniata region, he was attracted to the superior 
excellence of a tract of land called "Fermanagh," now in Ju- 
niata county. He purchased it. On the Shearman's creek farm 
Hugh Alexander was his adjoining neighbor ; he became at- 
tached to his daughter, and at twenty-three years of age he 
married her; established himself at "Fermanagh," and erected 
a large stone mansion. This house is standing. It has been 
occupied by himself, his son John, and now, with some alter- 
ation and addition, by a grandson, Hugh Hamilton. He be- 
came, by successful industry, and in right of his mother, Jane 
Allen Hamilton, of great fortune for his day. The inventory 
of personal property at his death, in 1793, makes his effects in 
money, £7,500. At that moment he had active enterprises of 
various kinds in full operation — at Lost creek, at Fermanagh, 
in Shearman's valley, and at Harrisburg, where he owned prop- 
erty appraised at more than £50,000. He also erected mills on 
Lost creek and Shearman's creek. He was one of the original 
lot-holders at Harrisburg upon the laying out of the town, 
owning No. 21, on Front street. One of his largest houses was 
that at the south-east corner of the Market square ; another on 
his lot. Front street and Raspberry alley. He was unques- 
tionably the most enterprising man in the small community 
that afterwards became Harrisburg. As early as 1772 he em- 
ployed at his warehouse and stores, on what is now Mulberry 
street, between Second and Third streets, "as many as fifteen 
mules, and a far greater number of horses, upon which he 
sent nails and salt and other merchandise to Pittsbu.ra:h." 
Sending nails to Pittsburgh at this date would be reversing 
the usual course of trade. He was one of the last of those 
in the interior who held slaves, a half dozen in all. All but 
one continued in the family until the death of his widow, not 



270 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

as slaves, but as free laborers on the farms. Mr. Hamilton 
was the leader of a company of cavalry during the Eevolu- 
tion, and was out in two campaigns, 1776 and 1781. In the 
family records of the McAllisters, of Lost Creek, Juniata, one 
of whom married a grand-daughter of Captain Hamilton, we 
have the following narrative: " The American army, Decem- 
ber, 1776, shattered, disheartened, and decreasing daily, were 
making precipitate retreat across Jersey into Pennsylvania, 
before the victorious army of Howe and Cornwallis. In this 
gloomy hour a meeting of the people was called at the farm 
of Mr. William Sharon within a couple of miles of Mr. Hugh 
McAllister's, near the present town of Mexico, to consult and 
devise measures to reinforce Washington and the army. All 
the neighbors below the Narrows met. John Hamilton, of 
Fermanagh, was made chairman. It was unanimously agreed 
to raise a company of mounted men. All were young men, 
with younger families, but they did not hesitate. They agreed 
to marcli. Hamilton pledged himself to start immediately, 
then McAllister and Sharon. The former was chosen captain, 
the latter lieutenants, and in two days they were off, more 
than eighty strong, riding the first day to the mouth of the 
Swatara, over snow many inches in depth. They reached 
camp, on the Pennsylvania side, below Trenton, the day after 
the Hessians were captured." None but men with their whole 
hearts in the cause would have made such a dreary march in 
a most inclement winter, unless thoroughly in earnest. This 
was the sentiment that actuated all the frontier setlers. Their 
actions were in accordance with this craving for freedom. It 
made the Revolution a success. It is only necessary to add 
that nearly the whole expense of this effort fell upon the 
captain, and that he was never reimbursed. His widow, in 
after da_ys, remarked, the " Lord paid us back in prosperity, 
and with liberty to enjoy our own." In 1793, Harrisburg was 
scourged by a pestilence resembling yellow fever, an epidemic 
that then prevailed at Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York. 
One of its victims was Mr. Hamilton. He m. in December, 
1772, MaegarEt Alexander, b. March 17, 1754, in Shear- 
man's Valley, Cumberland, now Perry, county, Penn'a. ; d. 



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Hamilton Family. 271 

August 22, 1835, at "Fermanagh," Juniata county, Penn'a. ; 
daughter of Hugh Alexander and Martha Edmeston. They 
had issue :* 

Jean., b. June 1, 1774; m. John Kean. 
, Martha, b. August 5, 1776 ; d. March 16, 1830 ; m. James 

Alricks. (See Alricks record.) 
John., b. Sept. 10, 1782: m. Francisca Blair Edmeston. 
Hugh., b. June 30, 1785; m. Rosanna Boyd. 
Margaret, b. August 12, 1789 ; m. Moses Maclean. 
Katharine-Allen^h. November 13, 1792 ; m. Jacob Spangler. 

Mrs. Margaret (Alexander) Hamilton, m. secondly, in 1795, 
Andkew Mitchel, b. November 1, 1754, in Dublin, Ireland ; 
d. December 21, 1825, in Harrisburg, Pa. He served as an 
officer in the war of the Revolution, having arrived in America 
in 1774. After the war taught school. He was an accom- 
plished scholar, highly esteemed in social and public life ; was 
cautious and methodical in his business, and precise in training 
pupils, his own and his numerous step-children. They had 
issue (surname Mitchel) : 

i. Jane- Alexander, h. July 17,1799; d. February 3, 1876 ; m. 
November 29, 1819, Dr. Thomas Whiteside, b. October 
31, 1790; son of John Whiteside and Mary Elton, of 
Lancaster county, Pa. ; and had issue (surname White- 
side) : 

*In a Bible presented to Martha Edmeston Alexander, mother of 
Margaret Hamilton, in 1732, we have the following: 

" Record of John and Margaret [Alexander] Hamilton, 1772. 

"Jean Hamilton daughter of John Hamilton, was Born on the 
first day of June 1774 on Juniata. 

" Martha Hamilton, was born on the fifth day of August, 1776 in 
Paxton. 

" The first Boy was Born February 1 1781 — on Juniata, died in 
Marcli. 

" John Hamilton was Born September the 10th day 1782 at nine 
o'clock in the morning — at Fermanagh. 

" Hugh Hamilton was Born the 30th day of June 1785 at two o'clock 
in the morning — at Fermanagh. 

" Mary Hamilton Born the 30th of December 1787— Died at Har- 
risburg. 

"Margarets Hamilton was born the 11th day of August, at four 
o'clock in th3 morning, 1789 — at Harrisburg. 

" Kitty Alien Hamilton was Born the 13th day of November at four 
o'clock in the afternoon 1792 — in Paxton." 



272 Pennsylvania Qenealogies. 

1. Margaret-Mitchel ; m. Dr. A. C. Stees,of Union 

county, Penn'a ; and had issue (surname 
iStees): 
o. Marion. 

h. Jane-Whitisicle; m. Joseph R.Orwig, and 
had issue (surname Orwig) Margaret- 
Mitchel, Mary-Gilbert, Clara-Beaver, Jo- 
seph-Ralph, Louisa-Hayes, and Reuben- 
George. 

c. T homas- Whiteside. 

d. Clarence; m. Elizabeth Bowers, of Orrs- 
town, Franklin county, Pa. ; no issue. 

e. John-Irvine; m. Annie Armstrong; and 
had Harry Armstrong. 

f. Herman- Alricks ; m. Minnie Sheldon, of 
Beverly, N. J. 

g. Abraham-Cypher. 

2. Philip-Syny-Physkk ; m. Mary E. Simpson, and 

had issue, Amelia^ Jane, William, and Elder. 

3. Mary-Elton; m. William B. Brandon, of Adams 

county, Pa.; and liad issue (surname Brandon), 
Jane- Whiteside, Katharine-Hamilton, Ellen, 
and Martha. 

4. Jane-Gordon; m. Leigh R. Baugher, of Adams 

county, Pa ; and had issue (surname Baugher), 
Mary- Whiteside, Thomas-Brooks, and Henry- 
Lewis, 

V. Sarah Bella Chambees,^ (Katharine, ^ Jolin,^ 
James,^) b. 1759; cL, 1884, at Ludlow Station, O., was twice 
married ; m. first, Andrew Dunlop, b. 1756 ; d. September, 
1785 ; an attorney-at-law, Franklin county, Penn'a ; and had 
issue ; m. secondly, Captain Archibald McAlister. of Foit 
Hunter, Dauphin county, Penn'a, and no issue. Sarah Bella 
Chambers and Andrew Dunlop had issue (surname Duulop) : 

i. Catharine; m. Colonel Casper Wever, of Weverton, Ind. ; 
and had issue (surname Vi evev) Catharine-H.,m. William 
J. Collins. 

ii. James; m. Miss Madera, of Chambersburg, and had 
Sarah-Bella, m. John A. Wilson, and Helen. 

Hi. Charlotte; m. Charles Clarkson, of Kentucky. 

iv. Josephine; m. .James C. Ludlow, of Ohio; and had issue 
(surname Ludlow) Janies-Dunlop, Sarah-Bella-Cham- 
bers, m. Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio; Euhamah, m. Ran- 



Hamilton Family. 273 

• dall Hunt, of New York; Charlotte-Chainhers, m. 
Charles Ap Jones; Catharine^ m. Lewis Whiteman ; 
Benjamin-Chambers, m. Frances Jones; and Israel, d. 
s. p. 

YI. Chaelotte Chambers,'* (Katharine, ^ Joh-n,^ James, ^) 
b. 1765 ; d. 1804 ; m., first, Israel Ludlow, of Ludlow Sta- 
tion, Ohio ; d. 1804 ; and had issue (surname Ludlow) : 

i. James-Ckambers ; m. Josephine Dunlop, his cousin. 
ii. Martha- Catharine ; m. first, Ambrose Dudley, of Frank- 
fort, Ky.; and had issue (surname Dudley) Louisa, m. 

J. A. D. Burrows; Ethelbert-Ludlow, m. Mary F. Scott; 

and , m. John Breckenridge, son of John C. 

Breckenridge. She m., secondly, Eev. John W. Cra- 

craft, of Ohio, and had issue. 
Hi. Sarah-Bella-Chambers]; m., first, Jeptha D. Garrard, of 

Kentucky, and had issue (surname Garrard) : Israel, m. 

Catharine Wood; Gem-ge Wood, Kenner, Lewis H., m. 

Florence Van Vliet, and Jeptha, m. Anna Knup. She m,, 

secondly, Hon, John McLean, of the U. S. Court ; no 

issue. 
iv. Israel, m. Adelia Stacarn, of Alexandria, Va., and had 

issue : Louisa, William, and Albert. 

Mrs. Charlotte Chambers Ludlow m., secondly, Rev. David 
EiSKE, of Missouri, and had issue (surname Eiske) : 

V. iCuhamah, m. Butler Kenner, of Louisiana, and had issue 
(surname Kenner) : Charlotte, m. George Harding, of 
Philadelphia, and Mary, m. Horace Binney, of Philadel- 
phia. 

VI. Charlotte, m. George W. Jones, U. S. Senator from Iowa. 

vii. [A daughter] ; m. Xelson Clement, of Kew York city. 

IX. Jean" Hamilton,* (John,^ John,^ James, i) b. June 1, 
1774; d. March 20, 1847, at Harrisburg, Penn'a; m. Decem- 
ber 10, 1789, by Rev. Mr. Hoge, of Carlisle, Johi^ Kean", b. 
October 3, 1762, in Philadelphia ; d. December 9, 1818, in Har- 
risburg, Pa. ; son of John Kean [1728-1801] and Mary Dun- 
lop [1728-1819.] His father removed to what is now Dauphin 
county, Pa., in 1775, and there the son grew to man's estate. 
In 1780, he entered the service, and was with the armj^ 
until after the capitulation at Yorktown. Upon his dis- 
charge he was placed with James Clunie, a merchant at 
Hummelstown, second sheriff of Dauphin county, at a 
18 



274 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

salary of one hundred dollars a year and boarding. In this 
period he taught himself con\reyancing and surveying. In 
1785 he located at Harrisburg, in partnership with Mr. 
Clunie, In 1788 he was one of the members of the famous 
"Harrisburg Conference." He was one of the first managers 
of the library company, established in 1787, and the same year 
elected a commissioner of the county ; one of the trustees of the 
Harrisburg Academy, 1788 ; treasurer of the Presbyterian con- 
gregation in 1790 ; chosen captain of the first volunteer com- 
pany upon the resignation of General Hanna, and president of 
the first tire company, and in 1792 appointed an associate judge. 
In 1796 Mr. Kean purchased, with John Elder, Jr., ISTew 
Market forge, about three miles from Palmyra, and removed 
thence. Was elected to the State Senate, and reelected in 
1798, serving until 1802. In 1805 he was appointed by Gov- 
ernor McKean Ptegister General, serving for three years. He 
removed to Philadelphia in 1810, was a merchant there, re- 
turned to Harrisburg in 1813, was again appointed justice of 
the peace by Governor Snyder, which office he filled until his 
death. He was an active and influential citizen of the Com- 
monwealth for many years. Judge Kean married in 1786 
Mary Whitehill, daughter of Robert Whitehill, of Cum- 
berland county. By her he had one daughter, Eleanor, who 
married, March 24, 1808, William Patton, M. D., son of 
Thomas Patton and Eleanor Fleming, born in 1775, in Derry 
township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county. Pa, Dr. Patton 
received a good education, studied medicine under the elder 
Dr. William Simonton, and gradu.ated at the University of 
Pennsylvania. He located at Hummelstown, and was in suc- 
cessful practice there at his death, which occurred the 30th of 
March, 1816. He was buried in Derry Church grave-yard. 
After his decease, Mrs. Patton married Christian Spayd, and 
left descendants. By his second wife, Jane Hamilton, there, 
was issue, (surname Kean) : 

M. Jo/in, b. January 21, 1795, cl. s. p. 

n. Louisa, b. August, 1799 ; resides at Harrisburg, Pa.; m. 

General Samuel Power, of Beaver, and had one daughter, 

d. s. p. 



Hamilton Family. 275 

in. Margaret-Hamilton, b. February 17, 1S06; d. October 11, 

1855 ; unm. 
iv. Jane-Duffield; resides at Harrisburg, Pa. 

YIII. John" Hamilton/ (John,^ John,2 James, i) b. Sept. 
10, 1782, at Fermanagh, Juniata county, Penn'a. ; d. June 2, 
1851, at Fermanagh, and is buried at Mifflintown. He received 
a careful preparatory education at Harrisburg, and was sent to 
Dickinson College, where he graduated. The estate of " Fer- 
managh " coming to him by inheritance, he resided on the an- 
cestral farm until his death. Mr. Hamilton m., by Rev. Francis 
Hyndman, February 14, 1805, Feancesca Blaik Edmeston, 
b. in Chester county, Penn'a. ; d. March 6, 1818, at Fermanagh ; 
daughter of Dr. Samuel Edmeston and Martha Blair.* They 
had issue : 

i. Samuel- Edmeston, b. Nov. 14,1805; d. Dec. 18, 1847; m. 
Sarah Hawk, and bad Francesca-BIair, m. Jacob God- 
shal ; John-Andreiv, Mary, Sarak-Hawk, d. s. p., and 
Marciaret,m. Wellington Smith. 

ii. John-Andrew, b. June 27, 1807 ; d. Feb. 22, 1840, s. p. 

in. Hugh- Alexander, b. Oct. 30, 1808, d. s. p. 

iv. Margaret-Mitchel, b. Oct. 27, 1810; d. July 22, 1838; m. 

John Alexander ; no issue. 
V. Martha-Edmeaton , b. March 16, 1812 ; d. July 25, 1833, s. p. 

vi. Thomas-AlUn, b. August 17, 1813 ; d. October 28, 1820, s. p. 

xii. Francesca-Blair, b. May 16, 1815 ; m. first, Hon. Amos 
Gustine ; secondly Dr. James Frow ; no issue. 
12. viii. Hugh, b. October 16, 1816 ; m. first, Sarah Gettys McDow- 
ell ; secondly, Sarah Ann Kloss. 

ix. Van-Hook, b. March 4, 1818 ; d. Sept. 3, 1848, s. p. 

IX. Hugh Hamilton, * (John,^ John^, James, i)b. June 
30, 1785, at Fermanagh, Juniata county, Penu'a. ; d. September 
8, 1836, at Harrisburg, Penn'a. He received a careful prepar- 
atory education at Harrisburg, and with his brother John was 
sent to Dickinson College, where he graduated. He studied- 
law under Thomas Elder, and was admitted to the Dau^^hin 
county bar in 1805. At the time of his admission to the bar 

* Martha Blair was a daughter of Kev. Samuel Blair, D. D. 
Dr. Edmeston was a son of David, and grandson of David and Mar- 
garet Edmeston, who came to Maryland in 1647. Mrs. Edmeston 
was a granddaughter of Jjawrence Yan Hook, a judge under the 
Dutch rule in New York. 



276 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Judge Henry bad ordered the prothonotary to issue commis- 
sions on parchment. Accordingly the descendants of the young 
lawyer have his commission "on parchment,'' issued 21st of 
June, 1805, signed by "Joshua Elder, Pro'thy, by order of 
the Court,"' with the seal of the county attached. In 1808, 
Mr. Hamilton edited and published The Times, at Lancaster, 
and upon the i-emoval of the seat of government to Harrisbnrg, 
with William Gillmor, The Harrishurg Chronicle.^ the leading 
and influential newspaper at the State capital for twenty years. 
The Chronicle was the first paper in Pennsylvania which gave 
full and systematic legislative reports. Mr. Hamilton was a 
vigorous and polished writer, and his editorials and letters 
models of elegant composition, and much of it has been pre- 
served. For a quarter of a century he wielded considerable 
political influence through his newspaper. He was an active 
and enterprising citizen, twice chief burgess of Harrisbnrg, fre- 
quently a member of its council, and highly esteemed in social 
intercourse. Mr. Hamilton, m. January 6, 1807, by Rev. 
James Snodgrass, of Hanover church, RosANNA Boyd, b. 
December 1, 1786, at Harrisbnrg, Penn'a. ; d. April 17, 1872, 
at Harrisbnrg, and there buried ; daughter of Adam Boyd and 
Jeannette MacFarlane.* They had issue: 

*Adam Boyd, son of John Boyd and Elizabeth Young, was a na- 
tive of Northampton county, Pa^., born in 1746. His ancestors were 
of that sturdy and feJfrless race who, after winning religious liberty 
at home, braved the perils of the ocean and a life in the wilds of 
America, that they might establish civil and religious freedom in the 
Kew World. The ancestor of this family was Adam Boyd, an officer 
of the rank of captain in the army sent by Charles I to Ireland* on 
the roll of Scottish division June 5, 1649. As was usual in Scotland, 
one of the sons, Adam (2) went into the Church ; his son Adam (3) 
was also a Presbyterian clergyman. Early in 1714, his son John (4) 
and a younger brother, Rev. Adam Boyd left their native land, Scot- 
land, arriving at Philadelphia in the summer of that year. John m., 
the year following, Jane Craig, daughter of Thomas Craig, and sub- 
sequently became (1728) one of the first emigrants to the "Irish Settle- 
menl?," now in Northampton county. His son John, born in Philadel- 
phia in 1716, m., in 1744, Elizabeth, daughtetof Sir William Young, 
" an Ulster baronet."'' Their eldest son was Adam Boyd the subject of 
this sketch. He learned the trade of a carpenter, and was following that 
avocation when the war of the Revolution called to arms. When the 



Hamilton Family. 277 

13. i. Adam Boyd, b. Sept. 17, 1808; m. Catharine Louisa Nau- 

dain. 
n. Alexander, b. October 4, 1810; d. June 5, 1873, uDm. 

14. in. John, b. Oct. 21, 1815; m. Amanda Jane Thomason. 

iv. Thomas Allen, b. Feb. 14, 1818; d. Dec. 14, 1S74. He re- 
ceived a good education, and learned the trade of a prin- 
ter in his father'^ office, at which he worked until he re- 
ceived the appointment of an assistant engineer on the 

State of Pennsylvania had formed its little navy for the protection of 
the ports on the Delaware, in 1776, Adam Boyd received his first com- 
mission. In 1777 he was honorably discharged. He at once entered 
the army proper, holding the same rank therein. He was at the bat- 
tles of Brandywine and Germantown, with two of his brothers, one 
of whom, John, was killed in the latter engagement. Subsequently, 
Lieut. Boyd acted as " master of wagons," with the rank of captain, 
and as such remained with the army until the surrender of York- 
town. Passing Harris ferry, in the spring of 1782, to the home of his 
mother, near ISTewville, Mr. Boyd was struck with the immense ad- 
vantages offered by the location of the proposed town. He subse- 
quently purchased of the proprietor a lot on the corner of Second and 
Mulberry streets. 1\\ 1784 he became a permanent resident. The 
dwelling-house erected by him in J792 on lots 210 and 212 of the orig- 
inal plan of the borough, on Second below Mulberry, is yet in the 
ownership of his descendants. Under the first charter of Harrisburg 
in 1791, he was chosen a burgess. Dr. Jolui Luther being the other. 
In 1792 he was elected treasurer of the county, and held the office 
until 1806, when he declined a reelection. In 1809, Mr. Boyd was 
elqcted a director of the poor, and during his term of office, the county 
poor-house and mill were erected under his direction. Mr. Boyd d. 
on the 14th of May, 1814; was interred in the Presbyterian grave- 
yard, of which he was an elder. Subsequently his remains were re- 
moved to the Harrisburg cemetery. In private trusts Mr. Boyd was 
very frequently employed. His correspondence and accounts are pre- 
cise and methodical, particularly the care with which he managed 
the estate of the<younger William Maclay. In person he was five feet 
eight inches in height, a stout, healthy, florid man, dark brown hair 
and eyes. At fifty-two years of age he had no gray hairs. He is rated 
on the " Mill Purchase" at £23 2s., being the fourth highest assess- 
ment upon that curious record. Mr. Boyd m., 1784, Jeannette Mac- 
farlane, b. June 23. 1764; d. December 4, 1790, buried at Harrisburg ; 
daughter of Patrick Macfarlane and Rosanna Howard, b. 1735. 
Patrick Macfarlane, b. 1727, son of James Macfarlane and Jeannette 
Buchanan, daughter of Robert Buchanan ; James, b. in Scotland, 
December 24, 1695, came to America in 1717, m., 1724, in Pequea, 
now Lancaster county. The only descendant of Adam Boyd and 
Jeannette was Rosanna Boyd, who m. Hugh Hamilton. 



278 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

State caiials, under Col. James Worrall, but soon aban- 
doned both avocations, in order to join a brother in a 
business, which they successfully prosecuted until his 
death. He served as a member of the city councils of 
Harrisburg a longer continuous period than any other 
citizen has ever done, being elected for about twenty 
years in succession, generally without serious opposition, 
although many epochs of great public excitement inter- 
vened to produce tierce and close political contests. His 
neighbors never failed to ascertain his political opinions, 
yet, whether voting for or against him, they rejoiced to 
know that he was their representative and the leader 
of the municipal legislature. In the language of a con- 
temporary, "Mr. Hamilton, in his intercourse with his 
fellow-citizens, was courteous to all, liberal to the poor, 
positive in opinion, methodical in business, reticent, de- 
liberate, but prompt in judgment." His integrity was 
never impeaclied in public or private transactions. He 
died, unmarried, at Hari'isburg, in the same house in 
wiiich he was born. 
V. Margaret, b. Feb. 2, 1820 ; d. April 27, 1876 ; m. Hon. Hugh 
Nelson McAllister, of Belief onte, Penn'a; no issue. 
(See, proceedings on Ms- death hy the Constitutional Conven- 
tion of 1873, ) 

vi. Andrew-Mitch el, b. April 9, 1822 ; d. May 16, 1827. 
vii. William, b. Feb. 10, 1824; an attorney, residing at Belle- 

fonte, Penn'a. 
via. Cathariyie-Jane, b. June 30, 1826 ; d. Nov. 11, 1826. 

ix. Hugh, b. Aug. 9. 1828 ; d. Jan. 28, 1830. 

X. .Margaket Hamilton, 4 (John,-'^ John,^ James, "^) b. 
August 12, 1789, at Harrisburg, Pa.; d. November 18, 1814, 
at Harrisburg, and there buried; m., April 18, 1809, Moses 
Maclean, b. 1785, in Adams county. Pa.; d. at Huntingdon, 
Pa. His grandfather, Archibald Maclean, born on the west 
coast of Scotland, in 1716, came to America, and had sons, 
Moses, William, Samuel, John, James, and Alexander. The 
father, Moses Maclean, was an active and prominent official in 
that part of then York county, both before, during, and after 
the Eevolution. The son, Moses, chose the legal profession. 
After completing his studies, in 1807 he removed to Harrisburg, 
where he could have risen to a commanding position, if his di- 
versified and unusual ability had been directed to a close at- 
tention to his profession. He represented Dauphin county in 



Hamilton Family. 279 

the Pennsylvania House of Eepresentatives. He was well 
educated, possessed of pure literary taste ; was a wit and a poet. 
In person heavily built, of good stature, and captivating ad- 
dress. In one of the best known of his poetical eiJusions, the 
standard hymn commencing " Come mourning souls rejoice, 
be glad," the closing verse is an appeal so prophetic, as to ap- 
pear exactly fitted to his future — ^iong after it was penned : 

" Should persecution's eager shaft, 
Pursue us while we live, 
Jesus, Benevolent, Divine, 
Oh, teach us to ^Forgive.'' " 

Margaret Hamilton and Moses Maclean had issue, (surname 

Maclean) : 

i. Sarah, b. April 16, 1811 ; m. Dr. William Elder, b. 1806 ; d. 
April 5, 1885 : and had issue, (surname Elder) : 

1. Jessie, b. October 7, 1835; m. June 15, 1863, 
Luther Ringwalt. 
ii. Margaret, b. April 3, 1813; d. July 21, 1876; buried at 

Harrisburg, Pa. 
in. Katharine-Hamilion,\). October 26, 1814 ; resides at Doyles- 
town. Pa. 

XL Katharine Alleist HAMiLTOisr,* (John,^ John,^ 
James, ^) b. November 13, 1792, at Harrisburg, Pa.; d. June 
12, 1873, at Harrisburg, Pa.; m., May 23, 1820, by Rev. Wm. 
R DeWitt, Jacob Spangler, b. 1768, in York county, Pa.; 
d. 1843, at York, Pa., and with his wife there buried; son of 
Rudolph Spangler and Dorothea Dinkle. Greneral Spangler 
learned the trade of a watchmaker ; was, when a very young 
man, postmaster at York ; county surveyor and county com- 
missioner ; a representative in Congress, 1816 ; Surveyor Gen- 
eral of Pennsylvania, 1817 to 1820, under Governor Findlay. 
and again, 1823 to 1829, under Governor Shulze, and was a 
brigadier general of the Pennsjdvania militia. They had issue 
(surname Spangler) : 

i. Margaret-Dorothea; m. Hon. Stokes L. Roberts, of Bucks 
county , who d. February 21 . 1 884, and is buried at Doyles- 
town, Bucks county, Pa; no issue. 

ii. J'aco6--B?«ZoZj5/t, d. March 2, 1882; m.,May 18, 1847, Frances 
R. Elliott, b. April 12, 1828, daugliter of Com. Jesse Dun- 
can Elliott, U. S. N"., and Frances Carr Vaughn; and 
had issue (surname Spangler) : 



280 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

1. EUioU, b. May 5, 1848; m., February 20, 1870, 

Sarah Householder, and bad issue : 
a. John-H.^ b. N'ovember 3, 1875. 
h. Jesse-E., b. May 27, 1882. 
c. Ervnn-D., b. October 7, 1884. 

2. Harry-Allen, b. May 12, 1849; m. October 27, 
1869; d. 1870, leaving a daughter, Catharine- 

Allen, b. August, 1870. 

3. Frances-Elliott, b. July 16, 1850 ; m. May 3, 1870, 

George Shultz ; and had issue (surname 
Shultz) : 

a. Blanche, b. November 6, 1871. 

6. Valeria-E., b. December 16, 1879. 

4. Jacoh-Tt., b. October 25, 1852 ; m., and had issue. 

5. Washington, b. March 17, 1855; m., and had 

issue. 

6. Ellen-Duncan, b. December 16, 1856. 

Hi. Jane-Martha, b. 1825; d. 1854; m. John Henry Small, of 
York; and had issue (surname Small) : Henry; m.,and 
resides at Leipsic, Germany. 

iv. Rosanna-Hamilton, d. s. p. 

V. Susan-EUzaheth ; m. William Radcliflfe DeWitt, M. D., of 
Harrisburg; reside in Florida. [See Maclay record.) 

vi. Frances, d. s. p. 

XII. Hugh Hamilton, ^ (Joliii,^ Jolm,^ Jolin,^ James, ^) 
b. October 16, 1816, at Fermanagh, Juniata county, Penn'a ; 
resides upon the farm his ancestor purchased in 1770 ; is a suc- 
cessful farmer and esteemed citizen of Juniata county. He m., 
first, Sarah Gettys McDowell, of Chester county, Penn'a. 
They liad issue : 

i. Mary-Mitchell ; m. Ezra Parker, an attorney of Mifflintown, 

Penn'a, and had issue (surname Parker), Andrew. 
a. John, a professor in the State College of Penn'a ; m. Eliza- 
beth M. Thompson, daughter of Moses Thompson, of 
Centre Furnace, Centre county, Penn'a; and had issue. 

Mr. Hamilton m., secondly, Sarah Ann Kloss, of Juniata 
county, Penn'a. They had issue : 

Hi. Susan Alice. 

in. Martha-Ann ; m. Milton Frazer; reside in Akron, O. 

V, Emma-Jane- 

vi. Ossian Kloss. 

vii. Rosanna; m. James W. Goodhart, of Lewistown, Penn'a. 
via. Francesca-Blair . 



Hamilton Family. ^ 281 

ix. Sarah-Ellen ; m. Marion P. Von Buskirk, of Greenspring, 

Ohio. 
X. Hugh. 

XIII. Adam Boyd Hamilton, s (Hugh,'* Jolin,^ John,^ 
James, 1) b. September 18, 1808, in Harrisburg, Penn'a, where 
he now resides. His school training was under private tutors, 
and at the Harrisburg Academy. He learned the trade of 
printer in his father's establishment, the Harrisburg Chronicle. 
During this training he remembers two of the journeymen of 
the office, who, afterwards were Chief Justices of the Supreme 
Court of Pennsylvania, Messrs. Lewis and Thompson, as well 
as many others who became men of political and social em- 
inence. As he rose to manhood, he was appointed in the en- 
gineer corps of the Janiata division of the State works, under 
DeWitt Clinton, Jr., as chief. The partner of his father having 
died, he returned to Harrisburg, and became part owner of 
the Chronicle. He was chosen, when scarcely of voting age, one 
of the printers to the Legislature. After spending a couple of 
years in the South, he returned to Harrisburg, and was ap- 
pointed to a position at Washington city ; resigned, taking con- 
trol of the Pennsylvania Reporter at Harrisburg ; subsequently 
unanimously chosen assistant clerk of the Senate, resigning 
that, and becoming joint partner in the Pennsylvanian, at Phil- 
adelphia, with MifEin Parry, Joseph Neal, J. W. Forney, and 
S. I). Patterson. At the termination of this partnership, he 
became printer to both Houses of Congress, and at the repeal 
of the contract law, i-eturned to Harrisburg, and for the follow- 
ing nine years was State printer. He has held a number of 
public ppsitions : that of school-director for twelve years ; presi- 
dent of the select council ; one of the commissioners of 1860, 
and of a subsequcDt one in 1870, to make a plot of the city of 
Harrisburg ; president of the State Agricultural Society, and 
of the Dauphin County Society ; a trustee of the Harrisburg 
Academy ; secretary of the board of managers of the Harrisburg 
Hospital from the first meeting on the subject, in 1872 ; presi- 
dent of the board of trustees of Derry Presbyterian Church, and 
president of tbe Dauphin County Historical Society since its 
formation. Mr. Hamilton m., in Philadelphia, December 18, 



282 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

1845, by Eev. Thomas Brainard, Catharine Louisa Nau- 
DAiJsr, b. April 11, 1823, in New Castle county, Del. ; d. Sep- 
tember 11, 1883, in Harrisburg, Pa., and there buried ; daugh- 
ter of Dr. Arnold Naudain* and Mary Schee. *0n the death 

*The family record of Hon. Arnold ISTaudain is interesting. 
Briefly stated, it is as follows : 

Elias Naudain, b. 1657; d. 1694; m. Gahel Arnaud, 1676. Had 

Elias Naudain, b. 1686; d. 1752; m., in Philadelphia, Lydia Le 
Roux, 1715, daughter of Pierre Le Roux. Both Naudain and Le 
Roux were, natives of La Tremblade, Saintonge, Prance. The 
former received his "denization" in England, November 17, 1681. 
Both were " naturalized " in London, March 8, 1682. 

Arnold ISJ'audain, b. 1728; m. Catharine Alfree, 1751 — both died 
August 6, 1796. 

Andrew Naudain, b. 1758; d. 1819; m. Rebeka Snow, b. 1770; d. 
1813. 

Arnold ISTaudain, b. 1790; d. 1872; m., in 1810, Mary Schee, b- 
1787 ; d. 1860 ; daughter of Hermanns Schee and Mary Naudain. 

Dr. ISTaudain's first public service was in the war of 1812, when he 
was surgeon of the Delaware regiment. In 1822, he was nominated 
for Congress ; his opponent was Louis McLane, who was elected. 
In 1824 and in 1828, the political race between these distinguished 
gentlemen was run again, and with the same result. At each contest 
the vote was nearly equal. In 1825, Dr. ISTaudain was elected to the 
Legislature, a member from New Castle county, sitting with his 
brother, Elias, who represented Kent county. The former was 
chosen Speaker, serving with great acceptability. In 1828, he was 
commissioned a judge of the court of common pleas, by Governor 
Charles Polk, tlie bench consisting of Thomas Clayton, Arnold 
Naudain, and Jacob Stout. In 1829, Louis McLane resigned his 
seat as United States Senator, and in January, 1830, Dr. Nandain 
was appointed ; taking his seat the day he entered the forty-flrst 
year of his age. In 1832, while occupying this eminent. position, 
he was nominated for Governor, although earnestly protesting 
"against a step so impolitic." In 1833, he was again chosen 
United States Senator. He fully appreciated this mark of high 
confidence, but his private business was suffering. After deliberate 
consideration he decided to resign his public position, and resume 
his professional avocation. He resigned June 17, 1836. In 1841, 
he again entered public life as Collector of the Port of Wilming- 
ton, and Superintendent of tlie Light-houses on the Delaware. He 
resided in Philadelphia for some years, but in 1857 returned to his 
native State. Dr. ISTaudain, m., in 1810, Mary Schee, b. 1787; d. 
1860. They had issue (surname Naudain) : 



Hamilton Family. 288 

of Mrs. Hamilton, one who knew her well, writes : " It is no 
eulogy, but the testimony of all who knew her, that few ex- 
celled her in those womanly traits of character and gentle at- 
tractions of manner and person that are fitted to charm and 
hold the hearts of friends. Under the discipline of suffering 
and the training of the Divine Saviour, her Christian life took 
on a serene and patient, a gentle and tender aspect, that be- 
tokened its heavenly origin." A. Boyd Hamilton and wife 
had issue : 

15. i. Howard, b. May 18, 1847 ; m. Ella-Maria Harbert. 

16. n. Hugh, (twin,) b. May 18, 1847; m. Florence Wallace. 

iii. Boyd., b., Wednesday June 6, 1849, in Philadelphia; d. 
Monday, March 13, 1854; buried at Harrisburg. 

w. Mary-Schee-JSFaudain, b. Monday July 24, 1854; d, Wed- 
nesday, March 3, 1856 ; buried at Harrisburg. 

V. Naudain, b., Monday, February 9, 1857, at Harrisburg, 
Pa. 

XIY. John Hamilton, ^ (Hugh,'* John,^ John,^ James, *) 

b. October 21, 1815, at Harrisburg, Pa.; went to Texas at an 

early period, and yet resides there ; participated in its war for 

independence, and for his services received a large tract of land 

in Jasper county, on the Angelina river, near its junction with 

the Nueces; m., August 1, 1844, near Zavalla, Texas, Amanda 

Jane Thomason, b. February 4, 1830; d. April 26, 1867; 

i. James-Schee, b. September 24, 1811 ; m., September 4, 1832, 

Ann Elizabeth Blackiston ; d. May 23, 1844, and had 

six children. 
it. Andrew-Snow, b. February 20, 1813; m., March 7, 1833, 

Mary Pennel Corbit ; and had two daughters. 
iii. Behecka-Ann, b. February 22, 1815; m., April 20,1837, 

Hugh Alexander; d. IN"ovember 14, 1883 ; and had eight 

children. 
iv. Mary-Hamhly, b. October 11, 1817; m., March 19, 1845, 

William Newell Hamilton ; and had three chldren. 
V. Elizabeth- Biddle, b. September 29, 1820; m. February 9, 

1842, James Edward Ellis ; and had six children. 
vi. Catharine-Louisa, b. April 11, 1823 ; m. as above, 
vii. Lyd.ia-Frazer, h. May 29, 1825; m., September 14, 1847, 

Clayton Augustus Conegill, d. in Florida, l!^ovember 17, 

1871 ; and had three children. 
via. Caroline- Amelia, b. October 27, 1827 ; d. April 14, 1848, 

s. p. 



281 Pennsylvariia Genealogies. 

daughter of Moses Kelly Thomason and Thjrza Ann Camp- 
bell.* Thej had issue : 

i. liosanna-Catharine^h. September 25, 184:5 ; m. August 31, 
1865, Lanier W. Ludlow, and had issue (surname Lud- 
low) : 

1. John-Lanier, b. September 7, 1866. 

2. Alexander-Franklin, b. January 31, 1869. 

3. Thomas- Riley, b. October 8, 1870. 

4. Josephine-Octavia, b. ISTovember 25, 1872. 

5. Charlotte- Amanda, b. June 11, 1877. 

6. Nancy-Mahala, b. April 23, 1880. 

7. Bobert-Clinton, b. April 21, 1882. 

a. Ann-Elizabeth, b. May 31, 1847; m., December''23, 1868, 
"William Byerly ; and had issue (surname Byerly) : 

1. Adam-Boyd, b. September 30, 1869. 

2. Hugh-Andrew, b. June 5, 1872. 

3. James-William, b. May 15, 1875. 

4. Amanda- Gai-oline, b. July 24, 1879. 

5. Margaret-Penelope, b. January 25, 1882. 

6. John-Hamilton, b. September 29, 1884. 
Hi. Huqh-Moses, b. September 26, 1849 ; d. s. p. 

iv. Margaret-Frances, b. April 10,1851 ; m., December 3, 1873, 
Wallace Ferguson; d. March 31, 1882; and had issue 
(surname Ferguson) : 

1. Kmily-Jane, b. December 13, 1874. 

2. Arqyle- Hamilton, b. April 10, 1877. 

3. Margaret-An7i,\). December 2Q, 1880. 

V. Avianda-Jane,h. April 18, 1853; m.. May 16, 1873, Jolin 
Wallace Williams ; and had issue (surname AVilliams) : 

* Thyrza Anne Campbell was a daughter of Dr. Duncan Camp- 
bell, of Flemingsburg, Ky. He was born at Edinburg, Scotland, in 
1764, closely related to tlie family of Argyle-Campbell, brother of 
ti-eorge W. Campbell, United States Senator from Tenn., Secretary 
of the Treasury, and ambassador to Russia. Dr. Duncan Campbell 
married Ann Washburn, a native of Virginia and of English ances- 
try. They had issue (surname Campbell) : 

*. Argyle; a prominent lawyer of Mississippi; d. prior to 

1860. 
ii. Archibald; a lawyer residing in Alabama. 
Hi. Eliza; m. David Hubbard, member of Congress from 

Alabama. 
iv. Cynthia; m.. first, Alexander Kerr, a merchant ;' second, 

Colonel Davis, a planter of Mississippi. 
V. Thyrza- Ann; m. Moses K. Thomason, a merchant. 
vi. Mahala; m. Andrew Smythe, of Alabama, father of George 
W. Smythe, member of Congress from Texas. 



Hamilton Family. 285 

1. Sarah- Catharine, b. July 31, 1874; d. s. p. 

2. Henry -Lewis- Duncan, b. May 31, 1875. 
8. Amavda-Angeline, b. March 8, 1880. 
4. James-Kelly, b. August 24, 1883. 

vi. John-Boyd, b. June 16, 1855; m., October 14, 1876, Eliza- 
beth Nicholas; d. May 13, 1884; and had issue: 

1. Allen-Boyd, b. August 27, 18S1. 

2. Elizabeth; d. 1884. 

vii. Alexander -Dun can, b. June 5, 1857. 
I'm. Thyrza-Mahala, b. September 26, 1860. 
ix. William- Allen, b. August 24, 1863. 
,/ X. Arqyle-Camphell, b. February 4, 1867. 

~XV. Howard Hamilton," (Adam Boyd,^ Hugh,* John,^ 
John, 3 James,!) b. Tuesday, May 18, 1847, in Philadelphia, 
Pa. ; m., September 23, 1875, by Rev. Dr. Parker, Ella 
Maria Harbert, b. August 29, 1851 ; daughter of Samuel C. 
Harbert.* They had issue: 

i. Saynuel-Harhert,h. July 11, 1877, at Overbrook, Philadel- 
phia. 
ii. Charles-Nauelain, b. February 25. 1883; d. July 26, 1883. 

XVI. Hugh Hamilton,*' (Adam Boyd,^ Hugh,* John,^ 
John, 2 James,!) b. Tuesdaj^, May 18, 18-17, in Philadelphia, 
is a practicing physician at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m., at Pittsburgh, 
February 25, 1875, by Rev. John K. McKallip, Florence 
Wallace, b. February 4, 1843 ; d. March 25, 1880, buried 
at Harrisburg, daughter of Rev. Dr. Benjamin John Wallace, 
{See Maclay record,) and Sarah Cochran, daughter of George 
Cochran, (of Richard,) Pittsburgh. They had issue : 

i. Adam-Boy d, b. December 5, 1875. 
ii. Benjamin-Wallace, b. November 20, 1877. 
Hi. Louisa -Naudian, b. October 13, 1879; d. April 11, 1880; 
buried at Harrisburg. 

* Samuel Cloke Harbert, son of Zebedee Harbert and Sarah 
Cloke, whose ancestors settled in Maryland prior to 1700. Colonel 
Harbert entered the army from New Jersey, and at the close of the 
civil war held the rank and position of a paymaster. His terra of 
service was from the beginning to the end of the war. Mrs. Harbert 
descends from Thomas Lloyd, whose descent is known as early as 
1515 — deputy Governor of Penn'a in 1684— through Rachel Lloyd 
Preston, whose daughter JIannah m. Samuel Carpenter, 1711, whose 
son Preston m. Hannah Smith, 1742, &c. {See record by Charles Per- 
rin Smith, of Trenton, jSf. J.) 



Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



HAY OR HAYS FAMILY. 



[This name has had a varied orthography — in olden times 
De la Haye and De la Hay a, while in later, Hay, Hays, and 
Hayes. The American branch of the family write it Hays, as 
a general thing.- In Bnrke's Peerage is a very interesting ac- 
count of the origin of the Hays arms, which was- — " argent, 
three escutcheon gules," to which was afterwards added 
" crossed arms, each hand grasping a short sword and support- 
ing the escutcheon gules, surmounted by a crown."] 

I. William Hays, ^ a native of Scotland, left that country 
during the religious persecutions, and settled in the county 
Tyrone, north of Ireland. He was at the siege of Derry, and 
endured its trials until relief came, being absent from his family 
twenty-two months. His wife and two small children were of 
the number of those who had been " driven to the walls," hav- 
ing been forced to walk with her little ones twenty English 
miles — the only food, a little oatmeal secreted about her person. 
A piece of horse hide, purchased during the siege just before 
relief came for a guinea, was preserved. Of two of their chil- 
dren we have record : 

i. ilfari/ia, m. John Wallace, ('see Wallace and Weir record.) 

2. n. James .1 who m., and left issue. 

II. James HaySj^ (William, i) b. in county Tyrone, Ireland ; 
married, and left issue, among others: 

3. i. John, b. about 1740 ; m. Eleanor Leach. 

III. John Hays,^ (James^, Wilhami,) b. about 1740, emi- 
grated to America in 1789, arriving at Philadelphia in Sep- 
tember of that year. After remaining the following winter at 
Maytown, Lancaster county, Penn'a, he purchased a farm at 
the head of Yellow Breeches creek, on the Walnut Bottom 



Hay or Hays Family. 287 

road, Cumberland county, Penn'a. He resided there ten or 
twelve years, but was unable to obtain a proper title for his 
property, and his first payment of £500 was lost. He after- 
wards purchased three hundred acres in Path Valley, Franklin 
county, Penn'a, where some of his descendants yet reside. He 
died in 1814. Mr. Hays married Eleanok Leach, a native 
of the north of Ireland, who died in 1826. They had issue : 

4. i. Margaret., b. March 16, 1767 ; m. John Gibson. 

5. a, Frances, b, August 24, 1768 ; m. Robert Patterson. 

Hi. James, b. January 4, 1770 : went South, m., and died there. 

6. iv. John, b. October 14, 1771 ; m. Martha Wallace. 

V. Elizabeth, b. November 29, 1773 ; d. December 5, 1779. 
vi. William, b. October 17, 1775; d. May 1, 1864; resided on 

the old homestead in Path Valley, where he died. 
vii. Dickey, b. March 15, 1777 ; m. [Margaret] Lindsey, and had 

John and Margaret, 
viii. Jennett, b. December 12, 1778, d. s. p. 
ix. Elizabeth, h. 1782; d. January 21, 1872, at the old home- 
stead, unm. 

7. X. Eleanor, b. 1785; m. William Gamble. 

8. xi. Sarah, b. 1787 ; m. John Little. 

xii. Jane, b. July 2, 1789 ; d. April 20, 1864, unm. 

lY. Maegaeet Hays,-^ (John,-'' James, ^ William, i) b. 
March 16, 1767, in county Tyrone, Ireland ; d. December 15, 
1834, in Philadelphia, Penn'a; m. John Gtibsok They had 
issue (surname Gribson) : 

i. John, 
ii. Andrew. 
Hi. Jane. 

Y. Feances Hays,^ (John, 3 James, ^ William, ^) b. Au- 
gust 24, 1768, in county Tyrone, Ireland; d. January 9, 1851, 
in Cumberland county, Penn'a ; m. Robeet Patteeson. They 
had issue (surname Patterson) : 

i. Eliza, 
ii. Eleanor. 

YI. John Hays,^ (John,^ James, ^ Wilham,!) b. October 
14, 1771. in county Tyrone, Ireland; d. June 15, 1811, at 
Somerset, Penn'a ; m., December, 1797, Maetha Wallace, 
b. April 23, 1773, in Allen township, Cumberland county, 
Penn'a ; d. September 25, 1843, at Harrisburg, Penn'a ; 



288 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

daughter of Samuel Wallace and Margaret Patton. They had 
issue : 

9. i. Samuel- Wallace, b. October 30, 1799 ; m. Margaret Moore. 
ii. John-Leach, b. December 28, 1801 ; m. first Jane Gibson, d. 
1853, and had Margaret; secondly, Margaret Camblin. 

10. in. TF^7h■am-Pa«on, b. 1803; m. Kosanna Keller. 

iv. Margaret, b. 1805; resides in Harrisburg, Penn'a. 
V. Eleanor, b. September 16, 1807 ; d. November, 1808. 

11. vi. Joseph- Caldtoell, b. 1809; m. Anna M. Betts. 

YII. Eleai^or Hays, 4 (John,^ James, ^ William, i) b. 1785, 
in count}^ Tyrone, Ireland ; d. February 12, 1877, in Path 
Valley, Franklin county. Pa. ; m., William Gamble. They 
had issue i^surname Gamble) : 

i. Mary, 
ii. Margaret. 
Hi. John. 
it'. Eliza. 

V. Samuel, 
vi. Sarah. 
vii. Eleanor, 
via. Susayi. 
ix. William. 

X. Martha. 

VIII. Sarah Hays,^ (John,^ James,^ William, i) b. 1787 ; 
d. December 15, 1860; m., John" Little. They had issue 
(surname Little) : 

i. WilUam-Hays. 

ii. Eliza. 
Hi. Mary. 
iv. James. 
V. Eleanor. 
vi. Tirzah. 
vii. John, 
via. Thomas. 

IX. Samuel Wallace Hays,^ (John,'* John,^ James, ^ 
William, 1) b. October 30, 1799, at Newville, Cumberland 
county, Pa. ; d. May 18, 1855, at Harrisburg, Pa. He received 
the education so freely given by the Scotch-Irish to their chil- 
dren. He came to Harrisburg in 1821, where he resided until 
1825, when he went to Philadelphia, returning to the former 
place in 1828, which from that period became his permanent 



Hay or Hays Family. 289 

home. Mr. Hays then began business, which he successfully 
carried on until a few years prior to his death. He was an 
earnest, laborious worker in his church, (Presbyterian,) of 
which he was one of the ruling elders from 1840 to his de- 
cease. For a period of twenty-seven years he was superintend- 
ent of the first infant Sunday-school, which he organized in 
1828, in Harrisburg, and only relinquished its care when fail- 
ing health compelled him to give up his charge. The Rev. 
Dr. Robinson bears this testimony of him : "I remember him 
as a quiet, modest man and patient sufferer. The little I knew 
of' him endeared him to me. * '^ * He was a warm friend 
and lover of the young, kind and genial in his intercourse with 
them, and an admirable teacher." Mr. Hays m. Margaret 
Moore, b. August 7, 1806 ; d. February 8, 1851, at Harris- 
burg, Pa. ; daughter of Archibald Moore and Rebecca Junkin, 
of Locust Grove, Mifflin county. Pa. They hsd issue: 

i. Isabella-Moore; resides at Harrisburg, Pa. 
X. William Patton Hays,^ (John,^ John,^ James, ^ 
William, 1 ) b. February 8, 180-1, in Cumberland county, Pa.; 
d. March 5, 1844, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. Rosanna Keller, 
b. June 8, 1812 ; d August 29, 1848, at Washington city, D. 
C. They had issue : 

i. Anne-Margaret. 

ii. John-Keller ; d. s. p. 

in. William- Wallace, b. October 23, 1836; d. Marcli 31, 1870 
at Harrisburg, Pa. He received liis preparatory educa- 
tion in tlie public sciiools and Harrisburg Academy ; en- 
tered the sophomore class of Jefferson College, Cannons- 
burg, in 1853, graduating in 1856. He then went to Texas, 
where he remained two years, teaching in Victoria and 
Goliad. After returning North, he began the study of 
law with Robert A. Lamberton, Esq., and was admitted 
to the Dauphin county bar December 6, 1859. He began 
the practice of his profession at Harrisburg, continuing 
until his appointment by Governor Curtin, in 1861, as 
chief clerk in the office of the Secretary of the Common- 
wealth. On May 1, 1866, he was appointed Deputy Sec- 
retary of the Commonwealth, discharging the duties of 
that office until the close of Governor Curtin 's adminis- 
tration. He then resumed his profession of the law, and 
19 



290 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

in connection with it served as clerk to tlie Board of 
Claims from January to June, 1868. In October follow- 
ing, having been nominated by the Kepublicans of the 
city of Harrisburg, lie was elected mayor thereof, the 
duties of which office he entered upon January 11, 1869. 
His health, however, soon began to fail him, and he died 
while in office, in his thirty-fourth year. " Mr. Hays 
was truly a Christian gentleman, he thought more of 
right than he did of life. His nature was of that in- 
tensity w^hich inspires men to die for the truth, wiiile his 
convictions on all subjects relating to the ordinary and 
extraordinary alfairs of life, here and hereafter, were 
governed by the strongest principles of religion and jus- 
tice." Mr. Hays married, March 5, 1861, Mary S, Day, 
of Wooster, Ohio, and they had William., d. s. p., Jessie- 
Wallace, d. s. p., Mary-Winifred., and Martha-Wallace, 
the latter residing with their mother in Wooster, Ohio. 

XL Joseph Caldwell Hays,^ (Jolni,'^ John,^ James, ^ 
William,-) b. 1809; resides at Meadville, Crawford county. 
Pa. ; m. Anna M. Betts. Thej had issue : 



i. 


John-Betts. 


ii. 


Samuel. 


Hi. 


Frederick- W. 


i\ . 


Joseph. 


V. 


Elizabeth. 


iv. 


Wilson-D. 



Keller of Lancaster. 291 



KELLER OF LANCASTER. 



1. JoHANisr Petek Keller, ^ a native of Germany, emigrated 
to America prior to 1760, and settled in Lancaster county, 
Penn'a, wbcre lie died ; his wife, Anna Maria, b. in Ger- 
many, died in the town of Lancaster, on the 6th of January, 
1782. They had two children born in Germany : 

2. L Ca:rl- Andrew., h. July 14, 1750 ; m. Barbara Judith Bigler. 
ii. Johann-Adam ; nothing further is known of him, 

IL Caetl Andkew Keller, 2 (Johann-Peter^,) b. July 14, 
1750, in Germany ; d. Februaiy 21, 1805, at Lancaster, Penn'a ; 
m. April, 1774, at Lancaster, Barbara Judith Bigler, b. 
August 9, 1755; d. August 15, 1831, at Lancaster, Penn'a. 
They had issue: 

3. *. John-Peter., b. Sept. 28, 1776; m., first, Catharine Schaeffer : 

secondly, Mrs. Rachel Cochran. 

4. ii, Adam, b. December 7, 1784; m. Elizabeth Schaeffer. 

5. in. John, m. Susanna N"ye. 

6. iv- Andrew, m. StahL 

7. V. Jacob, m., first, ; secondly, Catharine Heisely. 

8. vi. Sophia, m. first, David Kauff man ; secondly, Samuel Kling. 

9. vii. Anna-Maria, m. William Kurtz. 

_ 10. via. Rev. Benjamin, m. first, Eliza Graver Schaeffer; secondly, 
Maria Stroup. 
ix. Jeremiah, d. s. p. 
11. X. Michael, b. June 17, 1790; m., first, Margaret Schaeffer; 
secondly, Barbara Margaret Schaeffer. 

IIL JoHX Peter Keller, ^ (Carl- Andrew, ^ Johann-Peter, ^ ) 
b. September 28, 1776; in Lancaster, Penn'a; d. October 1, 
1850, at Harrisburg, Penn'a; learned the trade of a brass- 
founder, locating at Harrisburg in 1796. In 1801 he estab- 
lished himself in business as brass-founder and roj)e-maker, 
which proved successful, and afterwards in general merchan- 
dising. He was a member of the borough council almost con- 
tinuously^ from 1810 to 1824, and was quite prominent and in- 



292 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

fluential in the public affairs of his day. He was identified with 
nearly all the early enterprises of the town, such as the Harris- 
burg Bridge Company, Harrisburg and Middletown Turnpike 
Company, and at his death was the last survivor of the original 
board of directors of the Harrisburg Bank. He was a gentle- 
man of thrift, industry, and indomitable energy, upright, hon- 
ored, and raspected by his fellow -citizens. He was no less 
decided and influential as a Christian, being one of the founders 
of the Lutheran church in Harrisbnrg, Was twice married ; 
first, Cathaeine Schaeffee, b. November 6, 1774 ; d. Octo- 
ber 1, 1859, at Harrisburg, They had issue: 

i. Frederick, 1>. February, 1796: d. 1797, 

ii. George, b. 1798; d. 1800. 

Hi. Bev. Emanuel, b. Sept. SO, 1801 ; d. April 11, 1837, at Me- 
chanicsburg, Penn'a; buried in Trindle Spring Cliurch 
grave-yard ; he was educated in the schools and academy 
of Harrisburg, and pursued liis classical studies under 
the direction of his uncle, the Rev. Benjamin Keller. 
He subsequently entered Dickinson College, where he 
remained two years, when he began tlie study of the- 
ology with the Rev. Dr. Lochman, of Harrisburg. In 
1826 he was licensed by the Lutheran Synod of Pennsyl- 
vania, and the same year began his ministerial labors at 
Manchester, Md. Thence he removed to Mechanicsburg, 
Pa., where he continued in the pastorate until a short 
period before his death, his enfeebled health obliging him 
to resign his charge. The Rev. Mr. Keller married 
April 14, 1825, Sabina Selzer, and had Ann-Victoria and 
other children. 

iv. Eliza, b. June 12, 1803; m. James R. Boyd, ('see Boyd 
record.) 

12. V. Maria, b. February 17, 1805 ; m. Lewis Plitt. 

vi. Catharine, b. November 4, 1806 ; d. November 15, 1886 ; m. 
James Gilliard, and had John-Peter. 

13. vii. John-Peter, b. February 25, 1808 ; m. Lydia Kunkel. 

via. Sophia, b. May 20, 1810 ; d. August 24, 1840, at Harrisburg ; 
m. Thomas Montgomery. 

ix. William- C.,h., January 24, 1812, at Harrisburg; m. Ca- 
milla Lochman, and had Charles, d. s. p., and Annie, m. 
N. R. Miller. 

_«. Frederick-George, h. September 14, 1814; d. at the age of 
sixteen years, having become blind. 

xi. Benjamin, b. April 6, 1816 d. s. p. 



Keller of Lancaster. 293 

xii. Peter-Charles, b., April 16, 1817, at Harrisburg ; d., Decem- 
ber 30, 1875, at Quincy, 111.; engaged early in life in the 
mercantile business at Harrisburg, Pa., subsequently re- 
moving to Philadelphia, where he remained until 1847 ; 
at that time he went West and located in Quincy, 111., 
where he became quite prominent, enjoying the confi- 
dence and respect of the people of that city; m. Eliza 

Wells, and had Elvey, m. Lockwood, Levi and 

Lemuel, 
xiii. Charles- Andrew, h. July 26, 1819; d. October 21, 1871, at 
Harrisburg; m. first, Matilda Calder, and had William- 
C; m., secondly, Rachel Compton, and had Charles-C. 

Mr. Keller married, secondly, Mrs. Eachel Cochran, 
widow of William Cochran, formerly sheriff of Dauphin 
coLinty, who survived him thirteen years. 

lY. Adam Keller, ^ (Carl- Andrew, ^ Johann-Peter,i) b. 
December 7, 1784, at Lancaster, Pa. ; d. January 30, 1863 ; 
m. Elizabeth Schaeffer ; b. June 15, 1786 ; d. January 
23, 1854 ; she was a cousin of John Peter Keller's wife. They 
had issue : 

i. Barbara; m. William Prick; and had Rev. William-Keller, 
m. Louisa Klump. 
14. a. John- Andrew ; m. Harriet Tressler. 
Hi. Adam; d. October 6, 1813. 
iv. Benjamin; d.*at the'age of nineteen years. ^ 
V. Emanuel; m. Harriet Sharpe, and had Julia, John, and 

Mary, 
vi. Elizabeth; d. s. p. 

vii. Sophia; m. Frederick-William Beates, and had issue (sur- 
name Beates), William- Adam, Anna-Maria, Edward- 
Keller, Elizabeth-Caroline, d. s. p., James-Frederick, 
Louisa- Catharine, and Emily- Sophia, d. s. p. 
via. Anna-Maria. 

ix. Adam- Schaeffer ; m., first, Mary ; m., secondly, Mary 

Elizabeth Snyder, and had Adam and Elizabeth, both 
deceased. 
X. Louisa; d. s. p. 

xi. Margaretta; m. William E. Heinitsh, and had issue (sur- 
name Heinitsh) Sigmund- William, Charles-Luther, d., 
Lizzie-Keller, d., Walter- Augustus, William- Ed ward, 
d., Margie-Keller, John- Frederick, and Louisa-Keller, d. 
xii. Louisa; d. unm. 
xiii. Samuel; d. s. p. 



294: Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Y. John Keller, ^ (Caii-Andrew,^ Johann-Peter,^) b. in 
Lancaster, Penn'a; d. at Hanisburg in 1816; ra. SusajSTKa 
Nye, b. March 6, 1777; d., February 7, 1855, at Easton, 
Penn'a ; daughter of Johannes and Maria Magdalena Nye^ of 
Lancaster. Thej had issue : 

i. Henry ; d. at Easton, Penn'a. 
ii. Andrew; d. at Easton, Penn'a. 

Hi. 5ar&ara--4.wn,b., 1807, at Reading; m. Charles A. Snyder, 
iv. John, b, at Reading; drowned at Harrisburg, 
V. Susan ^ b. at Harrisburg ; d. at Easton. 

YL Andrew Keller,^ (Carl-Andi'ew,^ Johann -Peter,*) b. 

in Lancaster^ Pa., where he died ; m. Stahl. They had 

issue : 

i. George; m. Catharine Strine,andhadMM*y,'m. Mr. Fordny ; 
Andrew, d. s. p., Adam, d. s. p., George, m. Miss Yonder- 
smith, and Kate, m. Mr. Diller. 

ii. Maria; m. Charles Demuth, and had issue (surname De- 
muih), Annie, m. Peter Regenne; Josephine, m. William 
E. Kreider ; Emma, m. Dr. William Tabret ; Caroline, d. 
h.\)., Amelia, xii. Oliver Sturges ; Jfaria, m. Albert M. 
Zahm ; and William, d. nnm, 

YII. Jacob Keller,^ (Carl- And rew,^ Johann-Peter,^) b. 
in Lancaster, Pa. ; d. at Frederick, Md. ; was twice married ; 
by first wife there was issue : 

*'. Sophia; m. Rev. Harper. 
ii. Elizabeth; m. Rev. James Harldey. 

Jacob Keller, m., secondly, Catharine Heisely, b. April 
22, 1797 ; d. at Frederick, Md. ; daughter of Frederick Heisely 
and Catharine Juliana Hoff, and had issue : 

Hi. Charles; m. Miss Hunt. 
iv. Frederick. 
V. Benjamin. 

vi. Caroline; m. Henry Handshue. 
vii. Jacob, 
via. .Muhlenberg. 

YIII. Sophia Keller, ^ (Carl- Andrew, ^ Johann-Peter,i) 
b. in Lancaster, Pa.; was twice mamed ; first to David Kauff- 

MAN, and there was issue (surname Kauffman) : 



Keller of Lancaster. 295 

^. Bosanna; m. Samuel Brumbaugh, and had issue (surname 
Brumbaugh) : 

1. Wilhelmina; m. Seldon Spencer Barrett. 

2. Mary; m. John Thomas, and had issue (surname 

Thomas), Elvin and William. 

3. Samuel. 

4. Emma; m. George J. Bolton, and had issue (sur- 

name Bolton), Jennie-E., Eosa, George-J., Man- 
roe-K., and Emma-Gertrude. 

5. Jennie, 
ii. William. 

Hi. David. 
io. Benjarniri: 
V. Sophia; d. s. p. 

Mrs. Kauffman, m., secondly, Samuel Kltjstg-, and had issue 
(surname Kling) : 

vi. Susanna-B.; m. John D. Miller, and had issue (surname 
Miller) : 

1. Samuel- Carroll; m. Henrietta Zahm Killough. 

2. Eugene-Jasper; m. Nellie Schram. 

3. Ella-Frances ; m. George Albright. 

vii. Eliza-K.; resides at Harrisburg, Pa.; m. Joseph Jackson : 
d. October 18, 1858. 

via. Mary; m. William Half man, and had issue (surname 

Half man), George and Frank. 

ix. Henrietta; m. William M. Buchanan, and had issue (sur- 
name Buchanan), Jb/in-C'/iam&e7-s, Martha- Weir, Anna- 
Eliza, Augusta, and David. 

X. Lydia; d. s. p. 

xi. Louisa; m. Jesse I. Kays. 

IX. Anna Maeia Keller, ^ (Carl- Andrew, ^ Johann- 
Peter,!) b. in Lancaster, Pa. ; m. William Kurtz. Theyiiad 
issue, besides several died in infancy, (surname Kurtz) : 

i. William; m. Ellen McCue, and had Mary-Ann, Marqaretta, 

and three sons. 
ii. George; m. Mary Vandivender. 
Hi. Goehring; m. Sarah Bowman, and had issue. 
iv. Anthony; m., first, Susan Kauflman, no issue; secondly. 
Miss Holywort, and had Wesley, m. Ann Bunn ; Martin- 
Anthony, Frank, m. Miss Hubley ;_ Susan, Annie, Keller, 
and a son who d. at Pittsburgh. 
V. Israel; m. Caroline Oswald. 



296 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

vi. liev. Michael; was twice married, and liad Sarah-Ann., 
Emma, d. s. p., Thomas, William, M.-Olin, Alexander, 
and Edwin, d. s. p. 
vii. Harriet; m. Andrew Porter, and liad issue (surname Por- 
ter), Mary, Charles, Nellie, and Scott. 
viii. Sarah; m. Simon Young, and had issue (surname Young), 
Emma, Eliza, Mary, Henrietta, Sarah, William, and 
Baker. 

ix. Sophia; m. Seibert, and had issue (surname Seibert), 

Edward, William, John, Emma, Ann, and Mary. 
X. Maria; m., first, Mr. Mansfield; secondly, Mr. Eossiter, 
and had issue. 

X. Eev. Benjamin Kellee, D. D.,^ (Carl- Andrew, ^ 
Johann-Peter, 1 ) ; was twice married; m., first, Catharine 
Eliza (Craver) Schaeffer, widow of Eev. Fredericli Schaef- 
fer, D. D. Ttiej had issue : 

i. Mary-Ann-Bariara ; d. s. p. 

n. Eev. Frederick- Augustus-Muhlenberg, b. April 28, 1819, at 
Carlisle, Pa.; d. March 18, 1864, in Heading, Pa.; edu- 
cated at Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, from wliich 
he graduated in 1838; studied theology, and licensed to 
preach in 1840 ; founded St. James Lutheran church at 
Reading, serving it until his death ; during the war for 
the Union he was in service; m., in 1848, Susan Hunter, 
and had issue, Charles-H. and Sarah. 

15. Hi. Anna-Cecilia; m. Herman Haupt. 

iv. Mary-Elizabeth ; m. Charles C. Norton, and had issue (sur- 
name Norton), William- Be^ijamin, d. s. p., and Ann- 
Cecilia, m. John Henry Hensel; Mr. Norton had by a 
former wife, Charles-D., m. Maggie S. Brown, and left 
Mary-Asa. 
V. Frederick-Emanuel ; d. s. p. 

16. vi. Louisa- Caroline; m. Lewis Haupt. 

vii. Peter-Paul, b. October 25, 1830 ; d. April 29, 1880 ; m., Sep- 
tember, 1857, Emma Hassal, and had Joseph-Henry, 
Pierre-Paid, and Paul-Hassal. 
viii. Paid-Peter, (twin,) b. October 25, 1830; m.. May 15, 1855, 
Cornelia M. Morris, of Philadelphia, and had Jane-Mor- 
ris ; d. s. p. 
ix. Catharine-Eliza; m. Henry W. Knauff, and had issue 
(surname Knauff) Sarah-Emily and Muhlenberg-Keller. 

Eev. Benjamin Keller, D. D., m., secondly, Maria Stroup; 
no issue. 

XI. Michael Keller, ^ (Carl- Andrew, ^ Johann-Peter,i) 



Keller of Lancaster. 297 

b., June 24, 1790, in Lancaster, Pa; d., August 21, 1861, in 
Washington, D. C. ; was twice married ; first, Margaret 
SCHAEFFER, who was a sister of John Peter Keller's wife. 
Thej had issue : 

%. Eosannah, b. June 8, 1812; d. August 29, 1848; m. Wil- 
liam P. Hays, {see Hays record.) 
17. n. Harriet, h. September 9, 1814; m^. Eev. Samuel D. Finckle, 
D. D. 
in. George-F., b. December 11, 1816; d. May 16, 1855, and had 
Michael, d. s. p., Ann, d. s. p., Samuel, John, and Anna. 
iv. Caroline, born December 29, 1818 ; m. Samuel Berlin, and 

had issue (surname Berlin), Emma. 
V. Mary-Ann, d. s. p. 

Michael Keller m., secondly, Barbara Margaret Schaef- 
FER, and they had issue : 

vi. Luther, d. s. p. 
vii. Louisa, d. s, p. 

via. Margaret,'h. October 20, 1827 ; m. Koble D. Larner, and 
had issue (surname Larner) : Harry, John, Charles, and 
Philip, 
ix. Adaline, d. s. p. 
X. Philip, b. July 1, 1831 ; m. Sarah M. Davy, and had Ella, 

Eohert, and Gertrude, 
xi. Cecelia; d. unm. 

xii. Ann-Mary; m. John P. Stone, and had issue (surname 
Stone), John, d. s. p. 

XII. Maria Keller, ^ (John-Peter, ^ Carl-Andrew,^ 
Johann-Peter,!) b. February 17, 1805, at Harrisburg ; m. Lewis 
Plitt. They had issue (surname Plitt) : 

i. Eev. John Keller; m. Mary Horner; and had issue (sur- 
name Plitt), Horner, Charles, Maria, and George. 

a. Catharine; m. Albert Hummel; and had issue (surname 
Hummel), Mary, d. s. p., Annie, Kate, Susa^i, Emtna, 
George, d. s. p., and Albert. 

Hi. Ann-Sophia; m. George Sadtler, and had issue (surname 

Sadtler), Howard, and two other children. 
iv. George; m. Susan Eedsecker. 

XIII. John Peter Keller, * (John-Peter, ^ Carl- Andrew, ^ 
Johann-Peter,^) b. February 25, 1808, at Harrisburg, Penn'a; 
d. December 13, 1837 ; m., May 6, 1830, Lydia Kunkel, b. 
JSIovember 9, 1811 ; d. February 9, 1866, {see Kunkel record.) 
They had issue : 



298 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. John-Peter, b. February 20, 1831 ; educated in tbe public 
schools and Harrisburg Academy ; studied dentistry with 
Dr. J. C. Stouch ; resides in Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. June 
20, 1861, Emeline Hannali Croll, daughter of John Croll 
and Eliza Lauman, of Middletown, Pa., and had issue: 

1. John-Peter, b. February 15, 1862. 

2. Croll, b. November 8, 1864. 

3. Helen-Lgdia, b. September 30, 1866. 

4. Gliristian-Kunkel, b. May 25, 1869. 

5. William- JLauman, b. September 10, 1875. 

ii. Christian-Kunkel, b. October 1, 1832; educated in public 
schools of Harrisburg and Pennsylvania College ; by pro- 
fession, a druggist, residing in Harrisburg. 

Hi. Ann-Ellen, d. s. p. 

iv. Emily-ClaHssa, d. s. p. 

XIY. John Andrew Keller, ^ (Adam,^ Carl- Andrew, ^ Jo- 
hann-Peter,!) m. Harriet Tressler; both lived and died in 
Lancaster, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Samuel; d. s. p. 

ii. Benjamin-Schaeffer ; m. Miss Leiby ; all deceased. 
Hi. William-Augustus ; m. Mary Smith, and had Paul, Wil- 
liam, d. s. p., Maggie, d. s. p., Lillirxn, and Harry, 
iv. Clara; d. unm. 
V. John- Adam ; m. Annie Garrigan. 

vi. Lizzie ; m. John Frederick Sener, and had Frank and Bosa. 
vj,i. Kate ; d. unm. 
via. Harriet-Maria, 
ix. Ella; m. David Early, and had issue (surname Early), 

Leah and Harriet. 
X. Emanuel; d. s. p. 
xi. Charles-Buchter. 

XV. Anna Cecelia Keller, ^ (Rev. Benjamin, ^ Carl- An- 
drew, ^ Johann-Peter, ^ ) ; m. Herman Haupt ; was a celebrated 
civil engineer on tlie Pennsylvania railroad during its original 
construction. They had issue (sarname Haupt) : 

i. John-Stenger; d. s. p. 

ii. Jacob-Benjamin ; m. Mary E. Ziegler; and had issue (sur- 
name Haupt), Charles-Ziegler, Edward, Katie, and Ann- 
Cecilia. 
Hi. Louis- Muhlenberg ; m. Belle C. Cromwell. 
• iv. Mary-Cecilia. 

V. Ella-Catharine; m. Frank Chapman. 
vi. Herman. 



Keller of Lancaster. 299 

vii. Adelaide; d. s. p. 
viii. Charles-Edqar. 
ix. Frank- Span gler. 
X. Alexander-James-Derhy shire, 
ix. Gr ace-Her mania ; d. s. p. 

XVI. Louisa-Caeoline Keller,* (Eev. Benjamin, ^ Carl- 
Andrew, ^ Johann-Peter, 1 ) ; m. Lewis IIaupt, by profession a 
civil engineer; resides in the city of Philadelphia. They had 
issue (surname Haupt) : 

i. \_A son;'\ d. in infancy. 

ii. Jiev. Charles Elvin; m. Mary M. Geissinger. 
Hi. Henry-Eugene ; m. Mellie H. Witte. 
iv. William-Keller. 

V. [A son ;] d. in infancy. 
vi. Fannie- Gertrude, 
vii. Mary-Louisa. 

XVII. Harriet Keller, * (Michael, ^ Carl- Andrew, ^ Jo- 
hann-Peter,i) b., September 9, 1814, at Harrisburg, Penn'a; 
m., in 1832, Eev. Samuel D. Finckle, D. D..^ b. February 22, 
1811; d., February 13, 1873, in Washington, D. C. ; a min- 
ister of the Lutheran church; had charge of the congregation 
at Middletown, Pa., and for upwards of twenty years pastor of 
the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Washington 
city ; for many years occupied an honorable and responsible 
position in the Grovernment while serving his congregation ; his 
life was one of incessant labor and usefulness in church and 
State. They had issue (surname Finckle) : 

i. Caroline. 

ii. George. 
Hi. Louisa, 
iv. Annie; deceased. 

V. Rev. Samuel-G., b. February 23, 1845, in Cumberland, Md. 
vi. William, 
vii. Luther, 
viii. Ruth; deceased. 
ix. Lillie; deceased. 

X. Frank. 

xi. Henrietta; d. s. p. 
xii. Ezra; d. s. p. 



300 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



KENDIG OF SWATARA. 



1. Maetin Kendig,! a descendant of one of the earliest 
Swiss settlers in Lancaster county, Penn'a, located on the Seneca 
lake, near Waterloo, N. Y., at the close of the Revolution, 
where he died ; he ra. Mary Brenneman". They liad issue : 

2. i. John, b. October 4, 1770 ; m. Elizabeth Hill. 

3. ii. Martin, b. 1772; m. Leah Baer. 

4. iv. Joseph, b. 1774 ; m. and had issue. 

V. Daniel, b, 1776, d. s. p. 

5. Hi. Elizabeth, h. 1778; m. "Wil lia m Crabb,, 
vi. Christian; d. s. \). 

6. vii. Mary, h. 1783 ; m. Richard Larrobee. 
via. Nancy, b. 1785; m. "William Peacock. 

II. John Kendig,^ (Martin, i) b. October 4, 1770; d. Octo- 
ber 12, 1831, at Middletown, Penn'a ; m. Elizabeth Hill, b. 
September 18, 1770 ; d. March 20, 1845, at Middletown. They 
had issue : 

7. i. Martin, h. December 31, 1797; m., first, Rebecca McFar- 

land ; secondly, Sarah Seabaugh ; thirdly, Mrs. Rachel 
Croll. 

8. n. Sarah, b. 1800; m. George Allen. 

9. Hi. Daniel ; m., first, Susan Shelly ; secondly, Sarah Rutherford . 

III. Martin Kendig, 3 (Martin,^) b. about 1772 ; rn. Leah 
Baer. They had issue : 

i. John. 
- — -ii. Matilda; m. Richard P. Hunt. 

Hi. Ann-Eliza; m. Samuel Birdsall, of New York City, and 
had issue (surname Birdsall), Cornelia, m. Joseph "W. 
Runck. 
iv. Daniel- Waterloo ; m. Mary South wick. 
V. Susan ; m. John Townsend. 

vi. Lucretia; m., first. Sexton Mount, of Illinois; secondly, 
James Wilson ; thirdly, "William Perrine, of New York. 
vii. Samuel- Washington; m. Elizabeth Carson. 



Kendig of Sivatara. 301 

IV. Joseph Kendig, ^ (Martin, i) b. about 1774; m. and 
had issue : 

i. Mary ; m. David Barrett, 
ii. Catharine ; m. McCook. 

V. Elizabeth Kendig, ^ (Martin,^) b. September 19, 1778; 
d. August 6, 1863 ; m., March 17, 1800, at Sunbury, Pa., Wil- 
liam Crabb, b. 1744, in county Clare, Ireland; d. April 12, i^ 
1812, in Middletown, Pa. He came to America prior to the 
Eevolution, and with him a brother, Thomas Crabb, who set- 
tled in Maryland, and was the father of Commodore Thomas 
Crabb, of Princeton, K. J. William Crabb was a prominent 
man in his day, and filled several important official positions, 
among which was that of collector of the United States or 
direct tax in 1803. Mr. Crabb had been previously married, 
his first wife, Jane, dying, December 29, 1794. Some of the 
children mentioned were probably by this marriage. There 
was issue (surname Crabb) : 

i. Horace; was an officer of the U. S. army. 

ii. Henry-S. ; b. March 21, 1803 ; d. August 1, 1866; m. Eliza- 
beth Duane, b. April 21, 1801 ; d. May 4, 1870 ; daughter 
of Col. William Duane, of Philadelphia, and had William. 

Hi. Mary, b. 1808 ; d. May 24, 1862; m. John Houser, b. 1801 ; 
d. October 22, 1860; in connection with his brother, Jacob, 
entered mercantile life; subsequently, for many years, 
was a justice of the peace, and clerk to borough council. 
They had issue (surname Houser) : 

1. Elizabeth ; resides at Elwyn, Pa. 

2. Louisa ; d. s. p. 

3. Alice; m., September 8, 1868, Alfred E. Eyster, 

b. August 28, 1828, at Harrisburg, Penn'a ; son 
of Jacob Eyster * and Mary Middlecoff ; grad- 

* Jacob Eyster, eldest son of George Eyster and Margaret Slagle, 
was born three miles west of Hanover, in what is now Adams county. 
Pa., June 8, 1782. He was a descendant of John Jacob Eyster, a iiative 
of the kingdom of Wtirtemberg, Germany, who emigrated to America 
between 1717 and 1727. Christian Eyster, the great-grandfather of the 
subject of this sketch, wds born in Germany in 1710. The family set- 
tled first at Oley, in Berks county ; from thence Christian removed, 
in 1736, to York county. The eldest son of Christian was Elias, born 
in 1734, who lived until almost a centenarian. His eldest son, George, 
born June 6, 1757, was a farmer and tanner ; a soldier of the Revolu- 



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302 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

uated from Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, 
in 1849 ; read medicine witli Dr. George Dock, 
subsequently in the drug business ; taught in 
the public schools of Harrisburg until 1862, 
when he was made chief clerk in the provost 
marshal's office, Fourteenth district; in 1865, 
detailed to take charge of the records of the 
office in Western Penn'a ; resigned in Septem- 
ber; engaged with the publisliing houi-e of E. 
H. Butler & Co. ; and had issue (surname Eys- 
ter) : 
a. Bertha-Mary, b. August 19, 1869. 
4. Daniel \ resides at Lancaster, Pa.; m. Susan 
Sponsler, and had issue (surname Houser), 
Mabel, Elizabeth, Ralph, Reah, and Nellie. 
/ iv. George-W.,h. December 17, 1807, at Middletown, Pa. ; d. 
October 17, 1878, at Harrisburg, Pa. After passing 
through the usual course of education, at the age of sev- 

tion ; captured at Fort Washington, and confined for some time on 
board the British prison-ships. He married, in 1780, Margaret, 
daughter of Jacob Slagle, and sister of Colonel Henry Slagle, of the 
Revolution. About 1783, they removed to near Hunterstown, with- 
in five miles of Gettysburg, where their son Jacob passed his youth 
and early manhood. When first enrolled among the militia of Adams 
county, he was appointed first sergeant, rose to captain, and then 
major, and, in 1814, appointed by Governor Snyder brigadier general 
Second brigade, Fifth divison, Pennsylvania militia. During the in- 
vasion of Maryland by the British that year, he was employed by the 
Secretary of War (Armstrong] and the Governor of Pennsylvania in 
distributing and forwarding arms and supplies to the militia who 
were called into service. In 1811., he removed to Gettysburg and en- 
gaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1818, he was a candidate for the 
House of Representatives ; defeated by sixty-two votes, while the re- 
mainder of the Democratic ticket fell from three hundred to fourteen 
hundred behind. The year following, (1819,) he wa's nominated State 
Senator for an unexpired term, elected, and subsequently for a full 
term. Previous to the nomination of Governor Shulze, General Eys- 
ter was spoken of as a gubernatorial candidate. In 1822, he removed 
to Harrisburg, and, in 1824, he resigned his seat in the Senate, and 
was appointed deputy surveyor general, an office he retained for fif- 
teen years. He afterwards became casliier of a bank at Hagerstown, 
Md., but, after a year's absence, returned to Harrisburg, where he 
passed the remainder of his life. He died there on the 24th of March, 
1858. He married, in 1810, Mary Middlecoff, of Adams county, who 
died at Harrisburg, March 24, 1867, at the age of seventy-five years. 



Kendig of Swatara. 303 

enteen he entered the printing office of Simon Cameron, 
at Harrisburg, where he acquired the knowledge of the 
art preservative. In 1835, he started the Democratic 
State Journal, which he edited with ability. In 1843, he 
was editor of Tlie Commonwealth, which liad but a brief 
existence, and, in the same year, The Argus, in connec- 
tion with Valentine Best, who was proprietor of the 
paper. In 1845-6, he was engaged as a clerk in one of the 
departments at Washington city. In 1850, he removed 
to Janesville, Wis., where he resided several years, and 
of which town he was appointed postmaster. In 1852, he 
returned to Harrisburg, and at once took a position on 
the Patriot, which he edited with much vigor. In 1874, 
he was appointed a clerk in the Harrisburg post-office, 
which he held up to the time of his death. As a journalist, 
he ranked with the ablest writers of his day. His fund 
of knowledge was large ; a natural student, he read ex- 
tensively, and retained the valuable portions of what he 
read, so that his acquaintance with the English classics, 
which, with the political history of his own country , made 
him a valuable attache of the editorial staff with which 
he was associated. Mr. Crabb m. Elizabeth M. Mitchell, 
of Caledonia county, N. Y., who d. December 21, 1875, at 
Harrisburg, Penn'a, and had issue (surname Ci-abb): 

1. (jleorge-W.; entered the army as private, com- 

pany I, 2d regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, 
April 20, 1861; discharged July 2, 1861; ap- 
pointed, by the president, second lieutenant, 
5th artillery. May 14, 1861 ; promoted brevet 
first lieutenant, September 17, 1862, for gallant 
and meritorious service in the battle of Antie- 
tam'; promoted second lieutenant, 5th artillery, 
February 22, 1865 ; brevet captain, April 2, 1865, 
for gallant and meritorious service during the 
siege of Petersburg, Va.; m. and had issue. 

2. Ella ; resides at Chattanooga, Tenn. 

3. Louisa; a teacher at Harrisburg, Pa. 

4. Anna ; resides at Harrisburg, Pa. 

5. Harry-P., b. 1843; d. February 26, 1865. 

V. H.-Louisa, b. 1810 ; d. December 7, 1846 ; m. George Myers 
Lauman ; son of William Lauman and Elizabetli Myers, 
and had issue (surname Lauman) : 

1. Ella-Virginia; m., first. Dr. Hiester, of Bead- 
ing, Pa., and had issue (surname Hiester), 
Anna, m. Dr. McCherry ; and Edwardine ; m., 
secondly,/- — ^ Keim of Beading, Pa. 



304 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

2. Edwardine-Huhley \ d. January 19, 1871 ; m. Be- 

verly Randolph Keim, b. Kovember 13, 1837, 
and had issue (surname Keim), Florence, b. 
August 3, 1864. 

3. George-Somerfield ; d. s. p. 

4. Simon- Cameron ; d. s. p. 

YI. Mary Kendig,^ (Martin, i) b. about 1783; m. Kichard 
Larrobee. They had issue (surname Larrobee) : 

i. Mary-Ann. 

a. Henry ; m. Jane Lester, and had issue (surname Larrobee): 
Eichard, m. Rachel Taylor; and Bavid-W., m. Julia 
Welsh. 
Hi. Ann-Eliza, 
iv. Martin. 

YII. Martin KENDia,^ (John, 2 Martin, i) b. December 31, 
1797, in Sunbury, Northumberland county, Pa. ; d. May 28, 
1850, near Middletown, Pa. After receiving a fair education, 
he learned the trade of saddle and harness-making at Harris- 
burg, and, upon attaining his majority, established the business 
at Middletown, carrying on, in company with his brother, Dan- 
iel, the lumber trade. Subsequently, the latter, with Judge 
Murray, erected a large saw-mill at the mouth of the Swatara, 
and established an extensive business. He served as one 
of the auditors of the county from 1826 to 1828, and repre- 
sented Dauphin county in the Legislature from 1837 to 1839. 
Mr. Kendig was an enterprising citizen, and a gentleman of 
probity and worth, highly esteemed in the community, and in- 
fluential in public affairs. He was thrice married; m., first, 
June 15, 1820, Eebecca McFarland, of Lower Paxtang town- 
ship, Dauphin county. Pa., b. June 28, 1800; d. April 1, 1831. 
They had issue : 

i. Bev. Dayiiel; chaplain in the U. S. army ; stationed at posts 
of Fort Steilacoom, Washington Territory, and the Pre- 
sidio, San Francisco, from December 18, 1859, to May 27, 
1867 ; post chaplain, April 3, 1867. 

ii. Walter-Henry ; b. June 3, 1830 ; was educated in the pub- 
lic schools of Middletown, and learned merchandizing; 
became a railroad contractor, and at present engaged in 
the lumber business ; was appointed by President Lincoln 
postmaster at Middletown, and removed by President 



Keiidig of Sivatara. 305 

Johnson ; m. December 25, 1856, Jane E, McMurtrie, 
daughter of William McMurtrie, of Huntingdon, Pa., 
and had issue, Martin and Edith-M. 

Mr. Kendig m., secondly, Saeah Sebaugh, b. August 24, 
1808 ; d. March 4, 1842 ; daughter of Conrad Sebaugh, of Mid- 
dletown. They had issue : 

Hi. John-Allen, d. iTsTovember, 1855, unm. 
iv. James ; m. and resides at York, Pa. 
V. Rebecca ; m. Samuel Landis, of Middletown, Pa. 
vi. William; m. Emma Nixon, and had Walter, 
vii. Elizabeth; m. Van Buren Beane, and had issue (surname 
Beane), Horace and Alice ; reside in Iowa. 

Mr. Kendig m., thirdly, September 1, 1842, Mrs. Eachel 
(Shelly) Croll, widow of Abner Croll ; d. ISTovember, 1875 ; 
no surviving issue. 

VIII. Sarah Kendig, ^ (John,^ Martin,^) b. 1800; d. 
March 1, 1859, at Middletown; m. George Allen, b. Sep- 
tember 8, 1800 ; d. February 14, 1848. They had issue (sur- 
name Allen) : 

i. Edward-A.\ m. Frances Eice, and had George, James, Mary, 

and Charles, 
a. Charles ; m. Mary Rice, and had Alvin. 
Hi. Lot; An. Augusta Bastedo. 

IX. Daniel Kendig, ^ (John, 2 Martin, 1 ) b. March 16, 1802, 
at Sunbury, Penn'a; d. December 31, 1876, at Middletown, 
Penn'a. He went to Middletown when quite young, and was 
apprenticed to his brother Martin to learn saddlery, subsequently 
entering into partnership in the lumber trade, then the great 
business of that town. In 1862, he was appointed assessor 
of internal revenue for the district, which he held until re- 
moved by President Johnson. He was at one time a candidate 
for sheriff, but defeated ; was an elder in the Presbyterian 
church, and a gentleman of high integrity. He died at Mid- 
dletown, December 31, 1876, and buried in the cemetery there, 
Mr. Kendig was twice married — -first to Susan Shelly, b. 
1810; d. March, 1837. They had issue: 

i. Annie-E. 

ii. Benjamin ; m. Margaret Ringland, and had Marion. 
20 



306 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

in. Louisa\ m. William D. Hendrickson, and had issue (sur- 
name Hendrickson), Alice, Annie., and William. 

Daniel Kendig, m. secondly, Sarah Rutheeford. They 
had issue : 

iv. Cktrrt ; m. Van Camp Coolbaugli. 

u. Susan ; m. A. Jackson Foster; reside in West Philadelphia. 
vi. Mary ; m. Joseph Tackier. 
vii. Charles ; m. Myra Hinny. 
via. John:, m. and had issue. 







Family of Kimhel. 307 



FAMILY OF KUNKEL. 



I CHRiSTlAlsr KuNKEL,^ SOU of Johii-Christian Kunkel/ b. 
July 10, 1757, in the Palatinate, Germany ; d. September 8, 
1823, in Harrisburg, Pa. His father arrived in Pennsylvania 
September 23, 1766, subsequently locating at or near York. 
Christian was brought up to mercantile pursuits. In the war 
of the Revolution he was in Col. Slagle's battalion of Associators, 
and was in active service during the campaign around Phila- 
delphia in 1777. In 1786, in company with his brother-in-law, 
George Iloyer, he came to Hai*risburg. There he at once en- 
tered into business, which, with his indomitable energy and 
industry, proved highly successful. He was one of the prime 
movers and contributed toward the organization of the first 
German church in Harrisburg. He was burgess of the borougli 
in 1796, and frequently a member of the Council. He was 
elected, in 1809, one of the directors of the branch bank of 
Philadelphia at Harrisburg, and the same year appointed by 
Governor Snyder one of the commissioners for erecting a bridge 
over the Susquehanna, and was interested in other enterprises. 
His life was an active and busy one. Mr. Kunkel was twice 
married; m., first, on May 4, 1779, at York, Pa., Catherine 
HoYER, b. October 31, 1758, in the Palatinate, German}- ; d. 
August 27, 1796, at Harrisburg, Penn'a. They had issue : 

2. i. George, b. December 15, 17S4; m. Catharine Ziegler. 
a. Jolm,h. April 22, 1788. 

3. m. Susannah, b. May 31, 1790; d. January 1, 1851 ; m. Dcivid 

Hummel. 
iv. Mary, b. June 19, 1792. 

4. V. Jacob, b. April 23, 1794; m. Eebecca Stine. 

Christian Kunkel m., secondly. May 25, 1796, Akxa Maria 
Elizabeth Welshofer, b. December 1, 1773, in York county. 
Pa.; d. July 21, 1862, at Harrisburg, Pa. They had issue: 



308 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

5. vi. Elizabeth, b. May 9, 1798; m. Jolm Charles Barnitz. 

6. m. BenjanAn, b. August 12, 1801 ; m. Magdalena Gross. 

7. via. CaLharine, b. December 22, 1803; ro. Joseph Ross. . . 

8. ix. Sarah, b. December 6, 1805; m., first, William Carson ; 

secondly, James Gilliard. 
X. Magdalena, b. May 26, 1809. 

xi. Lydia, b. November 9, 1811 ; d, February 10, 1866 ; m. John 
Peter Keller, (see Keller recon-d.) 

9. xii. Rev. Chrisiian-Frederick, b. September 12, 1814; m. Aman- 

da M. Wilhelm. 
lO.xui. Samuel, b. May 26, 1817 ; m. Eachel Bomberger. 

II. GrEORGE KuNKEL,^ (Christian,^ John-Christian,'') b. De- 
cember 12, 1784, in York, Pa.; d. July 29, 1850, ill Harris- 
burg, Pa.; was a prosperous merchant at Harrisburg for many 
years ; m. November 20. 1814, Cathaeine Ziegler, b. January 
21, 1797, d. July 3, 1883, at Harrisburg, Pa., daughter of 
Greorge Ziegler. They had issue : 

11. i. John-Christian, b. September 18, 1816; m, Elizabeth Grain 

liutherford, 

12. a. 6reorc/e-Zie(yZer, b. 1820; m. Isabella Herr. 

Hi. Elizabeth, b. March 1, 1823 ; d. June 18, 1882; m. Novem- 
ber 18, 1841, Daniel W. Gross, (see Gross record.) 

iv. Susan; m. Prof. Thomas C, Porter, (see Bucher record.) 

V. Catharine ; m. July 10, 1866, George H. Small, cashier of 
First National Bank of Harrisburg, Pa., from its organ- 
ization until September, 1885 ; and had issue (surname 
Small) : 

1. John-KunJcel. 

vi. Sarah m. ; John Wiggins Simonton, (sec Wiggins and 
Simonton record.) 

HI. Susannah Kunkel,^ (Christian, ^ John-Christian, i) 
b. May 31, 1790 ; d. January 1, 1851, in Harrisburg, Pa., and 
there buried ; m. October 13, 1807, David Hummel, b. Sep- 
tember 8, 1784, in Hummelstown, Pa,; d. June 30, 1860, at 
Harrisburg, Pa. He learned the trade of a sadler, and after- 
wards established himself in business in Hai'risburg. He was 
quite prominent in public affairs ; was deputy sheriff under 
Melchior Pahm ; served as treasurer of the county of Dauphin 
from 1821 to 1824, and county commissioner from 1839 to 
1841. They had issue (sm-name Hummel) : 
i. C'ai/iaW?ie; m. Philip W. Seibert. 



Faimily of Kunkel. 309 

ii. David; m. Sarah Bombaugh ; and had Charles-B., kiUed 
at Fredericksburg, at the age of twenty-two years ; and 
Cutharine, m. Augustus L. Chayne. 
Hi. Christain; d. s. p. 
iv. Mnry ; m. Alexander W. Watson. 
V. Elizabeth; m. William R. Gorgas. 
vi. George; resides in Mechanicsburg, Pa. 
vii. Albert; d. July 27, 1885, aged fifty-nine years. 
viii. Susan; m. James L. Reily. 

ix. Annie; m. Eli H. Goover, M. D., of Harrisburg, Pa. 
X. Emma. 

IV. Jacob Kuin'Kel,^ (Christian, ^ Joliii-Cbristian,i) b. 
April 23, 1794, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. February 23, 1835, at 
Greencastle, Franklin conntj, Pa. ; m, Rebecca Stine, 
daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Stine, b. February 7, 1799 ; 
d. October 23, 1865, at Harrisburg, Pa,, and with her husband 
there buried. Thej had issue : 

i. Christian. 

ii. Andrew- Jackson; d. July 15, 1856. 

Hi. Elizabeth- W.; m. James Myers. 

iv. Harriet- Stine; m. Anthony King, b. March 27, 1821; d. 
September 17, 1884 ; for many years a prominent merchant 
at Harrisburg, Pa., and had issue (surname King) : 

1. Rebecca- Stine. 

2. George-Kunhel. 

3. Lucy; m. George F. Ross, and had issue (sur- 

name Ross), TTa^ier and i^rrmfc. 

4. Lillie-M. ; d. September 29, 1881. 

5. Hallie-C; d. May 31, 1873. 

6. Mary ; m. Frank S. Keet. 

7. Caroline ; m. Gordon H, Mullen, of Philadelphia. 
V. Jacob ; m. Mary Evans. 

vi. George, b. 1823, in Greencastle: d. January 25, 1885, at Bal- 
timore, Md.; learned printing in Philadelphia; in 1844 
he appeared on the stage as a vocalist, and was consid- 
ered one of the ablest delineators of negro minstrelsy ; 
in the character of "Uncle Tom," he became widely 
celebrated both in this country and England; while his 
rendition of "The Old Sexton," remains unsurpassed; 
in person he was nearly six feet tall, with a fine expres- 
sive face; he m. in 1864, Ada Proctor of Baltimore, and 
they had issue Ifamie and George. 

Y. Elizabeth Kuxkel,^ (Christian,^ .John-Christian, i) b. 
May 9, 1799, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. January 19, 1880, in 



310 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. October 17, 1820, John Charles Bar- 
NiTZ, b. February 26, 1795, in York, Pa. : d. January 31, 1872, 
in Harrisburg, Pa. ; son of George Barnitz (1770-1844) and 
Maria Catharine Spangler, (1769-1824); bis ancestors were 
early settlers in York, and among the more prominent in the 
business and political affairs of that section ; John C. was edu- 
cated in the schools of York ; learned the occupation of a 
brewer, and, in 1831, removed with his family to Harrisburg, 
Pa., where he built a brewery and which he managed for a long 
period ; was an active and energetic citizen, and, in the First 
Lutheran church, with which he was connected many years, 
filled responsible positions, and was organist until the burning 
of the First church building, at Harrisburg, and also of the 
German Lutheran church there. They had issue (surname 
Barnitz) : 

i. Frederick-Augustus, b. September 4, 1821, in York, Pa. ; 
educated at Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg ; licensed 
to preach in 1844; served as pastor of the congregation 
at Jersey Shore 1845 to 1849 ; Bloody Eun (Bedford county) 
1849 to 1852 ; Sraicksburg,Pa., 1852 to 1855 ; Lairdsville, 
Pa., 1855 to 1861 ; and Ashland, Pa., 1861 to 1863 ; when, 
owing to impaired health , retired from the ministry ; was 
twice married ; first, March 9, 1846, Sarah J. Babb, of 
Jersey Shore, Pa. ;d. July 23, 1864; no issue; m. secondly, 
November 13, 1866, Dora Reimsnyder,of Hummelstown, 
Pa. ; and had issue (surname Barnitz), Margaret-Jane. 

ii. George-CantIer,h. October 4,1822; m. December 8, 1850, 
Henrietta Loucks; and had issue (surname Barnitz) : 

1. Clara-Mizaheth, b. October 11. 1851 ; d. March 3, 

1874. 

2. Jo/m-CViarZes,b. June 18, 1854; m. October 21, 1879, 

Annie Evans, of Elmira, N". Y. ; and had issue 
(surname Barnitz) : 

a. Clara-Elizabeth, b. June 17, 1885, in Wash- 
ington, D. C 

3. Cassandra- Stisan^h. September 12,1856; m. Au- 

gust 23, 1881, by Rev. A. H, Studebaker, Harry 
A. Xuiiemacher ; and had issue (surname JSTune- 
maclur) : 

a. George-Barnitz, b. July 17, 1883, in Round 

Rock, Texas. 

b. Mabel-E., b. March 26, 1885, in Harris- 

burg, Pa. 



Family of Kiinhel. 811 

4. Henrietta-Loucks, b. September 15, 1862. 
in. Jerome-Thenphilus,}). September 30,1830; m. October 19, 
1852, Mary Henrietta Denning, clau. of James Denning 
and Caroline Burnett ; and had issue (surname Barnitz): 

1. Jawies,b.]Srovember 19,1853; m. 1879, Mary Bush- 

man, of Pittsburgh, Fa., and had issue (surname 
Barnitz) : 

a. John- Shoemaker, b. 1882, in Pittsburgh, 
Pa. 

h. Jerome- Denning, b. 1884, in Alcron, Ohio. 

2. .FAizabeth-Kunkel, b. September 30, 1855 ; m. Octo- 

ber 19, 1875, John R. Shoemaker. 

3. Charles-Henry, b. August 12, 1857; m. November 

19, 1884, Clara Elizabeth Vance. - 

4. George-PUtt, b. June 25, 1859. 

5. Jiary-CaroHne, b. June 27, 1861. 

6. Alice-Boyd, b. May 23, 1872. 

7. iar>'o6e-i¥aurer, born November 4, 1874. 

■ iv. Caroline ; m. Peter Keller Boyd, (see Boyd of Berry.) 
V. Margarei-Jane; resides in Harrisburg, Pa. 

YI. Benjamik KuNKEL,3 (Christian, 3 John-Christian, i ) b. 
August 12, 1801, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; resides in the citj of 
Philadelphia; m., September 17, 1827, Magdalejsta Gross, b. 
September 15, 1810, in Middletown, Pa. Thej had issue : 

^. Christian-H., b. October 1, 1828 ; m. Louisa Smith, daughter 

of Henry Smith, of Middletown, Pa. 
ii. George-Gross, b. June 27, 1830 ; d. February 28, 1876; m., 

April 9, 1867, Elizabeth Reel, daughter of Jacob Reel, of 

Harrisburg, Fa., and had issue. 
m. Lovenia, b. February 21, 1832; d. September, 1832. 
iv Mary-Blizabeth, b. March 14, 1834 ; m. Edward J. Lauman, 

son of William Lauman, of Middletown, Pa. 
f. Benjamin-S.,\). ^MYiQ 20, 1836; m.. May 15,1862, Almeda 

C. Zollinger, daughter of Ellas Zollinger, of Harrisburg, 

Pa. 
vi. Adaline, b. June 24, 1838 ; d. May 9, 1870 ; m. Henry J. Rife, 

son of Jacob Rife, of Middletown, Pa. 
vii. Samuel- Augustus, b. April 11, 1841; d. July 8, 1870; m., 

February 18, 1854, Mary E. Reel, daughter of John Reel, 

of Harrisburg, Pa., and had John A., d. s. p. 
via. Edioin-F., b. March 15, 1843. 
ix. TFii7Zmm-J^., b. July 20, 1846; m. Mary Ron mfort, daughter 

of Charles E. Roumfort, of Harrisburg, Pa. 
X. Charles-H., b. November 23, 1849. 



312 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

VII. Catharine Kunkel,! (Christian, ^ John-Christian, 3) 
b. December 22, 1803, at Harrisburg, Penn'a ; resides in Mid- 
dletown. Pa.; m., September 19, 1822, by Kev. George Loch- 
man, D. D., Joseph Ross, b. July 14, 1798, at Elizabetbtown, 
Pa. ; d. January 26, 1863, at Middletown, Pa. At a proper age he 
went to Harrisburg, Pa., to learn the mercantile business. 
Afterwards lie engaged in said occupation in that place, and 
then moved to Middletown, where he continued keeping store 
till near the close of his life. In the year 1824 he became ac- 
quainted with Eev. John Winebrenner, who visited Middle- 
town to preach the Grospel, and under him became converted. 
At the first opportunity he identified himself with the Church 
of God, being one of the original members of that denomination 
in Middletown, where he continued to be among its most active 
workers until his death. His name appears as a ruling elder 
in the journal of the Fourth Annual Eldership, held at Mid- 
dletown, December 25, 1833. He was licensed to preach at 
the Seventh Annual Eldership which convened at Churchtown, 
Cumberland county, JSTovember 5, 1836. At the time of his 
death he was a member of the board of publication, and treas- 
urer of the General Eldership, as well as treasurer of the East 
Pennsylvania Eldership. He traveled and labored in the min- 
istry, at protracted and other meetings, " without money and 
without price," and was an eminently successful revival preacher. 
His liberality and benevolence were well known at home, and 
in all the churches. His warmth of heart and affection made 
him beloved by all his acquaintances. He was a strict dis- 
ciplinarian, and a great lover of order. Besides, he carried his 
religion into his business, being scrupulously truthful and 
honest in all his dealings, loving justice and hating sin in every 
form. He was devotedly attached to the doctrines of the Ch urch 
of God, fearlessly defended them, and worked actively to es- 
tablish them. Catharine Kunkel and Joseph Ross had issue 
(surname Ross) : 

i. Christian- Kunkel, b. November 6, 1823 ; m., July 24, 1862, 
by Eev. Mr. Sewalt, Annie Lewis, of Brookfield, Mass. 

a. Joseph, b. jS'ovember 11, 1825; m. March 19, 1849, by Eev. 
Abraham S\vartz,Mary Bowman, of Cumberland county? 
Penn'a. 



Family of Kunkel. 813 

Hi. William- Car son, h. April 15,1828; m., March 9, 1858, by 

Eev. Abraham Swartz, Mary A. Rife, of Middletown. 
iv. Henry-A., b. August 15, 1830; m., June 22, 1871, by Rev. 

George F. Stelling, at Vernal Bank, Chester county, Pa., 

Mary A. Hartman\' ; 

V. t7b/in-J.,b. August 20, 1832 ; rn., December 25,1860, by Rev. 

Benjamin Hunt, Lavinia A. Bunn, of Schellsburg, Fa. 
vi. Harriet-Ann, b. October 2, 1834; m., October 30, 1862, by 

Rev. D. A. L. Laverty, W. H. Beane, M. D., of Hagers- 

town, Md. 
vii. George-F., b. April 17, 1837. 
via. Uatherine-E., b. August 11, 1839. 
ix. Ja^nes-MacJcey, b. October 4, 1841 ; m. October 15, 1878, at 

Magnolia, Delaware, by Rev. Thomas Terry, Emma 

Terry. 

YIII. Saeah Kunkel^ (Christian, ^ John-Christian,^) b. 
December 6, 1805, at Harrisburg, Penn'a ; resides in Washing- 
ton, D. C; was twice married; m. first, William M. Carson, 
b. December 10, 1796; d. March 3, 1833. Thej had issue 
(surname Carson) : 

i. Elizabeth; m. J. Brisben Boyd, (see Boyd of Berry.) 
a. William-O., b. May 17, 1830 ; d. January 22, 1831. 
Hi. Mary-E., b. January 8, 1832 ; d. September 14, 1832. 

Mrs. Sarah-Kunkel Carson, m., secondly, James Gilliard, 
b. September 21, 1808 ; d. April 5, 1850 ; buried at Harris- 
burg, Pa. Thej had issue (surname Gilliard) : 

iv. Margaret; m. October 18, 1864, George W. Parsons; and 
had issue (surname Parsons) Jessie, Harriet, James, 
Bobert, Lillie, and Hile. 
V. Sarah. 
vi. Mary. 

vii. Carrie ; m. Gilbert B. Towles, of Washington city, and had 
issue (surname Towles), Alice, Bessie., Lucius-Lehman, 
d. s. p., Caroline, and Therett. 
via. Emma, b. March 4, 1849 ; d. October 22, 1849. 

IX. Eev. Christian-Frederick Kuxkel,^ (Christian, ^ 
John-Christian,i) b. September 12, 1814, at Harrisburg, 
Penn'a; d. September 16, 1865; m. Amanda M. Wilhelm, 
b. April 17, 1824 They had issue : . 

i. Charles-Henry, b. A-pril 2, 1842; resides in Greencastle, 
Penn'a; m. May, 1870, Harriet Redsecker, and had Wil- 
liam, d. s. p., and Charles-E. 



314 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

a. William-F., b. August 6, 1844. 
iii. Annie-Mizaheth, b. July 12, 1846; m. Februarys, 1882, 

Charles C. Hackett. 
iv. Ilosheim- Sidney, b. December 12, 1848. 
V. James B., b. December 2, 1852; d. May 24, 1853. 
vi. Amanda-B., b. August 1, 1854; m. November 24, 1880, P. 

S. Wilhelm, and had Samuel. 

X. Samuel Kunkel,-*^ (Christian, ^ Johii-Ohristian,i) b. 
May 26, 1817, in Harrisburg, Pa.; resides at Shippensburg, 
Pa.; m. in 1842, Rachel Bomberger, b. February 26, 1821, 
at Middletown, Pa., {see Bomberger record.) They had issue : 

i. George-Jacob., b. April 28, 1843 ; an attorney-at-law, Har- 
risburg, Pa. 

ii. John-Christian, h. July 26,1845; resides in Shippensburg, 
Pa. 

iii. Charles-Augustus, b. June 10, 1847 ; resides at Harrisburg, 
Pa.; m. January 18, 1881, by Rev. C. W. Buoy, in Grace 
M. E. Church, Harrisburg, Eliza Beverlina Waugh, b. 
November 21, 1855, [see Beatty record) ; and had issue : 

1. Beverly-Waucjh,h. October 27, 1881. 

2. Bachel, b. October 17, 1882. 

iv. Anna-Elizabeth, b. November 26, 1848; m. "William S. 
Montgomery, and had (surname Montgomery), John- 
Kunkel and Eachel-May. , 

V. Samuel, b. August 28, 1850. 

vi. Lydia-Josephine, b. May 8, 1852; d. April 4, 1854. 
y vii. Ada-Serene, b. February 9, 1854; m. October 9, 1878, Rev. 
,^^ Isaac Martin Motter, b. January 19, 1852, at Emmits- 

burg, Md., and had issue (surname Motter) : 

1. Samuel-Lewis, b. August 21, 1879. 

2. Guy-Eunhel, b. December 9, 1880. 

8. Mary, b. January 28, 1883 ; d. February 11, 1383. 
4. John- Christian, b. December 28, 1883. 
via. Lilly-May., b. March 11, 1856. 
ix. Bachel, b. Septeoaber 2, 1858; d. May 5, 1884. 

XL John Christian Kunkel,^ (George, ^ Christian, ^ John 
Christian,!) b. September 18, 1816, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. Oc- 
tober 14, 1870, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; he received a liberal scien- 
tific and classical education in the schools at Gettysburg and 
at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, at which latter institution 
he graduated. After leaving college, he entered Carlisle law 
school under Judge Eead, subsequently reading law with 



Family of Kunhel. 315 

James McCormick, and admitted to the Dauphin county bar. 
After his admission to the bar, he remained several years in 
the office with Mr. McCormick. He rapidly gained a large 
practice and a reputation whicli few members of the bar enjoy. 
He also became active in politics, and, in the earnest and ex- 
citing campaign of 1844, when the young men of the nation 
had made Henry Clay, then in the zenith of his career, their 
standard-bearer, the best talent and the most brilliant eloquence 
that ever graced the American rostrum was called into requisi- 
tion. Amid all the magnificent display and power of logic, 
that of the young orator of Pennsylvania, as Mr. Kunkel was 
recognized, was conspicuous as well for force of argument as 
for grace of delivery. The same year he was elected to the 
Legislature, reelected in 1845, and again in 1850. In 1851, he 
was elected to the State Senate, and was chosen Speaker of that 
body at the close of the first session of his term. As a legis- 
lator, Mr. Kunkel was prominent for the wisdom of his coun- 
sel as well as for the power of his eloquence. His services at 
the capital added greatly to his already wide reputation as a 
pure statesman and accomplished scholar. In 1854, and again 
in 1856, he was elected to the United States Congress. During 
the four years he spent in Washington city, he was regarded 
throughout the country as one of the ablest statesmen at the 
National capital. In 1858, he retired from public life, and gave 
his exclusive attention to the practice of his profession, vary- 
ing the course of his life by occasionally helping a friend in a 
political canvass, and, wherever he went, he was always the 
favorite of the people. In 1868, he was stricken down with 
paralysis, and never fully regained his health, dying as pre- 
viously-stated. Perchance, the loss of no member of the Dau- 
phin county bar was so severely felt as that of Mr. Kunkel, if 
we are to judge of the glowing, sincere, and fraternal tributes 
paid to his memory by his brethren in the profession at the 
time of his death. Mr. Kunkel m., October 20, 1857, Eliza- 
beth Ceain Rutherford, daughter of Dr. William Wilson 
Rutherford and Eleanor Crain ; she resides at Harrisburg, Pa. 
They had issue : 

i. John, b. September 22, 1858. 



316 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

ii. William-Butherford, b. March 30, 1861; d. December 30, 

1864. 
in. Sarah-Eleanor, b. September 27, 1866; d. June 11, 1871. 

XII. GrEORGE ZiEGLER KuNKEL,^ (George, ^ Christian, 2 
John-Christian, ^ ) b. 1820, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; a banker ; re- 
sides at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. December 28, 1852, Isabella 
Here, daughter of Daniel Herr and Sarah Gilbert. They had 
issue : 

i. Mary; d. s. p. 

ii. George; an attorney-at-law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 
Hi. Baniel-Herr, b. 1857; d. April 21, 1880. 
iv. Sarah-B. ; d. s. p. 
V. William- A. ; d. s. 'p. 
vi. A.-Catharine. 
vii. Paul- A. 
viii. Carrie-B. 







Linn of Lurgan. 317 



LINN OF LURGAN. 



I. William Lm]sr,i the ancestor, emigrated from the north 
of Ireland, in 1732, and settled in Chester county. According to 
family tradition, his wife died in Ireland, and he brought with 
him an only son, William. They remained in Chester county 
but a few years, when, following the tide of emigration, they 
settled upon the frontiers of the Purchase of October, 1736, 
near what is now known as Roxbury, in Franklin county. 
The names of William Linn, senior, and William Linn, junior, 
appear on the assessment list of Lurgan township, Cumberland 
county, for the year 1751, one year after the erection of Cum- 
berland county, (1750.) Here the ancestor died, having nearly 
reached the one hundredth year of his age. His father fought on 
the side of "The Orange" at Boyne, July 1, 1690, and w^as said 
to have been in Captain Hugh Wilson's company, the- first 
Irish officer who crossed the river. Hugh Wilson's son went 
to the "Irish Settlement; " the Grreggs came to Chester county 
the same year the Linns came — the descendants of these three 
soldiers of Boyne-water became kindred in 1869, when Wil- 
liam H. Sage, of Ithaca, JST. Y., was married to Jennie, 
daughter of Hon. Andrew Grregg Curtin, {see Gregg and Cur- 
tin record?) 

II. William Linn, Jr.,^ (William, i) b. in 1722, in Ireland, 
was an officer in Middle Spring Church, In June, 1755, he 
was in Philadelphia with his wagon, and was pressed into 
service, with his team, to haul supplies to General Braddock's 
army, and was at the noted defeat. He died April 16, 1812, 
and is buried in the grave-yard attached to Middle Spring 
church. William Linn, m., first, SuSANNA Teimble ; accord- 
ing to tradition, she died in Shippensburg, in November, 1755, 
where, in consequence of an Indian raid, the frontier inhabi- 



318 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

tants had gathered. They had issue, all born in Liirgan town- 
ship : 

3. i. William, b. Februarj' 27, 1752; ra., first, Tlebecca Blair. 

4. ii. John, b. April 2, 1754; m. Ann Fleming, 

William Linn^ married, secondly, Jane McCoemick. They 
had issue : 

5. Hi. James, b. October 17, 1761 ; m. Griselda Patterson. 

iv. Susanna; m. June 28, 1788, Charles Maclay, and removed 
to Urbana. Ohio. Charles Maclay, eldest son of John 
Maclay, of Lurgan, b. May 23, 1757 ; d. January 4, 1815, 
(see Maclay record.) 
V. Nancy. 

vi. Ja«e; m., December 18, 1800, Abraham Smith, removed to 
Urbana, Ohio. Abraham Smith was one of the survivors 
of the massacre at Crooked-Billet, now^ Hatboro', Mont- 
gomery county. May 1, 1778, where his captain, Charles 
Maclay, the elder, was killed. 

vii. Isaiah, b. 1772; d., unm., April 20, 1809, in Union county. 
Pa., buried in Buffalo Cross-Eoads Presbyterian church- 
yard. 
via. CVittrZes; d., unm., December, 1813. 

ix. George; d., unm., July, 1808. 

6. X. David; b. May 28, 1776; m. Margery Coulter. 

III. William LinNjS (William, ^ William, i) b. February 
27, 1752; graduated at Princeton, N. J., class 1772; studied 
theology under Eev. Eobert Cooper, D. D.; appointed chaplain 
of Fifth and Sixth Penn'a battalions, February 15, 1776 ; 
pas'tor at Big Spring, now JSTewville, Cumberland county, until 
1784; president of Washington College, Maryland, 1784- 
1785; pastor of Collegiate Dutch Church, N. Y., 1786-1808; 
and first chaplain of the House of Representatives, U. S., May 
1, 1789. His published works are " Sermons, Historical and 
Characteristical," K Y., 1791 ; " Signs of the Times," K Y, 
1794; "A Funeral Eulogy on General Washington, delivered 
February 22, 1800, before the New York Society of the Cin- 
cinnati ;" " Sermon on the Death of General Alexander Ham- 
ilton," &c. Shortly before his death. Dr. Linn was elected 
President of Union College, Schenectady, but was never in- 
augurated. He died in Albany, N. Y., January 8, 1808. 
Dr. Linn m., first, January 10, 1774, Rebecca Blair, daughter 



Linn of Lurgan. 319 

.of Rev. John Blair, vice president of College of New Jersey, 
at Princeton, 1767-1768. They had issue: 

7. i. Elizabeth; b. 1775; m. Charles Brockden Brown. 

a. John-BIair, b. March 14, 1777, in Shippensburg, Pa.; grad- 
uated from Columbia College, N. Y., in 1795; read law 
under Alexander Hamilton ; abandoned that profession 
for the ministry, and licensed 1798; installed co-pastor 
of First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, 1799. Dr. 
Linn's published writings are " The Powers of Genius," 
a poem, second edition, published 1802; " Valerian," a 
poem, published in 1805, after his death, with a sketch of 
his life, by Charles Brockden Brown, his brother-in-law. 
Dr. Linn m., in 1799, Esther Bailey, daughter of Col. 
John Bailey, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. They had one son, 
John-Blair, who died in 1858. Dr. Linn died August 30, 
1804. His widow married John E. Bleeker, of Albany, 
and Mary, her daughter by Mr. Bleeker, is the wife of Hon. 
Horatio Seymour, of Utica, ]^. Y. 
Hi. Susan, h. October 30, 1778; d. Mayo, 1824, in Ithaca, N. 
Y.; m., October 19, 1810, Simeon DeWitt, b. December 
26, 1756; d. December 3, 1834; Surveyor-General U. S. 
until July 13, 1796, and afterward Surveyor-General of 
of N". Y.; Mrs. DeWitt was the author of a novel, entitled 
" Justinea," among the early publications of the Harpers ; 
and of a poem entitled " The Pleasures of Keligion." 
They had issue (surname DeWitt): 

1. Susan-Linn; b. September 3, 1811; d. April 1, 

1849, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; m., May 28, 
1836, Hon. Levi Hubbell, b. at Ballston, IST. Y., 
April 15, 1808 ; graduated at Union College ; 
Adjutant-General of N. Y., 1833-1836 ; member 
of Legislature, 1841 ; removed to Milwaukee, 
1844; circuit judge, 1848; reelected, 1851 ; cir- 
cuit judge and associate justice Supreme 
Court until 1853; U. S. district attorney of 
Wisconsin ,'1871-1875; died December 8, 1876, 
in Milwaukee. (See vol. viii, Wisconsin Hist. 
Collections, page 453.) They had issue (sur- 
name Hubbell) : 
a. Simeon-D.,h. February 23, 1837; resides 
in Lompoc, Santa Barbara county, Cali- 
fornia. 
6. Richard-Walter, b. 1839; now judge in 
Oconto, Wis. 

2. William-Linn ; b. January 13, 1817 ; resides in 

Ithaca, N. Y. 



320 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

3. Mary-Linn; b. February 23, 1819; d. March 20, 

1871, at Ithaca. 

iv. jRebecca; d. 1825; m. February 5, 1803, William Keese, Esq., 

attorney-at-law, New York city; b. December 7,1780; d. 

March 19, 1819 ; son of John and Ehoda Keese ; and had 

issue (surname Keese): 

1. Bev. William-Linn, rector of the Episcopal 

Church at New Haven, Conn., and died there ; 
m. Mary Drake ; their sons, James-Drake, Ho- 
hart, and Lawrence, all young men of promise, 
died in early manhood. James D. was a law- 
yer; Hobart a physician. 

2. John, b. November 24, 1805 ; d. May 30, 1856 ; 

was the John Keese of most excellent book- 
selling memory, an extraordinary man in the 
humorous handling of books and of an audi- 
ence, &c. (See Keese-ana, by E. A. Duyckinck, 
Maga. of Am. Hist., vol. i, (1877,) page 497 ; 
also ihicl. ,7M, Keese-ana continued by his son, 
Wm. L. Keese; see, also, "John Keese, Wit, 
Litterateur, and Macsenas," by Henry Morford 
June and July numbers, New Monthly Maga- 
zine, N. Y., 1880, accompanied by portrait.) 
John Keese m., July, 1832, Elizabeth Willetts, 
still living, and had issue (surname Keese) : 

a. Jonathan-L., b. August 8, 1833; d. in U. S. 
service, May 9, 1861. 

6. William-L., b. February 25, 1835 ; m., Oc- 
tober 2, 1864, Helen K. Thorne, and had 
issue (surname Keese): E.-Willetts, b. 
July 2, 1865, and William-Lawrence, b. 
July 4, 1872. 

c. Charlotte- W., b. November 5, 1839; m. 

John A. Sherer, and had issue (surname 
ISherer), John-K. 

d. Charles-Hoffman, b. July 26, 1842; m. 

Emily Scriven. 

e. John, b. March 20, 1844. 

/■. Mary-W., b. November 5, 1845; m. Wil- 
liam Fitzhugh. 
g. Benton, b. May 5, 1854. 

3. Theodore, of Port Chester, N. Y. 

V. Mary ; d., unm., at Ithaca, N. Y., January 29, 1870. 
8. vi. Williain, b. August 30, 1790 ; m. Mary A. Biers. 



Linn of Lurgan. 321 

vii. Sarah-Livingston, b. May 23, 1793; cL August 24, 1840, in 
Bethlehem, Pa.; m. May 7, 1817, John W. Peters, of 
Philadelphia, b. May 19, 1789 ; d. July 21, 1830 ; and had 
issue (surname Peters): 

1. Frances-C, b. March 1, 1818; m. James R. 

Speed, of Caroline, Tompkins county, K. Y., 
(Mr. Speed was killed by stroke of lightning 
May 5, 1854,) and had issue (surname Speed): 
a. Mary-C, b. February 3, 1839 ; m. July 11, 
1862, Walter M. Boyer ; she died in Win- 
field, Kansas, January 23, 1879, leaving 
issue (surname Boyer), R. -Speed and 
Fannie- S. 
h. i2^c/larc7,,b. February 25, 1841 ; d. October 
10, 1882 ; served in the war of Rebellion. 

c. i?o&ert-(?.-iif.,b, July 5, 1845; m. October 

29, 1872 ; and had issue, Robert, Bessie, 
Mary, and Reno. 

d. Henry-L., b. May 4, 1847; m. January 1, 

1872, and had issue, Maude and James-R. 

e. Jessie-H., b. April 23, 1849 ; m. Henry A. 

Graham, December 17, 1878; and had 
issue (surname Graham), Samuel-H., 
and Fannie- S. 

f. Sallie-Peters, b. March 29, 1851, of Slater- 

ville, N. Y. 

g. James-R., b. I^ovember 9, 1854; d. April 

3, 1855. 

2. John- Jordan, of Ithaca, N. Y., b. August 7, 

1825; m. May 15, 1848, Mary Snow, b. August 

3, 1828, and had issue (surname Peters) : 

a. Sarah-L., b. March 19, 1850; m. October 

2, 1867, J. Hathaway Clark, b. July, 

1847; d. February 7, 1883; and had issue 

(surname Clark), Herbert-H., b. July 25, 

1870; Mary-P., b. September 23, 1873; 

and Harriet-O., b. July 13, 1879 ; d. 1880. 

6. Harriet-L., b. May 26; m. George Doty, 

and had issue (surname Doty), Floyd, 

and Jay. 

c. Richard- S.,\). March 7, 1856; d. August 

25, 1862. 

d. Henry-Linn. b. July 17, 1859, 

3. Mary-L., b. March 31, 1828, of Ithaca, K. Y.; 

m. in 1875, William Coryell, M. D.; d. August 
30, 1880. 
21 



322 Pennsylvaiiia Genealogies. 

William Linn, D. D., had, by his second wife, Catharine 

Moore, widow of Dr. Moore, of New York : 

viii. James-Henry., b. February 15, 1798; at'-^orney-at-law of Al- 
bany, N. Y. ; d. in 1837 ; unm. 

William Linn, D. D., had, by his third wife, nee Helen Han- 
son, d. in Schenectady, in 1846 : 

9. ix. Archihald-L., b. October 5, 1802; m. Mary Ten Eyck 
McClelland. 

lY. John Linn, 3 OYilliam,^ William, ^) b. April 2, 1754; 
removed from Lnrgan to Buffalo Yalley, now Union county, 
Pa., in 1775 ; d. March 18, 1809 ; buried in Presbyterian 
church-yard, Buffalo Cross-roads ; m. November 7, 1780, Ann 
Fleming, b. September 6, 1761 ; d. September 4, 1841 ; 
daughter of John and Ann Fleming, of Cumberland county. 
They had issue : 

i. Susanna, b. February 6, 1783; removed to Sugar Creek, 
Venango county, Pa.; d. February 22, 1831; m. March 
27, 1804, William Thompson, b. June 7, 1777 ; d. April 1, 
1823, at Sugar Creek; son of Captain James Thompson, 
of Buffalo Yalley; and had issue (surname Thompson): 

1. James, b. October 11, 1805; d. January 21, 1833. 

On the morning of that day he was making fire 
in a stove in his store, in Franklin, Pa., and, 
by mistake, used a powder keg, in which there 
were a few pounds of caked powder, and was 
killed by the explosion. 

2. Ann, b. May 6, 1808; d. 1849 ; m. May 12, 1831, 

John B. McCalmont, b. September 7, 1806 ; d. 
at Altoona, 111., February 24, 1884, and had 
issue (surname McCalmont) W. B., d. 1853, 
Susan-E-, Sarak-A., and Henry. 

3. John-L., b. May 28, 1810 ; d. September 9, 1846, 

in Cooperstown, Venango county, Pa. ; m. Oc- 
tober 9, 1883, Sarah Snyder, d. December 23, 
1880, and had issue (surname Thompson) Su- 
san, Philetus, James, d. 187'J, and /o/iu. 

4. Susan ; ra. Bailey ; resides in Union City, 

Erie county, Pa. 

5. William, b. May 12, 1812; m. August 4, 1831, 

Mary A. Foster, and had issue (surname 
Thompson), Samuel, John, William, and Mrs. 
George Frederick, all of New Brighton, Beaver 
county, Pa. 



Linn of Lurgan. 823 

6. Elizabeth, b. June 6, 1818; resides in Tuscola, 
111.; m. November 3, 1835, James Murray; d. 
January 6, 1877, and had issue (surname Mur- 
ray), Alfred; a soldier of 1861-5, of Ports- 
mouth, O. ; Charity-A.; m. Murphey, 

of Tuscola, 111. ; Eclgar-T. ; killed by an explo- 
sion on Oil creek, June 19, 1867; THchard-II., 
Wilson-L., and James-L., of Sidney. 111. 

ii. Ann, b. Apiil 5, 1787; d. October 13, 1873, at Greencastle, 
Ind. ; m. Andrew McBeth,b. September 10, 1777 ; d. July 
3, 1854 ; son of John McBeth, of Haines township, Centre 
county, Pa., and had issue (surname McBeth) : 

1. EUzabeth-A., b. March 24, 1818; d. December 20» 

1850; m. January 23, 1840, William H. Coates, 
d. March 21, 1859, and had issue (surname 
Coates) : 

a. Mizaheth-A., b. Dec. 11, 1850; d. Decem- 
ber 6, 1871; m. David H. Stevenson, 
January 5, 1871, and had issue (surname 
Stevenson), Elizabeth- S., b. November 
21,1871. 

2. John-A.-H., h. November 5, 1821 ; d. October 12, 

1854, near New Hope, Brown county,. O. 

3. Jane-P.,h. August 19,1823; m. W. H. Coates, 

above, whom she survives. Mrs. Coates is 
founder of Coates College, Terre Haute, Ind., 
the only college in the State devoted exclusively 
to the education of young women ; she has pro- 
vided means to purchase good grounds, and, in 
addition to annual donations, will make it the 
legatee of her estate. 
Hi. William, h. November 3, 1793; died October 26, 1834, in 
Miami county, Ohio ; m., October 14, 1824, Jane Mprrow, 
b. March. 1802; d. March 15, 1848, (and had issue) : 

1. Matilda, b. August 5, 1827; d. May 18, 1849; m.. 

John Bobo. 

2. Williafn-M., b. November 22, 1831 ; m., March 31, 

1852, Maria Reed ; she d. January 28, 1854 ; and 
had issue John-W., b. January 21, 1854; reside 
near Piqua, Ohio. 

10. iv. John, b. January 8, 1797 ; m. Mary F. Chamberlin. 

V. Margaret, b. December 27, 1799 ; d. February 7, 1873, at 
Sugar Creek, Venango county ; m., May 13, 1823, Joseph 
McCalmont, b. November 23, 1798 ; d. April 22, 1874, and 
■h^r] =- ' '-- -"^e McCalmont) : 

\ 



824 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

1. Jemima-L., b. November 22, 1824; d. August 23, 

1858 ; m., December 8, 1846, Andrew Johnston, 
ef Huntingdon, Pa.; d. February 17, 1885, aged 
83 years, and had issue (surname Johnston) 
A.-P.-W., of Harrisburg, Catharine, of Green- 
ville, Pa., Jemima-L., m. W. A. Crawford 
Cooperstown, Venango county, Fa.^Joseph-M., 
Nebraska. 

2. Emily-A.^h. August 1, 1827; m., November 26, 

1846, Samuel Cooper, of Webster City, Iowa, 
and had issue (surname Cooper), Ida-B., John- 
McC, Edwin, William, and Charles. 

3. Sarah-J., b. July 14, 1831 ; m., December 16, 1852, 

T. W. Brown, near Greenville, Mercer county, 
and had issue (surname Brown) : 

a. George-H., b. December 6, 1856. 

b. diaries- McC, b. October 27, 1876. 

4. James-F.-L., b. December 29, 1833 ; resides in Ve- 

nango county, 

5. Murray-L., b. August 14, 1836; m., October 4, 

1864, Catharine Kochler, and had issue : Anne, 
Charles and John, all of Sugar Creek. 

6. Margaret-E., b. November 9, 1841 ; m., September 

27, 1860, Charles Kochler, and had issue (sur- 
name Kochler), Penelope, Margaret, Sarah-L., 
and Catharine-W., all of Unatilla county, Ore- 
gon. 

7. John-L., b. September 4, 1843 ; m. Martha Beggs, 

and had issue, Amy-L., Warren-A., and 
Sarah-B., all of Sugar Creek, Pa. 

11. vi. James-F., b. December 6, 1802; m. Margaret I. Wilson. 
vii. Jemima, b. April 30, 1806 ; d. unm. April 17, 1873, at Sugar 

Creek. 

V. James Linn, ^ (William, ^ William, i ) b. October 17, 1761; 
d. in Lurgan, May 28, 1835 ; served in the militia under Gen. 
Armstrong, at Grermantown ; ordained a ruling elder of church 
at Middle Spring, September 22, 1822 ; ra., February 3, 1786, 
Griselda Patterson, b. June 8, 1759 ; d. August 1, 1839. 
They had issue : 

12. i. William, b. 1789; m. Mary Galbraith. 

ii. Mary, b. November 7, 1790 ; d. march 9, 1854, at Burgetts- 
town, Pa. ; m., .December 20, 1814, Robert Patterson, b. 
October 8, 1784; d. January 9, 1861, son of Josiah Pat- 
terson ; and had issue (si ■^^" ^-^*-'--vson) • 



Linn of Lurgan. 325 

1. Jane, b. October 16, 1815 ; d. May 12, 1845; m., 

first, September 29, 1835, J. Watson Allen, and 
had (surname Allen), Eohert-P., of Powe- 
sheik, Iowa, m. Anna Cleaver; m., secondly, 
in 1842, James Ewing, and had issue (surname 
Ewing), Jane, b. March 3, 1845; m., L. B. 
Sisson. 

2. EUza,h. March 17, 1818; d. June 15, 1841. 

3. Sarah-Smith,h. August 5, 1820 ; m. Jam^s Ewing, 

(ante); d. April 28, 1841. 

4. James-L , of Burgettstown ,b. November 12, 1824 ; 

m. Sarah A. Linn, of William (XI,) and had 
issue (surname Patterson) : 

a. Mary-L., b. February 6, 1855. 

b. Addie-J., b. January 27, 1857. 

c. Elizabeth, b. February 20, 1861. 

d. Anna-0., b. November 25, 1862. 

e. James-F., b April 20, 1865. 

6. Mary, b. October 17, 1829; m., March 15, 1859, 
liev. James T. Frederick, D. D., of Burgetts- 
town, and had issue (surname Frederick) : 
a. Sarah-E.,h. Dec. 31,1859; m., November 
18, 1883, Eev. Samuel F. Marks of Fort 
Wayne, Ind. 
6. William-J., b. March 6, 1865. 

c. Jolm-D., b. September 10, 1869. 

d. David-P., b. January 16, 1872. 

Hi. Jane,h. 1793; d. July 9, 1860; m., May 11, 1826, James 
Eodgers, of Shippensburg ; d. September 10, 1831, and 
had issue (surname Kodgers) : 

1. Rev. James-L., b. May 5, 1827 ; m. Hetty B. Coch- 

ran, of Eliza (postea iv). 

2. Hon. A.-Denny, b. April 17, 1830 ; of Columbus, 

Ohio. 
iv. Eliza, b. 1799; d. September, 1856; m. Robert Cochran, 
inn-keeper at Shippensburg; d. at Springfield, Ohio, 
April 28, 1873, aged eighty-nine years, and had issue (sur- 
name Cochran): 

1. James-L., d. s. p. 

2. Hetty-B., b. 1830; m. Rev. J. L. Rodgers, above. 

3. David. 

4. A.-P.-L. 

V. Andrew-P., b. 1800 ; d. July 5, 1841 ; a physician ; m. 

Walker. 
VI. David Linn,^ (William, s William, i) b. May 28, 1777 ; 
d. July 26, 1848 ; removed from Lurgan to now Kelly town- 



326 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

ship, Union county ; served in the war of 1812, at Black Rock ; 
m. June 10, 1800, Margery Coulter, b. December 24, 1780 ; 
d. November 19, 1865. They had issue : 

i. FranMin-F., b. April 13, 1801 ; d. November 27, 1846 ; unm 
ii. William-T., of Buffalo Cross-roads ; b. June 5, 1811; m. 

February 12, 1835, (Catharine Robinson. 
Hi. Margaret, h. November 19, 1825 ; ra., August 10, 1848, Rev. 
Ephraim Kieffer, who died at Carlisle, Pa., May 11 , 1871 , 
and had issue (surname Kieffer) : 

1. Rev. William-T.-L., of Mercersburg, Pa.; b. 

September 8, 1850 ; m., June 24, 1879, Elizabetli 
Miles, of Carlisle, and had issue (surname Kief- 
fer) : 

a. William-M., b. August 13, 1882. 

b. ThoniYj^on-L., b. May 19, 1884; d. July 9, 

1885. 

2. Mary-C, b. June 29, 1854; m., November 9, 1882, 

Phineas T. Ball, of Clnu-chville, Maryland, and 
had issue (surname Ball), Margaret-L. 

3. Emma-B., b. March 26, 1859; m., November 6, 

1884, AY. B. Donehower, of Lewisburg, Pa. 

4. Catharine-L., b. June 17, 1861. 

5. Anna-M., b. April 3, 1864. 

6. SLephen-E., b. August 16, 1868. 

VII. Elizabeth Linn,^ (William, » William, ^ William/) 
b. 1775; d. July 31, ISS-I, at Philadelphia, Penna; she was a 
woman of taste and literary acquirements. She m. November, 
1804, Charles Brockden Brown, b. January 17, 1771 ; d. 
February 19, 1810. He was of Quaker lineage. His middle 
name was derived from his uncle, the skillful conveyancer and 
great scrivener of provincial days. He received a liberal edu- 
cation under Kobert Proud, the historian, and at the age of six- 
teen already formed plans of extensive literary work. He was 
apprenticed to Alexander Wilcox, an eminent lawyer, but oc- 
cupied himself with literary instead of legal studies. In 1796, 
he removed to the city of New York, where he devoted him- 
self to letters with great eagerness to become conspicuous as a 
writer. In 1798, appsared his iirst novel, " Wieland," a pow- 
erful and original romance, and in 1799, " Osmond, or The 
Second Witness." At this time he had begun no less than 
five novels, two of which. -'Arthur Mervyn" and Edgar Hunt" 



Linn of Lurgnn. 827 

ley," were soon published. In " Arthur Merwyn" the ravages 
of the yellow fever, which the author had witnessed in New 
York, in 1798, and Philadelphia, in 1793, are painted with 
terrific truth. These were followed by others of more or 
less note. He published a number of political pamphlets, and 
edited with ability the American Register. He was a man of 
romantic temper, extensive attainments, and great industry. 
He was the first in America who ventured to pursue literature 
as a profession. To him, his country is indebted for the high 
literary standard he gave it. His life and correspondence 
edited by William Dunlap, in two volumes, was published in 
1815. Elizabeth Linn and Charles Brockden Brown had 
issue (surname Brown) : 

i. William-Linn, b. September, 1805 ; resides in Philadelphia ; 
m. October 10, 1836, Emily G. Burling, daughter of 
Samuel Burling, of New York city ; and had issue : 

1. Vir-ginia-P., d., Philadelphia. 

2. Laura-L., d. in infancy. 

3. Lmily-B., d., Philadelpliia. 

4. Eugene-A., d., leaving issue, one daughter, 

Emily-B., of Philadelphia. 

5. William-Linn, Jr., of Philadelphia. 

ii. Charles-Brockden, (twin,) b. September, 1805; d. 1875, in 

the South. 
Hi. Eugene-L., b. 1807; d. 1824; m. and had issue, Emily-B. 
iv. 3Iary-C.,h. 1809; d. 1829. 

VIII. William Linn,* Esq., (William, ^ William, ^ Wil- 
liam,!) b. August 31, 1790; d. January 14, 1867, at Ithaca, K 
Y.; was a lawyer, and author of "A Life of Thomas Jefferson," 
Ithaca, 1834, and of the celebrated " Rohrbach Papers ; " m. 
Mary A. Biees, d. July 25, 1848, aged fifty. They had issue: 

i. Susan-L., b. July 12, 1819; d. July 11, 1885; m., in 1840, 
Henry W. Sage, Esq., of Ithaca, founder of Sage College, 
Cornell University ; she was one of the founders of the 
Brooklyn (IS". Y.) School for Training Nurses, and liber- 
ally endowed the female department of Cornell Univer- 
sity. On Saturday, July 11, 1885, while returning with 
her husband and Miss Kate Linn from a visit of mercy 
at Slaterville, near Ithaca, she was, about half past six 
p. M., thrown from her carriage and instantly killed ; her 
former pastor, Henry Ward Beecher, siid of her in his 



o 2 8 Pen n sylva n ia Gen ea log ies. 

address at her funeral " her soul had entered into the 
very spirit of the Gospel of Jesus Christ ; to her virtues 
were joined all the graces which education could give, 
with great hopefulness, and that rare gift, the illumina- 
tion of humor, which, together, formed a wondrous com- 
bination of Christian character. She was a most noble, 
Christian woman, who, once known, can never be for- 
gotten." They had issue (surname Sage) : 

1. Dean\ m. Sarah Manning. 

2. William-H.; m. May 20, 1869, Jennie Curtin, 

daughter of Hon. A. G. Curtin, of Bellefonte, 
(see Gregg and Curtin record,) and had issue 
(surname Sage) : 

a. Catharine- G.^ b. July 2, 1870. 

h. Henry-W., Jr., b. 1872. 

c. Andrew-Gregg-Curtin , b. June 3, 1873. 

d. DeWitt. 

n. BeWitt \ drowned near Staten Island, N. Y., May 28,1872. 
Hi. Kate\ residing in Ithaca, 1885. 

IX. Archibald Laidlie LmN,^ (William, ^ William, 
William,!) b. October 15, 1802 ; cl. October 10, 1857, at Schen- 
ectady, ]Sr. Y. ; graduated at Union College, Schenectady, 1820 ; 
twice mayor of Schenectady, N. Y. ; member of Twenty-sev- 
enth Congress, 1841-43 ; of New York House of Eepresenta- 
tives, 1844; and county judge; m. January 31, 1826, Mary 
Ten Eyck McClelland, b. November 8, 1808 ; living at 
Schenectady. They had issue : 

i. William, b. November 14, 1826 ; d. January 4, 1844. 
a. Peter-Van-n., b. October 20, 1828. 
Hi. Rev. John Blair, of Corsicana, Texas ; b. December 5, 

1830 ; m. October 20, 1857, Miss Morgan. 
iv. Charles-F., b. October 19, 1833; d. June 5, 1861. 
V. Mary-H., b. October 9, 1835 ; m. James Hastings, of Lisha's 

Kill, Albany county, IST. Y. 
vi. Archibald-L., h. April 3, 1839; d. in hospital at 'New Or- 
leans, September 13, 1864; sergeant of company B, 2d 
New York Veteran cavalry. 
vii. Helen-L., b. December 30, 1843. 
via. Jeanette, b. June 26, 1845; d. May 21, 1861. 

X. John Linn,^ (John,'^ William, ^ William, i) b. January 
8, 1797 ; living at Mount Vernon, Knox county, O. ; m., April 
28, 1825, Mary F. Chamberlin, b. September 29, 1804 ; d. 



Linn of Lurgan. 329 

April 3, 1865 : daughter of Colonel William Cbamberlin, of 
Kelh^ towusliip. Union county, Pa.. They had issue : 

i. William-Lawrence, b. Jainiarj'^ 16, 1826 ; residence, Green- 
field P. O., Iowa ; m. May 26, 1853, Rachel A. Robertson, 
who d. April 16, 1870, and had issue: E.-G., m. Dema 

Stewart, Mary-A., m. Smith, William- E., Flora- 

E., yinna-L., and H.-Wayne. 

ii. John-F., b. September 29, 1827 ; resides at Greenfield P. O., 
Iowa. 

Hi. Mary-E., b. August 8, 1829; m. January 1, 1857, James 
Patterson, of Mount Yernon, O., and had issue (surname 
Patterson), Dora-M., m. J. W. McDonald, of Hampton, 
Iowa; Elwyn-L., and Otto- A. 

iv. Bohert-E., b. April 7, 1832; m. May 27. 1857, Anna J. Pol- 
lock, and had issue : 

1. Ida-M.,h. December 1, 1858; m. November 30, 

1882, M. J. Pusey, of W infield, Iowa. 

2. Eenna-M., h. June 19, I860; d. August 10, 1877. 
V. Ann-E., b. November 14, 1834; m. February 1, 1860, N. R. 

Ebersole ; d. near Tama, Iowa, October 10, 1867. 

vi. Susan-M., b. February 3, 1838; d. October 25, 1875; m. J. 
L. Serviss, of Marshall county, Iowa. 

vii. Catharine-J.,h. May 12, 1840; m., July 4, 1861, John Pol- 
lock ; residing at Morning Sun, Louisa county, Iowa. 

XI. James F. Linn,^ (John,^ William, 2 William, i) b. De- 
cember 6, 1802 ; d. October 8, 1869 ; practitioner at law, in 
Lewisbnrg, Pa., 1826-1869; and specially prominent as an 
abolitionist, and as an advocate of temperance; m., July 20, 
1826, Margaeet I. Wilsox, b. October 12, 1804 ; d. June 22, 
1868 ; daughter of Hugh Wilson and Catharine Irvine, {see Hugh- 
Wilson record.) They had issue: 

i. Mary i., b. July 12, 1827, living at Mercersburg, Penn'a; 
m., November 14, 1848, Rev. Henry Harbaugh, D. D., b.- 
October 28, 1817 ; died while Professor in the Theological 
Seminary of the German Reformed Church at Mercers- 
burg, December 28, 1867 ; author of " The Sainted Dead," 
" Heavenly Recognition," "Fathers of the German Re- 
formed Church," and editor of "The Mercersburg Re- 
view," and had issue (surname Harbaugh) : 

1. Wilson-L., b. July 25, 1851, druggist, Mercers- 
burg ; m.,May24, 1876, RosannaMcNaugh ton, 
and had issue, Henry and Duncan-J. 



330 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

[ 2. Margaret- A. ^ b. May 20, 1855 ; teaclier at Eadnor, 
Pa. 

3. H.-Lange, b. October 24, 18o7. 

4. J. -F. -Linn, b. April 29, 1860; attorney-at-law, 

Chambersburg, Pa. 

5. M.-Lnuisa, b. December 19, 1862. 

6. John-A., b. February 8, 1867. 

a. Wilsnn-L, h. September 9, 1829 ; m., February 27. 1849, Eliz- 
abeth Brown, b. September 16, 1827; reside at Berwyn, 
Chester county, Peun'a, and had issue : 

1. Edwin-B., b. June 1, 1850; m., ISTovember 20, 

1878, Siney, and had issue, WiUon-T. 

2. James-F., b. February 14, 1852, resides at Flour- 

town, Montgomery county. Pa. 

3. Anna-B., b. October 21 , 1855 ; d. April 17, 1882 ; 

m., December 25, 1877, K. B. Sterner, and had 
issue (surname Sterner), Emma-S. 

4. Margaret-W., b. October 10, 1857. 

5. Mary-B., b. June 29, 1860. 

6. Merrill-B., b. April 12, 1862. 

7. FranTc-S., b. February 19, 1864. 

8. Uharles-E., b. October 6, 1866. 

13. m. John-Blair; m., first, Julia J. Pollock; secondly, Mary 
E. D. Wilson. 
iv. J. -Merrill, b. October 17, 1833 ; an attorney-at-law ; i^esides 
at Lewisburg, Pa. ; m., December 26,1867, Mary E. Bill- 
mej^er, daugliter of Philip Billmeyer, and had issue : 
1. Philip-B., b. May 25, 1869. 
V. Oi: r-D., b. January 3, 1836; d. May 12, 1840. 
vi. Anne-C, b, July 31, 1839; m.. May 9, 1878, Dr. John S. 
Angle, of Spread Eagle, Chester county, Pa., and had is- 
sue (surname Angle) : 

1. Laura-L., b. April 9, 1879. 
vii. Latira-S., b. March 11, 1845; d. October 9, 1871; ra., De- 
cember 22, 1864, Dr. John S. Angle, and had issue (sur- 
name Angle) : 

1. Linn, b. April 29, 1867. 

2. J^ora, b. November 1869. 

XII. William LiNJsr,^ (James, ^ William, ^ William, i) b. 
1787 ; d. in Lurgan township, April 5, 1873 : elder in Presby- 
terian cburch of Middle Spring; served in war of 1812, in de- 
fense of Baltimore ; m. September 28, 1819, Mary Galbraith, 
b. December 14, 1796 ; d. April 3, 1867. Thej had issue : 



Linn of Lurgan. - 331 

i. James, b. July 80, 1820; ra. IsTovember, 1876, Jane E. Cof- 
fee ; d. July 25, 1885, in Lurgan township ; and had issue, 
James-McC, WilUam-A., and Mary. 
it. jM"ar(/-(?.,b. April 2, 1822; m. Hayes Culbertson ; resides at 
Princeton, Iowa, and luid issue (surname Culbertson), 
William-Linn, Stephen, Augustus, Mary, Robert, Harry, 
Elizabeth, and James. 
Hi. Griselda, b. July 22, 182-4; m. December 31, 1844, David G. 
Duncan, of ZSTewville, Pa., b. February 14, 1817, and had 
issue (surname Duncan) : 

1. William-Linn, b. December 5, 1845 ; m., first, De- 
cember 19, 1866, Arabella Davidson ; secondly, 
September 21, 1876, Bell Tritt. 
■ 2. Mary-Galbraith, b. Marcli 18, 1848. 

3. Samuel- A., b June 23, 1851. 

4. Mmma-J., b. March 5, 1854; m. December 1, 

1875, John D. Mains. 

5. Bavid-Galbraith, b. January 19, 1856. 

6. John-I\:., b. July 14, 1858. 

7. Elizabeth- A., b. Octobei- 22, 1860. 

8. Sarah-P., b. February 7, 1863. 

9. Theressa-A., b. February 6, 1865; d. October 5, 

1867. 

10. James-M., b. February 5, 1867. 

11. Flora-G., b. April 2, 1869, 

12. Em, b. August 20, 1873. 

iv. Elizabeth-S.,h. June 23, 1826; d. March 19, 1884, in Ship- 
pensburg, Pa.; m. June 24, 1844, J. Anderson Kelso, d. 
prisoner of war on Belle Island, near Ei§'ii<mond, Va., 
November 1, 1863, and had issue (surname Kelso) : 

1. Rev. Alexander- P., h. October 4, 1845; mission- 

ary at Saharunpur, North India; m., October 
12, 1870, in India, Louisa M. Bolton, daughter 
of an English officer. 

2. Mary-J., b. July 12, 1847 ; d. November 22, 1850. 

3. William-Linn., b. July 30, 1849 ; m., first, April 7, 

1870, Martha Thompson; secondly, 1881, Era - 
ma Sutherland : resides at Putnam, 111. 

4. Letitia-C, b. September 7, 1851 ; resides at Ship- 

pensburg. 

5. Robert-G.,h. November 4, 1853; m. October 25, 

1883, .Jane Lawrence, of Shippensburg. 

6. Sarah-A., b. July 9, 1857. 

7. James-P., of Burgettstown. Pa., b. October 2, 

1860 ; m. April 16, 1884, Belle M. Henricle. 



382 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

V. Sarah-A., b. November 7, 1830; m. April 20,1854, James 

L. Patterson, of Burgettstown, son of Robert Patterson 

and Mary Linn, (see V.) 
vi. William- A.- P., h. June 27, 1839; resides at Burgettstown 

P. O., Pa. ; m., October 7, 1862, Elizabeth Proudfit, and 

had issue : 

1. Jb/m-P., b. September 11, 1863. 

2. William-B., b. June 28, 1867. 

3. James-P., b. February 24, 1870. 

4. Bobert-F., b. June 26, 1872. 

5. Edmund-L., b. June 3, 1874; d. 1882. 

XIII. John Blair Linn,^ (James F.,^ John,^ William,^ 
William,'' ) b. October 15, 1831, at Lewisburg, Penn'a. He was 
educated at Franklin and Marshall College, and studied the 
profession of law ; served in the Eebellion ; removed to Centre 
county in 1871 ; during the administration of Grovernor Hart- 
ranft, he was Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth from 
1873 to 1878, and Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1878-1879. 
In 1877, he published "Annals of Buffalo Valley," and edited, 
in connection with William H. Egle, M. D., Pennsylvania 
Archives, second series, 12 vols., 1874-1880; and, in 1883, 
History of Centre and Clinton counties ; resides in Bellefonte, 
Pa. ; engaged in his profession. Mr. Linn was twice married ; 
m., first, October 22, 1857, Julia J. Pollock, b. February 2, 
1831 ; d. July 19, 1862 ; daughter of F. W. Pollock, of Mil- 
ton, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Sarah-P-G., b. April 9, 1859. 
ii. Bessie-W.., b. September 13, 1860. 

Mr. Linn m., secondly, November 21, 1867, Mary E. D. 
Wilson, daughter of Hunter and Mary Benuer Wilson. They 
had issue : 

Hi. Mary-H., b. July 26, 1869. 

iv. Henry-W.-Sage, b. January 18, 1873, at Bellefonte, Pa. 



Lyon Family. 333 



LYON FAMILY. 



I. John Lyon/ with his family, emigrated from Bnniskil- 
len, county Fermanagh, Province of Ulster, Ireland, to the Pro- 
vince of Pennsylvania, in the year 1763, and settled if! Cumber- 
land county, now Milford townshipj^TTuniata county, about two 
miles west of Mifflintown. The warrant for his tract of land, 
two hundred and seventy-three acres and sixty-three perches, 
is dated September 18, 1766. In 1773, the Propi'ietaries grant 
to John Lyon et al. twenty acres of land for the use of the 
Presbyterian church of Tuscarora, where he is buried ; d. in 
1780 ; he. m. in Ireland, Maegaket Armsteong-, sister of 
Colonel John Armstrong, one of the prominent and patriotic 
Pennsylvanians of Provincial and Pevokitionary times ; was a 
woman of bright intellect, remarkable intelligence, and a fine 
conversationalist; d. about 1793, and also buried in Tuscarora. 
They had issue, all born in Ireland: 

3. i. William, b. March 17, 1729 ; m. Alice Armstrong. 

4. ii. James; m. Martin. 

5. Hi. Samuel; m. Eleanor Blaine. 

6. iv. John ; m. Mary Harris. 

V. Mary, b. 1748; m. Benjamin Lyon, (see VIII.) 
vi. Frances, b. 1752; d. May 4, 1S39 ; m. William Graham, b. 
1753; d. April 4, 1813; both buried in Tuscarora ceme- 
tery. Left descendants. 

7. vii. Margaret-Alice; m. Thomas Anderson, in Ireland. 
via. Agnes ; d. unm. 

II. James Lyon,i the j^ounger brother of John Lyon, who 
heads this record, never emigrated to America, but his three 
sons came over with the family of John Lyon, their uncle, in 
1763. Neither he nor his wife are believed to have been liv- 
ingat the date of the emigration. His sons were : 

i. Williavi ; who espoused the British cause in the Revolu- 
tionary war, settled in Canada, and became estranged 
from the family. 



334 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

a. Fohert; enlisted in the Revolutionary service; promoted 
from sergeant of the 12th Pennsylvania to a lieutenancy 
in tlie 6th Pennsylvania regiment, Continental line ; set- 
tled in Northumberland, Pa., where he died, August 19, 
1823, aged seventy-seven years. 

8. in. Benjamin, b. in 1752; m. Mary Lyon. 

III. William Lyon,^ (John,i) preceded his father and 
family to the Province, having arrived about 1750, and attained 
the position of assistant surveyor to his uncle, John Armstrong, 
deputy sifrveyorand justice of the peace for Cumberiand county, 
a well educated man, who had arrived from Ireland in 1748. 
Together, they laid out the town of Carlisle, by order of the 
Proprietaries, in 1751, and the seat of justice was then perma- 
nently established there. William Lyon entered the provincial 
military sei*vice for the defense of the frontier against the French 
and Indians, and as first lieutenant of the Pennsylvania regiment, 
appointed December 6, 1757, participated in Forbes' great expe- 
dition against Fort DuQuesne, in 1758 ; resigned March, 1759 ; 
appointed a magistrate in 1764, by Governor John Penn, then 
in Carlisle, dispatching Col. Bouquet on his second expedition. 
On the opening of the Revolution and the suppression of the 
Provincial authority, he was appointed, by the " Supreme Ex- 
ecutive Council," a member of the "Committee of Safety," Oc- 
tober 16, 1776 ; prothonotary for Cumberland county, March 
12, 1777 ; clerk of the orphans court, February 9, 1779 ; and 
register and recorder, February 13, 1779 ; he was re-appointed, 
by Governor Mifflin, register of wills, September 4, 1790, and 
prothonotary, register, and recorder, and clerk of the orphans' 
court, August 17, 1791 ; he was also re-appointed, by Governor 
McKean, January 29, 1800, prothonotary and clerk of the 
courts, and continued prothonotary by proclamation in 1802 
and 1805; he was appointed, by the "Supreme Executive 
Council," to receive subscriptions for Cumbei-land county, for 
a loan of twenty million dollars, authorized by Congress. June 
29, 1779. William Lyon, b. March 17, 1729, in Ireland ; d. 
in Carlisle, Pa., February 7, 1809; m., first, in 1756, Alice 
Armstrong, daughter of his uncle. Col. John Armstrong, of 
Carlisle, Pa. They had issue: 

9. i. James, b. October, 1757 ; m. Sallie Eyre. 



Lyon Family. 385 

He married, secondly, in 1768, Ann Fleming, of Carlisle, 
Pa. They had issue: 

u. Margaret, [Peprgy,] b. May 9,1770,; m., in Carlisle, July 25, 

1793, the Rev. David Denny, of Chambersburg, Pa. 
Hi. John., b. October 13, 1771 ; m. Priscilla Coulter, of Gi'eens- 

burg, Pa. He was a prominent member of the bar at 

Uniontown, Pa. 
i)'. William., b. June 17, 1773, went south and died in early life 

at St. Francisville, La., where he is buried. 

10. V. Samuel, b. January 20, 1775; m. Hetty Broome. 
vi. Mary, b. August 20, 1776; d. 1832: unm. 

vii. Alexander- Parher, b. August 4, 1778; d. 1808; unm; law- 

yej^^in Carlisle. 
viii. Nancy., b. August 16, 1780'; d. 1800; unm. 

11. ix. Alice- Arnutromj ., b. September 25, 1781 ; m. George Cham- 

bers. 

12. X. GeoTLje-Armstrong^h. A\)X\\ 11,1784; m. Anna G. Savage. 

IV. James Lyon,^ (John,i) arrived in the Province of 
Pennsylvania, landing in Philadelphia in 1763, and, about 
1766, located on land in Cumberland county, now in Grranville 
township, Mifflin county, and near the site of the old Fort 
Granville, which was captured by the French and Indians in 
1756. The tract embraced all the broad plateau on the south 
bank of the Juniata river and the mountain side, (known as 
Anderson station, Pennsylvania railroad.) He was assessor for 
Cumberland county in 1777 ; died and buried on his own do- 
main in his family burial-ground. He married, in Ireland, a 
lady named Martin, and had issue : 

i. John, b. in Ireland ; settled in Butler county, and left de- 
scendants; was in the Revolutionary service, and lived 
on a farm on the north side of the Juniata river until he 
went westward. 

II. Margaret, [Peggy,] b. in Philadelphia, three days after the 
family arrived, in 1763 ; d. June 8, 1847 ; m, in 1783, John 
Oliver, b. in Derrybeg, county Derry, Ireland, in 1750 ; 
d. 1843, and both buried in McYeytown cemetery. John 
Oliver came over in the ship " Sophia," in 1770; became 
a citizen of Cumberland, now Mifflin, county, and taught 
school in the neighborhood, his future wife being one of 
his pupils ; he became a prominent man, and was appointed 
an associate judge for Mifflin county by Governor Mifflin ; 
his residence was in Oliver township, (named after him,) 



336 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

on the Juniata, six miles west of Lewistown. They had 
issue (surname Oliver) : 

1. James', m. ■ Cunningham; d. s. p. 

2. BacJiel; m. John Campbell, of Mifflin county, 

and had five children. 

3. Elizabeth ; m. Joseph Campbell, brother of John, 

and had eight children. 

4. JVajicy [Agnes]; m. fSamuel Campbell, brother of 

John and Joseph ; had ten children. 

5. Margaret [Peggj'] ; m. Rev. Lochrane ; d. s. p. 

6. Polly ; d. in 1871 ; unm. 

7. Jane; m. John Campbell, of Centre county; 

cousin to John, Joseph, and Samuel, and had 
six children. 

8. Margery ; d. in 1882 ; unm. 

9. John; m. Esther Strode, of Mifflin county, and 

had two children. 

10. George ; m. Margaret Jackson ; had three children. 

11. Sydney; m. George A. Lyon, her cousin, (see 

XX VI.) 

12. Andrew ; m. Edwards ; d. s. p. 

13. in. TFi7Zmm, b. January 31, 1765; m. Rebecca Graham. 

iv. Elizabeth; lived to the age of eighty-eight years; m. John 
McVey, after whom the town of McVeytown, Mifflin 
county, was named ; moved to Zanesville, O. 

14. V. Isabella, b. August 14, 1770 ; m. John Patterson, merchant. 

15. vi. Nancy; twin sister; m. John Patterson, Esquire. 

vii. Mary, b. May 6, 1774; d. February 24, 1861; m. Robert 
Forsythe, of Mifflin county. Pa., and had eight children. 

16. via. James, b. February 11, 1786; m. Elizabeth Lyon. 

Y. Samuel LYOisr,^ (John,i) settled on land adjoining Ms 
father's tract, and inherited one half of his father's farm, in 
Cumberland, now Juniata, county, Pennsylvania; became a 
deputy surveyor under his uncle, Col. John Armstrong; ap- 
pointed, May 22, 1770, by provincial authority, a magistrate 
for Mil ford township ; re-appointed justice of the peace, June 
19, 1777, by the " Supreme Executive Council," who made all 
appointments previous to the formation of the State Govern- 
ment, in 1790. April 3, 1780, Col. Lyon was appointed com- 
missioner of purchases for the Revolutionary army for the county 
of Cumberland, and July 7, 1780, assistant commissioner of 
purchases, and the Council ordered his " quota of whiskey at 
500 gallons per month." Before 1785, he changed his residence 



Lyon Family. 337 

to Carlisle. November 9, 1789, appointed deputy surveyor 
for Cumberland county, and re-appointed, November 3, 1791 ; 
m. Eleanor Blaine, b. 1750 ; d. April 9, 1795 ; sister of 
Col. Ephraim Blaine. They had issue : 

i. Margaret, [Peggy,] b. March 26, 1772 ; m., in Carlisle, 
January 16, 1795, her cousin, James Blaine, son of Col. 
Ephraim Blaine, and had Ephriam-Lyon, who married 
Maria Gillespie, of Washington county, Pa., and had 
James- Gillespie, author and statesman, and presiden- 
idential candidate on the Republican ticket in 1884. The 
other children of Margaret Blaine were Jane, m. William 
Semple.of Washington, Pa.; Ellen, m. Major John Ewing, 
a prominent citizen of Washington, Pa.; Anna-Lyon, m. 
Rev. D. Mason; William, Samuel, James, m. Miss De- 
Villemont ; and Mary. 

it. Isabella, b. February 14, 1774; m., first, in Carlisle, April 
12, 1798, William Hoge, of Washington, Pa.; m., sec- 
ondly, Alexander Reed, of same place ; d. s. p. 

iii. John, b, February 1, 1776; d., 1814, unm.; an eminent law- 
yer of Bedford, Pa. 

ii\ Nancy, b. April 27, 1778; d. June 22, 1867, at Washington, 
Pa.; unm. 

17. V. Rebecca, b. l^ovember 2, 1785; m. James M. Russell. 

18. vi. Samuel, b. January 19, 1791 ; m. Xancy Campbell. 

VI. John Lyon,^ (John,i) came into possession of one half 
of the homestead, Samuel coming into possession of the other 
half, in Milford township, by the will of his father, dated De- 
cember 13, 1779, after his death in 1780. Eesided thereon 
until June 1, 1797, when he conveyed it to Stephen Dougle- 
man, who conveyed it to the Sterrett family ; its present owners 
being Hon. James P. Sterrett and his brother Dr. John P. Ster- 
rett. John Lyon then removed to Butler county, and d. about 
1820 ; m. Mary Harris, daughter of John Harris, the founder 
of Mifflin town, Pa, and had issue: 

i. Thomas-Harris, 
a. William. 
iii. John. 
iv. James. 
V. Margaret, 
vi. Mary. 
vii. Catharine, 
viii. Nancy. 
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338 Fennsylvania Genealogies. 

YII. Maeg-aret Alice Lyon,^ (Jolin,i) m. Thomas Ajst- 
DERSON, who emigrated to America in 1766 ; he married, the 
same year, and probably came from the home of the Lyon 
family in Ireland. They had four children, of whom we have 
the names of : 

i. liobert; d. in infancy. 
ii. Bebecca ; d. in infancy. 

m. JoIiQi, b. 1770, in Bedford, Pa. ; d. in 1839 ; studied medi- 
cine at Carlisle, and entered upon the practice of his pro- 
fession in 1796, in which he became very successful ; for 
years he was the president of the Allegheny Bank, at 
Bedford, and also president of the Chambersburg and 
Bedford turnpike company ; besides being actively en- 
gaged in other enterprises; m., in 1807, Mary Espy, b. 
1779 ; d. 1815, (see Espy recordj and had issue (surname 
Anderson) : 

1. George- Woods, b. Jnne 27, 1805 ; d. June 20, 1879 ; 

studied medicine with Dr. Watson, and gradu- 
ated from tlie University of Pennsylvania ; m, 
Caroline Morsell, of Prince George's county, 
Maryland, who died in 1860. 

2. Espy-Lyon, m. Louisa Watson. 

3. Ami-Jane; d. in infancy. 

4. Mary. 

5. Elizabeth. 

VIII. Bexjamin Lyon, 2 (Jaraes^ ,) b. in Enniskilleu, county 
of Fermanagh, Ireland, in 1752. Emigrated with the family 
of his uncle, John Lyon, in 1763, finally settling in Mil- 
ford township, where he was assessed as a single freeman, in 
1775. He enlisted in the Eevolutionary cause, and participated 
in the battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776; recommended 
by General Hand to General Washington for promotion, and 
appoiiitjd lieutenant, September 25, 1776. His regiment was 
engaged in the battles of Brandy wine, Paoli, and Germantown, 
in 1777. Promoted to first lieutenant, July 16, 1777, and to 
a captaincy, December 8, 1778. The hardships of the service 
affected his health, and, as a consequence, his resignation en- 
sued in May, 1779, when he returned to Mil ford township. 
He removed about four years after his marriage to Northumber- 
land, Pa., and returned to Tuscarora valley about the year 1800, 



Lyon Family. 339 

where he remained till his wife's death, in 1811, when he went 
to reside with his daughter, Elizabeth, in Shirleysburg, Hun- 
tingdon county. Pa. , where he died in 1826. Advanced in years, 
he appeared as a man of medium height, weighing about 150 
pounds, rather full in the face, with florid complexion, blunt 
in manner, and plain in speach ; m., in 1780, his cousin, Mary 
Lyoist, b. April, 171:8, daughter of John Lyon, who d. Oc- 
tober 9, 1811, and buried in Tuscarora. They had issue : 

i. Elizabeth, [Betsy,] b. in Tuscarora valley, December 15, 
1780; d. January 21, 1849; buried at Green Hill Presby- 
terian churcli, Fulton county, Pa. ; m. James Lyon, her 
cousin, (see XVI.) 

19. a. John., b. August 11, 1782 ; m. Jane Maclay. 

20. in. James, b, April 12, 1787 ; m. Ann Forman. 

iv. Margaret, d. at Pennsylvania Furnace; aged 25 years; 
buried in Bellefonte cemetery. 

IX. James Lyon,^ (William, 2 John,"') b. October, 1757; 
d. November 21, 1811 ; m. July 25, 1793, Sallie Eyre, of 
Northampton county, Va., where he was a practicing physi- 
cian. They had issue : 

i. William; d. unm. 

ii. Margaret; m. William Taylor, lawyer, Norfolk, Ya., and 
liad issue (surname Taylor), Sallie, William, Robert, and 
Archibald. 

X. Samuel Lyon",^ (William, ^ John,i) b. January 20, 
1775; merchant, Baltimore, Md. ; m. March, 1800, Hetty 
Broome, of Wilmington, DeL, and had issue : 

21. i. William; m., first, Miss Reynolds; secondly, Miss Mulhol- 

land. 

22. ii. Bev. George-Armstrong ; m. Mary Sterrett. 
Hi. Jacob ; lived in Clarion county, and died there. 
iv. John ; residence. Clarion county, Pa. ; deceased. 

V. Eachel; m. Hugh Campbell, M. D., of Uniontown, Pa., 
and had (surname Campbell), Susan, who m. an Allison ; 
Bev. Samuel, Bev. William, Judge Edward, Benjamin, 
who m, Mary Hitner ; Sarah-Louise, and Hugh-Francis. 

XL Alice Armstrong Lyon,^ (William, 2 John,i) b. Sep- 
tember 25, 1781; d. 1848; m., in Carlisle, March 6, 1810, 
George Chambers, of Chambersburg, Pa. They had issue 
(surname Chambers) : 



340 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. Sally- Ann ; d. unni. 
n, jMargaretta; d. unm. 
in. George \ d. unm. * 

iv. Benjamin; m. Eleanor Thomas, and had issue (surname 

Chambers), George, Mary, Benjamin, Annie, Emma, 

Oliver, and Bertha. 
V. William; m. Emeline Kennedy, and had issue (surname 

Chambers), Alice, Margaretta, Mien, and Carrie. 

XII. Geoege Armstrong LYOisr,^ (William, ^ John,i) b. 
in Carlisle, Pa., April 11, 1784: d. January 6, 1855; an attor- 
ney-at-law, president of the Carlisle Bank, and a prominent and 
influential citizen of his native place ; m. June 14, 1815, Anfa 
G. Savage, daughter of Thomas Lyttleton Savage, of North- 
ampton county, Va., where she was b. February 10, 1797 ; d. 
in Atlantic City, August 25, 1876, and buried in Carlisle, Pa. 
They had issue, all born in Carlisle, in the house in which 
their father was born and died : 

i. Virginia-T., b. July 31, 1817; d. 1866; unm. 

23. a. TFiZh'am, b. August 3, 1819; m. Augusta Baldwin. 
Hi. John, (the reverend,) b. July 26, 1821 ; unm. 

iv. Susan-Ellen, h. May 24, 1823: d. October 27, 1852; m. J. 

VV. Burbridge, of New Orleans. 
V. Mary- Elizabeth, b. March 25, 1825 ; d. May 25, 1838. 
vi. Anna-Margaret, (seeXXX.) 

24. vii. Alexander- Parker, b. June 29, 1829 ; m. Eliza T. Denniston. 
via. Thomas-Lyttleton, b. April 29, 1832 ; d. March 29, 1883 ; m., 

first, Mrs. A. Marks; m., secondly, Beulah Clark; d. 
March 29, 1883; residence, New Orleans. 

25. ix. Alice-Chambers, h. April 13, 1836; m. Thomas C. Lazear. 

XIII. William Lyon,^ (James, ^ John,i) b. January 31, 
1765, in Carlisle, during the temporary residence of his parents ; 
buried on the farm on which he lived and died ; m. Eebecca 
Graham. They had issue : 

i. William-Graham, b. March 7, 1799; d. April 11, 1816. 
ii. Ann-Eliza, b. January 7, 1801; d. October 10, 1811. 

26. Hi. George- Armstrong, b. December 12, 1803 ; m. Jessie Alex- 

ander. 
iv. Bebecca- Armstrong, b. August 21, 1806; d. June 11, 1831 ; 

m. Stuart Turbett, of Tuscarora Valley ; d. s. p. 
V. Amanda, b. August 31, 1808; d. in childhood. 
vi. John-B.,\). August 19, 1810; d. in childhood. 



Lyon Family. 341 

mi. James; m. Mary Holmes, of Pittsburgh; liad two daugh- 
ters : Ann-Eliz% and Sarah. 

XIV. Isabella Lyojst.^ (James, ^ Jolm,i) b. August 14, 
1770, at the homestead, west of Lewistown, on the Juniata 
river; d. June 28, 1858; buried at Tuscarora church; m., 
June 20. 1793, John" Pattekson", merchant, b. October 2, 1763, 
the eldest of six children of John Patterson, one of six brothers, 
coming from Ireland in 1750, and settled in Bucks county, on 
the Delaware, on adjoining farms ; the father being dead, the 
family sold the homestead, and in 1791 John commenced mer- 
chandizing in Tuscarora valley, in the vicinity of Academia, 
there being no store nearer than Carlisle ; d. October 9, 1836. 
They had issue (surname Patterson) : 

i. James, b. March 14, 1794; d. December 8, 1823 ; unmarried. 

ii. Sarah, b. June 1, 1795; d. May 9, 1835 ; m. Wm. C. Kelly. 

in. Margaret, b. January 15, 1797; d. June 4, 1863; m., Janu- 
ary, 8, 1822, Robert Sterrett. 

iv. William-Hart, b. January 1, 1799; d. August 3, 1858; m. 
Mary Ann Wilson. 

V. Robert, b. March 20, 1801 ; d. March 7, 1873; m., first, Jane 
Wilson ; m., secondly, Lucinda Blaine. 

vi. Elizabeth, b. May 1, 1803 ; d. April 9, 1839; unmarried. 

vii. Andrew, b. February 2, 1805 ; d. August 13, 1884; m., first, 
Ann Eliza Walker; m., siecondly, Mrs. Mary Brazee. 
via. Mary-L., b. January 10, 1807; d. 1871; m. Robert Patter- 
son. 

ix. John, b. March 26, 1809; m., October 6, 1836, Ellen Van- 
Dyke, of Mercersburg, Pa.; residence, Peru Mills, Ju- 
niata county. Pa. Mr. Patterson is the only survivor of 
the twenty children of the Patterson connection. 

X. Isabella, b. January 16, 1811 ; d. April 5, 1837 ; unmarried. 

xi. Jane, b. April 30, 1813 ; d. May 25, 1837. 

XV. Nancy Lyon, ^ (James, ^ John, ^ ) twin sister of Isabella, 
{see XrV,) b. August 14, 1770 ; d. April 16, 1855 ; buried at 
the Presbyterian church in Tuscarora; m. John Patterson, 
Esquire, b. in Bucks county, Pa., October 6, 1772 ; d. October 
10, 1843 ; first cousin and brother-in-law of John Patterson, 
merchant, {see XIV.) He was son of Alexander Patterson, 
whose father, with six sons, came from Ireland about 1750, and 
settled in Bucks county ; three of the sons moved to the Cum- 



342 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

berland valley, and two to Tuscarora, Alexander locating him- 
self on a farm two miles distant from the Presbyterian church, 
now Academia, where he lived and died. John Patterson 
came into possession of the farm, and it is now owned by the 
fourth generation of the name. They had issue (surname Pat- 
terson) : ■ 

i. Alexander, b. 1795 ; d. March 15, 1869 ; m., first, Elizabetli 

Hackett ; second, Polly Sterrett, sister of Robert Sterrett. 

a. James, b. May 1, 1797; d. March 27, 1869; m. Jane Kelly, 

sister of W. C. Kelly ; had eight children, 
m. Andrew, b. March, 1799 ; d. November, 1883 ; m. Elizabeth 

Fisher. 
iv. Elizabeth, b. 1801 ; d. March 6, 1870 ; m. Moses Kelly. 
V. Phebe, b. 1802; d. April, 1884; m. William McClure. 
vi. Rachel, d. 1862; m. James McClure. 
vii. John, b. November 1807 ; d. March 19, 1877 ; m. Jane 

Graham, grand-daughter of William Graham. -^ 
via. William-Lyon, h. April 11, 1809; d. August 24,1846; m. 
Mary'Neely. 
ix. Robert, b. 1812; d. March 13, 1830. 

XVI. James Lyoi^,^ (James, ^ John,i) b. on his father's 
plantation in Mifflin county, February 14, 1786; d. March 20, 
1872 ; buried in Green Hill cemetery, Fulton county, Pennsyl- 
vania; m. April 12, 1808, Elizabeth Lyon, his cousin, {see 
VIII.) Pesided at Shirleysburg, Huntingdon county, and, 
finally, at West Dublin, Fulton county, where he died. They 
had issue : 

i. Margaret-Oliver, b. June 7, 1810 ; d. March 1863 ; m. in 1832, 
1). C. Ross, and had seven children. 

27. ii. John-William, b. December, 1811 ; m. Catharine V. Ross. 
m. Benjamin-Alexander, b. May 25, 1818; unm. 

28. iv. James-Graham, b. October 3, 1820 ; m. Margaret Roberts. 

XVII. Eebecca Lyon, 3 (Samuel, ^ John, ^) b. November 2, 
1785; m., February 6, 1812, James McPheeson Russell, b. 
ISTovember 10, 1786, in York, Pennsylvania; d. December 14, 
1870, in Bedford, Pennsylvania; son of Alexander Russell and 
Mary McPherson. He read law with James Riddle, of Cham- 
bersburg, and was admitted to the Franklin county bar ISTovem- 
ber 10, 1807. The year following, he settled in Bedford, Penn- 
sylvania, and soon acquired a large practice. He held a num- 



Lyon Family. 813 

her of civil ofS.ces, was trustee of the Bedford academy, treas- 
urer of the Charabersburg and Bedford company during its con- 
struction, and chief burgess of the borough. He was a member 
of the constitutional convention of 1837-8, and served as a 
member of the Twenty-seventh Congress. They had issue (sur- 
name Eussell): 

i. Alexander- Ly on, h. November 29, 1812, in Bedford, Penn- 
sylvania; d. in 1885, at Montevideo, South America; he 
was educated in the schools and academy of Bedford, and 
at Washington College, Pennsylvania ; studied law under 
his father, and was admitted to the Bedford county bar 
August 28, 1834, but never practiced his profession ; was 
appointed, August 7, 1846, by Governor Johnston, Deputy 
Secretary of the Commonwealth, and January 25, 1850, 
Secretary of the Commonwealth ; on January 9, 1862, 
was appointed by Governor Curtin, Adjutant General, 
and held the office until October 11, 1867; was re-ap- 
pointed by Governor Geary January 8, 1870, and con- 
tinued in office until May 17, 1873 ; in 1879, was appointed 
by President Hayes, Consul at Montevideo, IJraguay, 
South America ; was twice married ; first, Miss King ; 
secondly, Elizabeth Fisher. 

ii. Samuel-Lyon, b. July 30, 1816; educated at Washington 
College, Washington, Pennsylvania; studied law with 
his father, and was admitted to the Bedford county bar 
November 29, 1837 ; served as a member of the Thirty- 
third Congress, and was a member of the constitutional 
convention of 1873. 

in. John-Lyon ; m, Elizabeth Ogden. 

iv. William- L. 

V. James-Sydney. 

vL A nn-Lyon ; m. James King, M. D., and had ^?inieand Effie. 

vii. Ellen-Lyon ; m. Kev. Milligan. 

viii. Mary-Lyon\ m. Benedict. 

XYIII. Samuel Lyon,^ (Samuel, 2 John,i) b. January 19, 
1791 ; m. Nancy Campbell, daughter of Parker Campbell, a 
distinguished lawyer of Washington, Pa. ; residence, principally 
in western Pennsylvania. They had issue : 

i. Parker- Campbell; resided at Richmond, Ya., where his 
widow and children still live; a very successful business 
man. 
ii. Ellen ; m. Rev. Nichols, of Mobile, Ala. 



344 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XIX. John LroN,^ (Benjamin, ^ James, i) b. in Tuscarora 
Valley, now Juniata county, Pa., August 11, 1782 ; d. in 
Allegheny City, January 25, 1868, and buried in the Allegheny 
cemetery. He was an iron-master, and head of the well-known 
firm of Lyon, Shorb & Co., among the earliest and most ex- 
tensive iron manufacturers in Pennsylvania, with works in 
Huntingdon, Centre, Blair, Clarion, and Allegheny counties; 
principal ofiice at Pittsburgh ; principal residence, Pennsylva- 
nia Furnace. Mr, Lyon was a man of large physique and vi- 
gorous constitution, erect in carriage, dignified and courteous 
in manner, positive in character and fearless in speech, terse 
and concise in language, with a well cultivated mind, hospita- 
ble and generous. His business abilities were of a high order, 
and his life was a success; m., first, in Harrisburg, Pa., April 
29, 1808, by Eev. Mr. Sharon, Jane Maclay, youngest daugh- 
ter of the Hon. William Maclay ; she d. April 30, 1809 ; aged 
twenty-six years, and is buried in Paxtang grave-yard. They 
had issue : 

i. William-Maday , b. April 20, 1809, in Harrisburg, Pa., mem- 
ber of the firm of Lyon, Sliorb & Co. 

John Lyon m., secondly, September 7, 1814, Ann (Nancy) 
Patton, daughter of General John Patton, of Centre county, 
Pa., a Eevolutionary officer ; she d. May, 1817, aged twenty-six 
years ; buried in Bellefonte cemetery. They had issue : 

29. ii. John-Patton, b. June 5, 1815; m. Westanna S. Elliott. 

John Lyon m., thirdly, July 20, 1820, Margaret E. Stew- 
art, daughter of Samuel Stewart, of Hanover township, Dau- 
phin county, Pa., {see Stewart record,) d. May 26, 1835 ; buried 
in the First Presbyterian church-yard, Pittsburgh. They had 
issue : 

30. m. James- Ben jaynin, b. April 21, 1821 ; m. Anna M. Lj^on. 

31. iv. Samuel- Stewart, b. November 11, 1822; m. Anna Valen- 

tine. 

32. V. Mary A., b. December 24, 1824; m. J. Robert Lowrie. 

33. vi. George-W., b. November 7, 1826; m. Anna C. Porter. 

vii. Jane-Alice, b. near Centre Hall, Penn's valley, Centre 
county, Pa., March 24, 1829 ; m. April 11, 1854, at Penn- 
sylvania Furnace, by Rev. Daniel Hughes, Bucher Ayres, 
(see Ayres record.) 



Lyon Family. 345 

34. mii. Margaret-Elizabeth, (twin,) b. March 24, 1829; m. Robert 

Hamill. 

35. ix. Sarah- Walker, h. April 28, 1831; m. George Bucher Por- 

ter. 

36. X. Thomas- Stewart, b. May 15, 1833 ; m. Nannie J. Wriglit. 
xi. Emma, b. in Pittsburgh, April 4, 1835 ; d. in infancy. 

John Lyon, m., fourthly, Ann Paer Hubley, daughter of 
Joseph Hubley, attorney -at-law, Lancaster, Pa., and an officer 
of the Revolutionary army. She was grand-daughter of Michael 
Hubley, and Rosina Strumpf, both from Grermany, a magistrate 
and a signer of a treaty with the Six Nations of Lidians, made 
at Lancaster, July, 1748. She was b. October 21, 1788 ; and 
d. in Bellefonte, Pa., JSTovember 13, 1884 ; buried in Bellefonte 
cemetery ; this distinguished lady enjoyed extraordinary and 
uninterrupted good health during her long life of over ninety- 
six years ; survived her husband sixteen years. 

XX. James Lyon,^ (Benjamin, ^ James, i) b. April 12, 
1787, at Northumberland, Pa.; d. August 28, 1851 ; merchant 
of Oswego, N. Y.; m., April 25. 1811, Ann Forman, of Rhine- 
beck, N. Y. They had issue : 

i. Joseph-Benjamin, b. March 3, 1812, at Onondago, N. Y.; d. 
JS'ovember 9, 1872, at Cleveland, O. ; m. Ann , 

37. ii. John-Ecltoai'd, b. June 18, 1813 ; m. Catharine M. Tracy. 
iii. Mary-Elizabeth, b. December 24, 1814, at Oswego, N. Y.; 

m., tirst, Theodore Morgan, and had issue (surname Mor- 
gan), James-Lyon: killed in the war of the Rebellion; 
Mrs. Morgan m., secondly, Charles Whittlesey, of Cleve- 
land, O., where she now lives. 

38. iv. James-H., b. April 6, 1817 ; m. Ann Maloney. 

V. Margaret, b. August 29, 1822, at Oswego, N. Y.; m. George 
W. J^oxon, of Syracuse, N. Y., and had issue (surname 
Noxon), George, Mary, and Margaret, m. M. Pike. 

vi. Joshua- Forman, b. June 6, 1830, at Oswego. N. Y.; d. April 
12, 1856; unm. 

XXI William Lyon, 4 (Samuel,^ William, ^ John,^) law- 
yer, Bedford, Pa.; m., first. Miss Reynolds; m., secondly, 
Miss Mulholland, and had issue, among others : 

i. William; d. 

ii. Samuel, attorney-at-law, Blairsville, Pa. 
iii. Mary, m. Gen. Duchat ; residence, Chicago, 111. 
iv. George-McDonald; unm.; Chicago, 111. 



346 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XXri. Eev. George Armstrong Lyon, D. D.* (Samuel, ^ 
Wimiam,3 John,i) of Erie, Pa.; d. March, 1821; m., 1829, 
Mary Sterrett, of Carlisle. Thej had issue : 

i. Margaret., b. 1830; m. John W. Douglass, lawyer, Wash- 
ington city. 

a. Alexander-McDonald, \).1S35\ m., first, Anna Lowry ; m., 

secondly, Maria Crolby, and had two children, 
m. George- Arm strong, b. 1837; m. Rose Yincent; had two 
children. 

iv. Wilber, b. 1841; m., first, Hattie Cadwell ; m., secondly, 
Maria Derrickson ; had two children. 

XXIII. Rev. William Lyon, ^ (George-Armstrong,^. Wil- 
liam,2 John,i) b. August 3, 1819; d. June, 1862; m. July, 
1846, Augusta Baldwin. They had issue: 

i. George- Armstrong, b. July 6, 1847. 
ii. John-Lyttleton, b. August 13, 1849. 
Hi. Henry-Wehb, b. June, 1852. 
iv. Lucy-Baldwin, b. August, 1854. 

V. Anna-Grace, b. June, 1859. 
vi. Willia7n-Lyttleton,h. September, 1860. 

XXIY. Alexander Parker Lyon, ■* (George- Armstrong, ^ 
William, 3 John,^) b. June 29, 1829; d. December 17, 1861; 
m. May 10, 1855, Eliza T. Denniston, of Pittsburgh. They 
had issue : 

i. Catharine-Thaw, b. May 6, 1854; m. Albert Fell, banker 

and broker, of Philadelphia, and. had issue (surname 

Tell) : Andrew-Fleming . 
ii. Charles-Lyttleton, b. January 26, 1858; m. Annie E,eed, of 

Pittsburgh. 
Hi. Alexa7ider-Par'ker,h. December 27, 1859 ; m. Mary Suydam, 

of Pittsburgh ; and had issue, Emma, 
iv. John -Denniston, b. January, 1861. 

XXV. Alice Chambers Lyon, ^ (George- Armstrong, ^ Wil- 
liam, 2 John,i) b. April 13, 1836; m. June 13, 1861, Thomas 
C. Lazear, attorney-at-law, Pittsburgh. They had. issue (sur- 
name Lazear) : 

i. Anna-Lyon, b. May 24, 1862. 
ii. Jesse-Thomas, b. February 17, 1866. 
ill. Lyttleton-Lyon, b. December 21, 1867. 



Lyon Family. 347 

XX VI. George Armstrong- Lyon,^ (William, ^ James, ^ 
John, ^) b. on his father's estate, in Mifflin county. Pa., Decem- 
ber 12, 1803 ; d. in Kishacoquillas valley, October 23, 1873 ; 
m., first, November 11, 1830, Jessie Alexander, of Mifflin 
county, who d. May 12, 1835. They had issue : 

i. Rebecca- Armstrong, b. November 18, 1831 : m., first, James 
McAllister, of Juniata county, Pa.; m., secondly, Janu- 
ary 16, 1879, David Wilson, Ph. D., of Port Royal, Juni- 
ata county, Pa. Professor Wilson was born in Lancaster 
county ,in 1813. Upon acquiring the printer's art, he en- 
tered Jefferson College and graduated with first honors, 
in 1887 ; after a year in teaching and study, he became, 
October, 1839, principal of the Tuscarora Academy, at 
Academia, a then recently incorporated institution of 
learning, which soon attained a high position through 
the influence of his scholarship and executive ability. In 
1859, Dr. Wilson accepted the professorship of mathe- 
matics — subsequently changed to the chair of belles-lettres 
— in the Pennsylvania State Agricultural College, Cen- 
tre county, under the presidency of Dr. Pugh. This was 
the most popular and flourishing period in the life of this 
institution, and the only time in its existence when its 
halls were filled with students. After four and a half 
years. Professor Wilson returned to the home of his 
choice, at Port Royal. Juniata county, which he had pre- 
viously established, where his years are passed in the ed- 
ucation of youth in his "Airy View Academy," and in 
scientific farming ; he has been recently reelected to the 
executive committee of the State Board of Agriculture. 
a. James- Alexander, b. April 8, 1833 ; m. Orlie A. Mitchelson, 
of Galesburg, 111., and had Albert-Chase and Jaynes-Fark ; 
resides at Wymore, Gage county, Nebraska. 

George A. Lyon m., secondly, October 31, 1836, Sidney J. 
Oliver, daughter of Judge John Oliver, of Oliver township, 
Mifflin county, Pa.; resides at Belleville, Mifflin county, Pa. 
They had issue : 

in. Mary-M., b. March 23, 1840. 

XXVII. John William Lyon,* (James, ^ James, ^ John,^) 
b. December, 1811 ; d. February 27, 18-15 ; farmer, Fulton 
county. Pa.; m., December, 1838, Catharine Y. Ross, of 
Shirleysburg, Pa.; d. January, 1885. They had issue! 



348 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. Elizabeth, b. October 10, 1839; m. George Cliestnut, of 

Fulton county, Pa. 
a. Margaret, b. May, 1841 ; m. J. W. Patterson, of Academia, 

Juniata county. Pa. 
Ui. James-Graham, b. February, 1843. 
iv. John, b. January, 1845. 

XXVIII. James G-R AH AM Lyon, 4 (James, ^ James, ^ Johu,^) 
b. at Peru Mills, Juniata county. Pa., October 3. 1820 ; farmer, 
West Dublin, Fulton county. Pa. ; m. June 27, 1857, Mar- 
garet Roberts, of Somerset, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Mary-Ida, b. May 10, 1858; d. February 14, 1864. 
M. Ettie-Elizabeth, b. October 10, 1859. 
in. James-El her, b. February 2, 1869. 

XXIX. John Patton Lyon,'* (John,^ Benjamin, ^ James, i) 
iron manufacturer, Sligo, Clarion county, Pa. ; lieutenant colo- 
nel and aid-de-camp to Governor William F. Johnston ; b. in 
Centre county, Pa., June 5, 1815 ; m. February 11, 1840, 
Westanna S. Elliott, daugliter of Rev. David Elliott, senior 
Professor in the Western Theological Seminary, of Allegheny 
City, Pa. They had issue : 

i. John-Edward ; d. in infancy. 
39. a. Bavid-Elliott, b. December 26, 1844 ; m. Ettie M. Smith. 
Hi. Anna-Ellen ; d. in infancy. 

iv. Fanny -Grant; m. February 22, 1870, George B. Logan, of 
Pittsburgli, and had (surname Logan), John-Thovias, 
Paiton-Lyon, Archibald-Hodge, Alice-Lyon, Henrietta- 
Bryan, and Frances-Elliott. 
V. Alice-Patton. 
vi. John-Patton ; d. in infancy. 

vii. Edward- West; m. August 24, 1882, Minnie M. Reinhart, 
daughter of H. W. Reinhart, of Thomasville, N. C, and 
had Margori-Minon. 
via. Marian-Bella, 

XXX. James Benjamin Lyon,^ (John,^ Benjamin, ^ 
James, 1) glass manufacturer, Pittsburgh, Pa.; b. at Pennsyl- 
vania Furnace, Huntingdon county, April 21, 1821 ; m., in Car- 
lisle, by Rev. M. R. Johnson, October 3, 1850, Anna M. Lyon, 
daughter of Greorge Armstrong Lyon, Esq., {see XII,) and had 
issue : 



Lyon Family. 349 

i. Ellen-D., b. April 5, 1852. 

ii. John-Glamis,h. July 20, 1855; glass manufacturer, Pitts- 
burgh, Pa. ; m. Adelina C. Langworthy, of Westerly, R. 
I. ; and had issue, James-B., b. October 3, 1883. 
in. Margaret-Stctvart, b. May 19, 1858. 
iv. James-Beiijamin, b. October 9. 1860. 
V. George-Alcxay^der^ \).Ma.YGh 22, 18Q3. 
vi. Mary-Loiorie, b. Marcli 15, 1866. 
vii. Tlwmas-Lyttleton , b. February 17, 1869. 

XXXI. Samuel Stewaet Lyon,^ (John,^ Benjamin, 2 
James, ^) a citizen of Bellefonte, Pa. ; elected chief burgess in 
1877; b. at Pennsylvania Furnace, November 11, 1822; m. 
October 16, 1855, Anna Valentine, daughter of Abraham 
Valentine ; b. May 19, 1829, at Logan Furnace, Centre county. 
Pa. ; d. April 5, 1885. They had issue : 

i. John- Stewart, b. in Centre county. Pa., January 4, 1857; 

m. April 2, 1885, Margaret McKnight, of Pittsburgh. 
ii. Abraham-Valentine; d. in infancy. 
iii. Anna-Valentine, b. in Bellefonte, Pa., April 1, 1858. 
iv. Clara-Valentine, b. in Nittany Valley, Centre county. Pa., 

March 14, 1861 ; m. William J. Nicols, civil and mining 

engineer of Pottstown, Pa., and had Clara-Lyon. 
V. Mary-Lowrie, b. September 19, 1868; m., December 25, 

1884, Ellis Orvis, Esq., attorney-at-law, of Bellefonte, Pa. 
iv. Eehecca-Pugh, b. January 23, 1872. 

XXXII. Mary A. Lyon, ^ (John, ^ Benjamin, ^ James, ^ ) b. at 
Coleraine Forges, Huntingdon county. Pa., December 24, 1824; 
d. March 7, 1863, and buried in the Warrior's Mark cemetery ; 
m. February 15, 1848, at Pennsylvania Furnace, by Eev. Robert 
Hamill, J. Egberts Lowrie,* attorney-at-law, Warrior's Mark, 
Huntingdon county, Pa. They had issue (surname Lowrie) : 

i. Sallie-Eoherts, b. December 29, 1854. 
ii. William-Lyon, b. November 18, 1859. 
iii. Boberts, b. Kovember 3, 1861. 

*He was the son of the Hon. Walter Lowrie, born in Edinburgh, 
Scotland, December 10, 1784, coming to America with his parents in 
1791, and who served in the Pennsylvania State Legislature several 
terms, and in the United States Senate from this State from 1819 to 
1825; was secretary of the Senate from 1825 to 1836, and, the last 
twenty years of his life, secretary of the Presbyterian Board of 
Foreign Missions; died in New York, on January 1, 1868. 



350 Pennsylvania Qenealogies. 

XXXTII. George W. Lyon,^ (Jolin,^ Benjamin, ^ James, ^) 
b. at Coleraine Forges, Huntingdon county, Pa., November 7, 
1826; iron manufacturer; residence, Pennsylvania Furnace; 
m. June 25, 1868, by Rev. Thomas C. Porter, Anna C. Porter, 
dangbterof John Porter, of Alexandria, Pa., {see Bucher record.) 
They had issue : 

i. Clare- Char Hon; d. in 1865, in hifancj'. 
a. Oeorye-Porter ; d. in 1870, in infancy. 
iii. John-Porter, b. July 29, 1872. 

XXXIY. Margaret Elizabeth Lyon,^ (John,^ Benja- 
min, ^ James, M b. Centre Hall, Penn's Valley, Centre county, 
Pa., Marcb 24, 1829 ; d. at Oak Hall, same county, October 12, 
1867 ; buried in the cemetery of the Spring Creek Presbyterian 
church ; m. October 15, 1851, at Pennsylvania Furnace, by 
Rev. Daniel Hughes, Rev. Robert Hamill, D. D. ; b. in 
Nonistown, Pa. ; son of Robert Hamill, who came from county 
Antrim, Ireland, in 1798, was the first elder and founder of the 
First Presbyterian church, atNorristown ; and married Isabella 
Todd, of Bucks county. Pa. The son is pastor of Spring Creek 
church ; resides at Oak Hall, Centre county. Pa. They had 
issue (surname Hamill) : 

i. John-Lyon, b. July 23, 1852, in (^entre county, Pa. ; a mer- 
chant of- Philadelphia ; m. Mary J. C. Faries, daughter 
of Robert Faries, civil engineer, and had issue (surname 
Hamill) : 

1. Margaret-Lyon, b. November 14, 1882. 

2. Mary-Faries, b. August 13, 1885. 

ii. Eobert-H., (M. D.,) b. May 24, 1855, at Cedar Spring. 
iii. Mary-Lyon, b. March 6, 1858, at Cedar Spring. 
iv. James-Lyon, b. January 11, 1861, at Oak Hall. 

V. Samuel- McCUntock, h. November 3, 1864, at Oak Hall. 
vi. Margaret-Isabel, b. September 28, 1867, at Oak Hall. 

XXXV. Sarah Walker Lyon,^ (John,^ Benjamin, ^ 
James,') b. Centre Hall, Penn's Valley, Centre county, Pa., 
April 28, 1831 ; d. at her residence, " The Cedars," on Spruce 
Creek, Huntingdon county, Pa., May 15, 1860 ; buried in the 
Spruce Creek Presbyterian cemetery ; m. at Pennsylvania Fur- 
nace, by Rev. Robert Hamill, December 23, 1852, George 
Bucher Porter, b. March 13, 1826, of Alexandria, Pa. ; mer- 



Lyon Family. 351 

chant, {see BncJier record.) He was a son of John Porter, mer- 
chant of Alexandria, and prominent in the Presbyterian church 
as one of its most esteemed elders, and, for over fifty years, 
superintendent of Sunday-school ; represented Huntingdon 
county in Pennsylvania Legislature in 1831 ; son of Thomas 
Porter, of Donaghedy, Ireland, who emigrated July 11, 1790, 
and settled in Centre county. Pa, They had issue (surname 
Porterl : 

i. Maria-Bi(cher, h. in Alexandria, Pa., October 17, 1853; m. 
at "Tlie Cedars" February 24, 1881, Adolplnis M. J.a 
Porte, of Tyrone, Pa. 
ii. John-Lyon, b. at Curlsville, Clarion county, Pa., September 
15, 1857 ; m. November 25, 1880, Carrie Phillips, daughter 
of William Phillips, of Alexandria, Pa. 
iii. William-Lyon, h. at "The Cedars " May 1,1860; m. Oc- 
tober 28, 1884, Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Robert 
Brown, of Erie, Pa. 

XXXVI. Thomas Stewart Lyon,* (John,^ Benjamin, ^ 
James, 1) b. at Huntingdon Furnace, Huntingdon county. Pa., 
March 15, 1833 ; m. September 14, 1865, Nannie J. Wright, 
b. August 17, 1847, daughter of Ezra Wright, of Eensselaer, 
Indiana. Peside at Topeka, Kansas. They had issue : 

i. Miriam, b. November 12, 1866, at Aughnacloy, Hunting- 
don county, Pa. 
ii. Margaret-JIamiil, b. February 12, 1873; d. in infancy. 
iii. WiUiam-Maclay, b. March 16, 1874, in Pittsburgh, Pa. 

XXXYII John Edward Lyon,* (James, =^ Benjamin, ^ 
James, 1) b. June 18, 1813. at Onondaga, K Y.; m. Septem- 
ber 6, 1836, Catharine M. Tracy, of Attica, N. Y. Resi- 
dence Oswego, N. Y., Flouring Mills. They had issue : 

i. Kate; married. 
ii. James ; lives in California. 
iii. Annie; unmarried; Oswego, N. Y. 
iv. Gardiner. 

XXXYIIL James H. Lyon,* (James,^ Benjamin,^ James, i) 
b. April 6, 1817 ; resides at Chicago, 111.; m. February 23, 1846, 
Ann Maloney. They had isssue : 

i. Mary; m. F. Kichie, of Chicago. 

ii. Kate ; (artist.) 



352 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XXXIX. David Elliott Lyon,^ (John-Patton,* John,^ 
Benjamin, 2 James i) b. December 26, 1844, at Pennsylvania 
Furnace. Captain D. E. Lyon, entered the military service in 
the Rebellion as first lieutenant of company H, One Hundred 
and Fifty-fifth regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and, having 
been promoted, commanded his company in the battles of 
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg; m, June 23, 1868, Ettie 
M. Smith, daughter of Daniel Smith, of Brookville, Jefi:erson 
county, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Alice-Patton-West. 
ii. Westanna-Elliott. 




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MACLAY OF LURGAN. 



T. Charles Maclay ^ by Ms first marriage had three sons. 
The name of his wife has not come down to us. By a second 
wife, a Miss Hamilton", he had one son, who was the ancestor 
of the name in America. By the former there was issue : 

i. Owen ; was an officer in the army of James II ; followed the 
fortunes of that royal personage ; remained a bachelor, 
and died in France. 
a. Charles ; an officer in the same army ; was killed in a duel 

with a French officer in Dublin. 
in. Henry ; also an officer in the Royal army ; and fell in the 
battle of the Boyne, 1690. 

By the marriage with Miss Hamilton there was issue : 

2. iv. John ; who married and had issue. 

It is stated that Owen Maclay, returning from France, de- 
sired to take his nephew, Charles, to that country and educate 
him. His father, however, would not consent without a guar- 
antee that the boy would be brought up in the Protestant faith. 
This the uncle refused, returned to France, and dying left his 
estate to strangers, probably to the Eoman church. 

II. John Maclay, ^ (Charles ;i) m. and had issue: 

3. i. Charles, b. 1703 ; m. Eleanor Query. 
4 n. John, b. 1707 ; m. Janet McDonald. 

in. Eleanor, b. 1709; m. a Mr. Johnston, and remained in 
Ireland. 

III. Charles Maclay, ^ (John,^ Charles, i) b. 1703, in 
county Antrim, Ireland ; " sailed for America on the 30th day 
of May, 1734 ; " located in New Garden towmship, Chester 
county ; but in 1742, settled in Hopewell township, Lancaster 
county, now Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn'a. He 
died in September, 1763. Charles Maclay married in 1733, 
Eleanor Query, daughter of William Query, of county An- 

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t]-im, Ireland. The latter came to America about 1740, settled 
in Path valley, bat subsequently removed to North Carolina. 
Eleanor Query Maclay was born in county Antrim, Ireland, in 
1707, and died in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn"a, 
July 27, 1789. Charles Maclay and his wife are both interred 
at Middle Spring Church grave-yard. They had issue : 

5. i. John, h. May 10, 1734; m. Jane Dickson. 

6. ii. William, b. July 20, 1737 ; m. Mary Harris. 

7. Hi. CViarZes, b. August 8, 1739; m. Mary Templeton. 

8. iv. Samuel, b. January 7, 1741 ; m. Elizabeth Plunket. 

V. Eleanor, b. September 20, 1750; m. John Maclay. 

IV. John Maclay, ^ (John,^ Charles, "i) b. 1707, in the 
county Antrim, Ireland; came with his brother Charles to 
America, in 1734 ; located in Chester county, and subsequently 
removed to Lurgan township, Franklin county ; buried in Mid- 
dle Spring grave-yard ; he m. Janet McDonald, who is buried 
by the side of her husband. They had issue : 

9. i. John, b. 1748; re. Eleanor Maclay. 

ii. Charles, h. 1750; recruited a company of militia, in the 
winter of 1777-8, of one hundred men, all six feet in height. 
At the battle of Crooked Billet, on the 4th of May, 1778, 
he was killed with most of his company, who refused to 
surrender. Tlie killed and wounded were gathered by 
the enemy, thrown into a heap, covered with straw, and 
fired. Thus perished some of the bravest spirits of the 
Cumberland valley. 
Hi. Elizabeth, b. 1752; m. Col. Samuel Culbertson, "of the 
Row." Their descendants include liev. James Culbert- 
son, of Zanesville, Ohio ; Mrs. John liea, the widow of 
General Rea, who was a member of Congress from Penn- 
sylvania for several sessions, and Rev. S. C. McCune, of 
Iowa. 

V. John Maclay,* (Charles, ^ John,^ Charles, i) wasb. May 
10, 1734, in Ireland, just twenty days prior to the sailing of his 
parents for America ; d. October 17, 1804, in Lurgan town- 
ship, Franklin county, Penn'a. He built the first mill on the 
Conedoguinet creek, and put up a substantial log house of 
hewn timber, strongly dove-tailed together, fortifying the doors 
and windows by heavy bolts for the repulsion of Indian ag- 
gressions. This house is yet standing, and is now occupied by 



Maclay of Lurgan. 355 

the fourth John Maclay, a lineal descendant of the builder. 
He was appointed a Provincial magistrate in 1760, and was a 
member of the Provincial Conference, held at Carpenter's Hall, 
Philadelphia, June J 8, 1776, and afterward served as a member 
of the Pennsylvania Assembly for several terms. His ability 
is attested to us by the fact that he, one of the settlers in the 
far western part, was chosen by the people of Cumberland 
county to represent both his immediate neighbors and the peo- 
ple of the vastly ni.ore thickly populated eastern portion of the 
county in that conference which declared that they, on behalf 
of the people of Pennsylvania, were " willing to concur in a 
vote of Congress declaring the United Colonies free and in- 
dependent States." His bearing on this occasion probably 
had much to do with his election afterward to the Assembly. 
As were all the Scotch-Irish settlers, Mr. Maclay was deeply 
religious and manifested his great interest in the affairs of the 
church by officiating for a long time as a ruling elder in Dr. 
Cooper's church, at Middle Spring. Mr. Maclay married, 
December 17, 1755, Jane Dickson, daughter of David Dickson* 
and Catharine Greenlee ; she was b. in Ireland, December 20, 
1734, and was brought to America by her parents in 1741 ; she 
d. April 3, 1812, in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn'a. 
They had issue, all born in Lurgan township : 

Nancy ^ b. 1754; d. 1761. 

Charles, b. May 23, 1757 ; m. Susanna Linn. 

Catharine, b. Juh' 28, 1760 ; m. William Irwin. 

DavAd, b. November 20, 1762; m., first, Eleanor Maclay; 

secondly, Eleanor Herron. 
William, b. November 22, 1765 ; m. Peggy Culbertson. 
Samuel, b. November 16, 1767 ; m. Margaret Snodgrass. 
.Eleanor, b. February 5, 1769; m. David McKnight. 
Jane, b. September 7, 1774 ; d. July 9, 1799 ; unm. 
John, b. November 9, 1776 ; m. Hannah Reynolds. 

YI William Maclay,* (Charles, ^ John,^ Charles, i) b. 
July 20, 1737, in New Garden township, Chester county. Pa. ; 

* David Dickson was a native of Ireland, b. December 15, 1705; d. 
in Lurgan township, Franklin county. Pa., October 18, 1784. His 
wife, Ketrain [Catharine] Greenlee, was born in Ireland, January 1, 
1711 ; d. December 28, 1798. 





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d. Monday, April 16, 1804:, at Harrisburg, Penn'a ; buried in 
Paxtang Church grave-jard. In 1742, his father removed to 
now Lurgan township, Franklin county, where his boyhood 
days were spent upon the paternal farm. When the French 
and Indian war broke out, he was at Rev. John Blair's classical 
school, in Chester county, and, desiring to enter the service of 
the Province, his tutor gave him a recommendation " as a ju- 
dicious young man and a scholar," which secured him the ap- 
pointment of ensign in the Pennsylvania battalion ; he was pro- 
moted lieutenant in the Third battalion. Lieutenant Colonel 
Hugli Mercer, May 7, 1758. Accompanied General Forbes' ex- 
pedition that year, and especially distinguished himself at the 
battle of Loyalhanna. In Bouquet's expedition of 1763, he was 
in the fight of Bushy Run ; while in the subsequent campaign 
of that gallant officer, he was stationed, witb the greater por- 
tion of the Second PenUsylvania, on the line of the stockade 
forts on the route to Fort Pitt as lieutenant commanding the 
company. For these services, he participated in the Proyincial 
grant of land to the officers connected therewith, located on the 
West Branch of the Susquehanna, and most of which lie as- 
sisted in surveying. He studied law, and was admitted to the 
York county bar, April 28, 1760, but it is doubtful if he ever 
practiced his profession at that court, the continued Indian war, 
and bis subsequent duties as surveyor, engrossing his entire 
time, although, from a letter of John Penn's, it would seem 
that he was afterwards admitted to the Cumberland county bar, 
and had acted for the prothonotary of that county. At the 
close of the French and Indian war, he visited England, and had 
an interview with Thomas Penn, one of the Proprietaries, relative 
to the sui'veys in the middle and northern parts of the Province, 
and was the assistant of Surveyor Lukens on the frontiers. In 
1772, he laid out the town of Sunbury, and erected for himself a 
stone house, which was standing a few years since. Upon the or- 
ganization of the county of Northumberland, he was appointed 
prothonotary and clerk of the courts. He also acted as the re- 
presentative of the Penn family, and took a prominent part in 
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Province, in April 1778, he says, "If bell is justly considered 
as the rendezvous of rascals, we cannot entertain a doubt of 
Wioming being the place;'' but, much as he was prejudiced 
against the Connecticut settlers, he foresaw the future value of 
the land in that valley, and advised Penn not to sell his reser- 
vation there. At the outset of the Eevolution, although an offi- 
cer of the Proprietary government, William Maclay took a 
prominent and active part in favor of independence, not only 
assisting in equipping and forwarding troops to the Continental 
army, but marched with the associators, participating in the 
battles of Trenton and Princeton. During the Revolution he 
held the position of assistant commissary of purchases. In 1781, 
he was elected to the Assembly, and from that time forward he 
filled the various offices of member of the Supreme Executive 
Council, judge of the Courts of Common Pleas, deputy sur- 
veyor, and one of the commissioners for carrying into effect the 
act respecting the navigation of the Susquehanna river. About 
this period he visited England in the interest of the Penn fam- 
ily. In January, 1789, he was elected to the United States 
Senate, taking his seat there as the first senator from Pennsyb 
vania. He drew the short term, and his position terminated 
March 8, 1791, his colleague, Robert Morris, securing the long 
term. His election to this body raised him upon a higher plane 
of political activity, but contact with the Federal chiefs of the 
Senate only strengthened- his political convictions, which, 
formed by long intercourse with the people of Middle Pennsyl- 
vania, were intensely Democratic. He began to difi:er with 
the opinions of President Washington very early in the session ; 
he did not approve of the state and ceremony attendant upon 
the intercourse of the President with Congress, he flatly ob- 
jected to the presence of the President in the Senate while 
business was being transacted, and in the Senate boldly spoke 
against his policy in the immediate presence of President Wash- 
ington. The New England historians, Hildreth and Goodrich, 
repute Thomas Jefferson as the "efficient promoter at the be- 
ginning and father and founder of the Democratic party." Con- 
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358 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

doubt that this responsibility or honor, in whatever light it 
may be regarded, cannot be shifted from the shoalders or taken 
from the laurels of Pennsylvania statesmanship. Before Mr. 
Jefferson's return from Europe, "William Maclay assumed an 
independent position, and in his short career of two years in 
the Senate propounded ideas and gathered about him elements 
to form the opposition which developed with the meeting of 
Congress at Philadelphia, on the 24th of October, 1791, in a 
division of the people into two great parties, the Federalists and 
Democrats, when, for the first time, appeared an open and or- 
ganized opposition to the administration. The funding of the 
public debt, chartering the United States Bank, and other 
measures championed necessarily by the administration, whose 
duty it was to put the wheels of government in motion, engen- 
dered opposition. Mr. Maclay, to use his own language, " no one 
else presenting himself," fearlessly took the initiative, and with 
his blunt common sense (for he was not much of a speaker) and 
Democratic ideas, took issue with the ablest advocate of the ad- 
ministration. Notwithstanding the prestige of General Wash- 
ington, and the ability of the defenders of the administration 
on the floor of the Senate, such was the tact and resolution of 
Mr. Maclay that when, after his short service, he was retired 
from the Senate and succeeded by James Boss, a pronounced 
Federalist, their impress was left in the distinctive lines of an 
opposition party, a party which, taking advantage of the warm 
feeling of our people towards the French upon the occasion of 
Jay's treaty with Great Britain, in 1794, and of the unpopularity 
of the alien and sedition laws, passed under the administration 
of President John Adams, in 1798, compassed the final over- 
throw of the Federal party in 1800. While in the Senate, Mr. 
Maclay preserved notes of its discussions, both in open and 
secret sessions, with observations upon the social customs of 
the first statesmen of the Republic, which have recently been 
published and edited by George Washington Harris. Upon 
his retirement, he resided permanently on his farm adjoining 
Harrisburg, where he erected the stone mansion for many years 
occupied by the Harrisburg Academy. In the year 1795, he 



Maclay of Lurgan. 359 

was elected a member of the Pennsylvania House of Represent- 
atives, and again elected in 1803. He was a presidential elec- 
tor in 1796, and, from 1801 to 1803, one of the associate judges 
of the county of Dauphin. Mr. Harris, who edited his journal, 
gives us this summary of Mr. Maclay's character; "He was a 
man of strict integrity, of positive opinions, having implicit con- 
fidence in his own honesty and judgment ; he was inclined to be 
suspicious of the integrity of others whose sentiments or action 
in matters of importance differed from his own, and the journal, 
to which reference has been made, is evidence of the strength of 
his intellect." "In personal appearance, Mr. Maclay is said to 
have been six feet three inches in height, and stout and muscu- 
lar ; his complexion was light, and his hair, in middle age, appears 
to have been brown, and was worn tied behind or clubbed." 
Mr. Maclay m. April 11, 1769, Mary McClure Harris, 
daughter of John Harris, the founder of Harrisburg, and Eliza- 
beth McClure, his wife, b. April 13, 1750, at Harris' Ferry ; d. 
April 20, 1809, at Harrisburg, and buried in Paxtang Church 
grave-yard. They had issue:* 

*From "memoranda" in the hand-writing of William Maclay, 
recently furnished us, we have the following, which differs slightly 
from that given in our record. The transcript is as in the original : 

" William Maclay & Mary his wife were married the 11th 
April 1769— Eleventh of April Anno Dom : one thousand seven hun- 
dred & sixty, nine — in Paxton. 

" John Maclay (their eldest) was born the fifth of February Anno 
Dom : one thousand seven hundred & seventy — 5th Feb^ 1770— on 
Juniata. 

" Elizabeth Maclay was born the Sixteenth of Feb'' Anno Dom : one 
thousand seven hundred & Seventy Two — In Paxton. Died 29th 
April 1794. Buried in Paxton Grave yard. 

" Eleanor Ma,clay was born the seventeenth of Jany^' Anno Dom : 
one thousand seven hundred & seventy Four — at Fort Augusta. 

" Mary Maclay was born the nineteenth of March Anno Dom : one 
thousand seven hundred & seventy six— In Sunbury. 

" Esther Maclay was born the nineteenth of Septem'' Anno Dom : 
one thousand seven hundred and seventy Eight — In Paxton. 

" Sarah Maclay, born fifth of Jan^ Anno Dom : one thousand 
seven hundred & Eighty one — In Sunbury. 

" Jane Maclay born the nineteenth of March Anno Dom : one thou- 
sand seven hundred & Eighty three — In Paxtang. 





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John-Harris, b. February 5, 1770 ; d. s. p. 

Eliza, h. February 16, 1772 ; d. April 19, 1794 ; unm. ; buried 

in Paxtang church-yard. 
Eleanor, b. January 17, 1774; m. William Wallace. 
Marij,h. March 19, 1776; d. August 13, 1823; m. Samuel 

Awl, (see Awl of Paxtang.) 
Esther, b. September 19, 1778; m. Dr. Henry Hall. 
Sarah, b. January 5, 1781 ; ni. John Irwin. 
Jean, b. Mai'ch 19, 1783; m. John Lyon. 
William, h. 1784; d. 1785. 
William, (2d) b. May 5, 1787 ; d. Monday, March 22, 1813, 

at Harrisburg, unm. 

VII. Chaeles Maclay,^ (Charles, ^ John,^ Charles, i) b. 
August 8, 1739, in New Garden township, Chester county, 
Penn'a; d. October 30, 1834, in Lurgan township, Franklin 
county, Penn'a. He lived a^ long and peaceful life not far 
from the old homestead. He married August 23, 1763, Mary 
Templeton, b. about 1742 ; d. December 12, 1812. They 
left no issue. 

VIII. Samuel Maclay,* (Charles, ^ John,^ Charles, i) b. 
June 7, 1741, in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn'a ; 
was educated at the classical school of the Kev. Dr. Alison, 
and became assistant to his brother, William, while surveying 
the officers' tracts in Buffalo valley. He subsequently took up 
a large quantity of land and settled there. At the outset of 
the Revolution, he was chosen lieutenant colonel of the North- 
umberland County Associators, and was in active service. In 
1792, he was appointed an associate judge of Northumberland 
county, which he resigned December 17, 1795. having been 
elected member of Congress for the session of 1795-6. In 
1797, he was elected to the State Senate, of which body he 
was chosen Speaker, December 2, 1801, and again December 7, 
1802. On the 14th of December following, he was elected 
United States Senator, and, being Speaker, signed his own cer- 
tificate. In January, 1803, he presided at the impeachment 

" William Maclay born the fifth of May Anno Dom : one thousand 
seven hundred eighty-seven— In Sun bury. 

"As to our Three dear departed Babes, Faith, Hope, and Charity, 
too, must conspire to place them in celestial mansions; and their 
names of course will be found in the Registry of Heaven." 



Maclay of Lurgan. 861 

trial of Judge Addison, and continued acting as Speaker 
(against the protest of the opposition, however, after March 
3) until March 16, when he resigned that position, and on the 
2d of September, that of State Senator. Owing to ill-health, 
he resigned his seat in the United. States Senate on the 4th of 
January, 1809. Mr. Maclay was very popular in his manners, 
a good scholar, an effi.cient writer, and was one of Pennsyl- 
vania's ablest statesmen. He died, at his residence in Buffalo 
valley October 5, 1811, and is buried on the farm. He married 
in 1773, Elizabeth Plunket, b. 1755, d. 1823, daughter of 
Dr. William Plunket, the first presiding justice of Northum- 
berland county, (1772,) and noted in the annals of the State 
for the part he took in the Pennamite war. Dr. Plunket's wife 
was a daughter of John Harris, senior, of Paxtang. They had. 
issue : 

21. i. WilUmn-Plunket, b. August 23, 1774; m., first, Sallie 
Brown ; secondly, Jane Holmes. 
a. Eleanor, b. October 4, 1777 ; m. David Maclay. 
Hi. Charles, b. 1779; d. in 1807, unm., wliile on a visit to 

Wayne county, N. Y. 
iv. Esther, b. 1782; d, in Wayne county, N^. Y, 
V. Jane-E.,h. 1786; d. January, 1848; m. Dr. Josepli Hender- 
son, b. 1791, at Shippensburg, Penn'a. He studied med- 
icine, and attended a course of lectures in the winter of 
1812-13 at the University of Penn'a, In the spring of 
1813, he received and accepted the appointment of first 
lieutenant in the army — opened a recruiting office in 
Philadelphia, subsequently joining the army at Sackett's 
Harbor, He was present at the battles of Chippewa, 
Lundy's Lane, and the other operations connected with 
the army on the northern frontier, and was wounded in 
the breast by an explosion at Fort Niagara, He received 
a captain's commission, and towards the close of tlie war 
was breveted a major. When peace was declared, he re- 
signed, graduated in medicine, and began tlie practice of 
his profession at Brown's Mills, Mifliin county. In 1832 
and 1834, he was elected to Congress. After his marriage 
with Miss Maclay, he removed to Kishacoquillas valley, 
where he remained until her death ; in 1850, locating at 
Lewistown, wliere he married Margaret Isenberg. By 
his former wife there was no issue ; by the latter, James- 
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362 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Lewistown, Penn'a, December 25, 1863, aged seven tj'- 
two years. 

22. vi. John, b. 1789 ; m. Annie Dale. 

23. vii. Samuel, b. 1792 ; ra., first, Margaret Johnston; secondly, 

Elizabeth Johnston. 
viii. David, h. 1797; d. 1818; m. Isabella Patterson, daughter 
of Galbraith Patterson ; d. 1861. 

24. ix. Eobert-Phwket, b. April 18, 1799; m. Margaret C. La- 

shells. 

IX. John Maclay,^ (John,^ John,^ Charles,^) b., 1748, in 
Lurgan township, Franklin county, Pa. ; d. 1800 ; was a mag- 
istrate ; an elder in the Middle Spring church ; rn. his cousin, 
Eleanoe Maclay, daughter of Charles Maclay and Eleanor 
Query, b. September 20, 1750 ; d. November 4, 1816. Mr. 
and Mrs. Maclay are interred at Middle Spring grave-yard. 
They had issue : 

i. Samuel, b. 1762. 

a. Charles, b. 1764. 

iii. Elizabeth, b. 1766; m. William Reynolds. 

iv. Mary, b. 1769; m., first, David Edgar, of Baltimore; sec- 
ondly, John Clendenin. 
V. Eleanor, b. 1782; m. Jacob Smith. John M. Smith, Esq., 
of Peoria, 111., was their son. 

vi. Jane, b. 1785; d. nnm. 
vii. Catharine, h. 1787; d. nnm. 

viii. John-M.,h. 1789; was a member of Captain Samuel Gor- 
don's Waynesburg company, and fought heroically in the 
battles of Chippewa, July 5, 1814, and Lundy's Lane, 
July 25, 1814, in which latter contest he was severely 
wounded, having been hit by musket balls in the head 
and legs. Notwithstanding this, he refused to be carried 
from the field, but continued to cheer on his comrades 
and to load and fire his rifle for the country which he 
loved so well, throughout the long engagement. After 
his return home he was elected, in November of 1820, 
sheriff of Franklin county, and held that office until his 
death, in June, 1823. A portrait of him is in the posses- 
sion of the Miss Reynolds, of Shippensburg, Pa. 

ix. William, h. 1791; d. unm. 

X. Bobert, of Concord, b. 1793 : had five sons in the ministry, 
John, Charles, Alexander, William, and Robert S,, the lat- 
ter, formerly of the Chinese, and now of Japan, mission. 



Maclay of Lurgam. 363 

X. Charles Maclay, 5 (John,^ Charles, ^ John,^ Charles,^) 
was b. in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn'a, on the 
23d of May, 1757 ; removed, about 1790, to Urbana, O., and 
d. there, January 4, 1815 ; he m, June 18, 1788, Susanna 
Linn, daughter of William Linn, and Jane McCormick, {see 
Linn of Lurgan record.) They had issue : 

i. Charles., b. 1789. 
n. John, b. 1791. 
in. Elijah, b. 1794. 

iv. James-Linn-Dickson., b. 1797 ; d. 1816. 
V. Jane. 

XL Catharine Maclay,^ (John,'^ Charles, ^ John,^ 
Charles, 1) was b. in Lurgan township, Franklin county. Pa., 
July 28, 1760 : she m., December 28, 1783, William Irwin; 
they removed to Lexington, Ky., in 1784; Mrs. Irwin d. Au- 
gust 20, 1837. They had issue (surname Irwin) : 

i. John ; paid a visit to Franklin county while a commissioner 
to the General Synod of the Presbyterian church in 1833, 
and again in 1837 ; nothing else is known of him. 
ii. Stephenson. 

XIL David Maclay, ^ (John,* Charles, ^ John,^ Charles, i) 
was b. in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn'a, Novem- 
ber 30, 1762 ; d. February 9, 1839. He was a man of fine 
literary attainments, and found more pleasure in the perusal of 
his well-selected library, and in his home and family than in 
the political caldron of that period. At the very earnest de- 
mand of his fellow-citizens, however, he served two terms, from 
1812 to 1814, in the Assembly or Legislature of this State, but 
beyond this he never could be induced to accept office. He 
was twice married ; m., first, September 8, 1795, Eleanor 
Maclay, daughter of Samuel Maclay and Elizabeth Plunket, 
{see VIII) b. October 4, 1777; d. April, 1802. They had 
issue : 

i. Samuel, b. 1797 ; d. s. p. 
ii. Jane, b. 1799 ; d. s. p. 
Hi. Bitty, b. 1801 ; d. s. p. 

David Maclay m., secondly, October 2, 1806, Eleanor 
Herron, daughter of John Herron, and sister of Rev. Francis 



364 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Herron, of Pittsburgh, b. June 1, 1784 ; d. February 23, 1825. 
They had issue : 

i. John-Herron ; m. Margaret Hemphill. 
ii. Bavid; d. luim.; served two terms in the Legislature from 

Franklin county, 1851 and 1852. 
in. Jane-Eleanor ; d. 1846 ; m., first, John McGinley, son of Dr 

McGinley, of Adams county ; secondly, Joseph Pomeroy, 

of Juniata county. 
iv. Br. Charles-Templeton \ m. Mary A. Frazer; resides at 

Green Village, Franklin county, Penn'a. 
V. Francis-Herron ; resides at Holla, Mo. ; m. Sarah Cox. 
vi. James-Hen-on; d. unm. 
vii. Mary-Ellen\ m. Samuel E. McClure; removed to the West. 

XIII. William Maclay,^ (Johii,^ Charles, ^ John,^ 
Charles, 1) was b. in Lurgan township, Franklin county, Penn'a? 
March 22, 1765 ; was a member of Assembly in 1807 and 1808, 
and was a member of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses ; 
he was subsequently appointed one of the associate judges of the 
court ; he d. on the 4th of January, 1825 ; and was buried at 
the lower grave -yard, near Fannettsburg, the Rev. Dr. McGinley 
officiating, he being for many years an elder in his congregation. 
Mr. Maclay was a large muscular man, six feet two inches in 
height, but very pleasant and affable ; he was m., December 22, 
1789, by Rev. John Craighead, of Rocky Spring, to Peggy 
[Margaret] Culbertsojst, b. 1773 ; d. May 4, 1834, daughter 
of Alexander Culbertson. They had issue : 

i. Mary-Sharp^ b. N'ovember 26, 1790 ; d. September 11, 1850 ; 
m. John King, of Cliambersburg. 
25. ii. John, b. December 1, 1792; m. Jane Findlay. 

Hi. Jane., b. October 31, 17.91; d. 1822, in Georgia; m. Gen. 
Samuel Dunn; who was a member of the Pennsylvania 
Legislature 1820-1. 
iv. Eliza-Culbei-tson, b. October 16, 1796; d. February 20, 1856 ; 

m., first, John Dunn ; secondly, John Graliam. 
V. Catharine-Irwin, b. February 2, 1799 ; d. December 22, 1873, 

in Williamsport ; m. Dr. John Geddes, of JS'ewville. 
vi. Alexander, b. November 12,1801; d.l877; m. Mary Me- 

Naughton, of Pittsburgh. 
vii. William, b. March 12, 1803 ; d. February 20, 1849 ; m. Mary 
Palmer, of Bedford county, Pa. 



Maclay of Lurgan. 365 

rm. Margaretta, b. March 31, 1805 ; d. August 29, 1844 ; m. James 
W. Burbridge of Pittsburgh. 
ix. James-Boss, b. June 4, 1807 ; d. April 27, 1810 ; unm. 
X. Charles-Samuel, b. May 30, 1809 ; d. May 28, 1828, at Fan- 

nettsburg. 
xi. JSFancy-Eleanor, b. June 25, 1812; is yet living ; m. 1836, 

Cyrus D. Culbertson, d. 1870. 
xii. JDavid-Irwin.h. September 26, 1814; d. December, 1839, at 
Carrick, Franklin county, Penn'a; unm. 

XIV. Samuel Ma CLAY, 5 (John, 4 Charles, •'^ John,^ Charles,^) 
b. November 16, 1767. in Lurgan township, Franklin county, 
Penn'a; d. February 5, 1843; m. Maegaret Snodgrass, d." 
August 1, 1871. They had issue: 

i. Mary-Janc\ m. George Ewing. 
ii. John-E. 
Hi. Charles-W. 
w. Elizabeth. 
V. Bobert'lSnoclgrass ; m. Mary Willis. 

vi. Samuel; m. Fegan. 

vii. Thomas, 
via. Ellen; m. George Smith. 

XY. Eleanor Maclay, ^ (John,* Charles, ^ John,^ 
Charles,^) b. February 5, 1769, in Lurgan township, Franklin 
county, Penn'a ; d. 1846 ; m. David McKnight. They re- 
sided near Shippensburg until 1812, when they removed to 
Ohio. At the death of their mother, the sons went to Eastern 
Tennessee. There was issue (surname McKnight) : 

i. John, 
ii. David. 
Hi. Elisha. 
iv. Ehenezer-Fiyxdlay. 

V. Eleanor. 
vi. Charles- Maclay. 

XVI John Maclay, ^ (John,* Charles. ^ John,^ Charles, M 
b. November 9, 1776 ; d. December 22, 1862, while on a visit 
to his son-in4aw Eev. Dr. Brownson, at AVashington, Penn'a ; 
resided for many years on the old homestead, whence he re- 
moved to Shippensburg, and represented Cumberland county 
in the Legislature several terms ; he m., October 8, 1808, Han- 
nah Reynolds. They had issue : 



366 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. Hannah-Jane ; in. Prof. William Marvel Nevin, of Franklin 
and Marshall College, at Lancaster, one of the most 
thoroughly educated men in the State, and a writer of 
unusual force. 

ii. Sarah-Ellen \ m. Eev. James I. Brownson, D. D., of Wash- 
ington, Penn'a. 

Hi. Abigail-Catharine ; m. William [Benjamin] 8terrett,of Ohio. 

iv. Margaret. 

V. Levinia-Eliza ; resides in Peoria, 111.; m. Marcli 13, 1862, 
John Alexander Plumer, of Westmoreland county, 
Penn'a ; b. December 18, 1786 ; d. December 15, 1875, son 
of George and Margaret Plumer ; she was his fourth wife ; 
no issue. 

vi. Charles B.; m. Irwin, of Mercersbnrg; resides near 

Peoria, 111. 

XVII. Eleaxor Maclay,3 (William, 4 Charles. ^ John,3 
Charles,!) b. 1774, at Harris' Ferry; d. January 2, 1823, at 
Harrisburg, Penn'a ; m. 1806, by Rev. Nathaniel Snowden, 
William Wallace, b. October, 1768, in Hanover township, 
Dauphin county, Penn'a; d. Tuesday, May 28, 1816, and with 
his wife buried in Paxtang Church grave-yard. He was the 
eldest son of Benjamin Wallace and Elizabeth Culbertson ; re- 
ceived a classical education ; graduated at Dickinson College ; 
studied law at Harrisburg under Galbraith Patterson, and was 
admitted to the bar at the June term, 1792. He became inter- 
ested in the Harrisburg and Presqu' Isle Land Company, and, 
about 1800, removed to Erie, in the affairs of which place and 
in the organization of the county he took an active and leading 
part. About 1810, he returned to Harrisburg, and partly re- 
sumed his profession. Besides being a member of the bar, he 
was a partner of his brother-in-law, John Lyon, at Pennsylvania 
Furnace. He was nominated by the Federalists for Congress 
in 1813, but defeated. He was elected the first president of 
the old Harrisburg Bank, and was burgess of the borough at 
his death. He was a polite, urbane man, of slight frame and 
precise address ; Mr. Wallace had previously married, in 1803, 
Rachel Forrest, daughter of Dr. Andrew Forrest, of Harrisburg, 
who died at Erie, in 1 801. Eleanor Maclay and William Wal- 
lace had issue (surname Wallace) : 



Maclay of Lurgan. 867 

26. i. Mary-Elizaheth, b. May 7, 1807 ; m. Eev. William R. De- 

Witt, D. D. 
a. Willicwi Maclay, b. August 15, 1808; d. June 26, 1877, at 
Erie : unm. ; a physician of prominence. 

27. in. Tiev. Benjamin- John, b, June 10, 1810; m. Sarali Cochran. 

28. ic. It win -Mad ay, b. October 10, 1813; m. Elizabeth Reed. 

XVIIL Esther Harris Maclay, s (William, ^ Charles, ^ 
John, 2 Charles, 1) b. September 19, 1778, in Sunbury, Pa.; d. 
September 6, 1819. in Harrisburg, Penn'a; m., April 26, 1800, 
by Eev. Mr. Snowclen, Henry Hall, b. October 18, 1775, in 
Cecil county, Md. ; d. May 25, 1808, in Harrisburg. Penn'a ; 
son of Elihu Hall and Catharine Orrick. His ancestor, Eichard 
Hall, of Mount Welcome, was one of the earliest settlers at the 
Head of the Elk. Henry studied medicine, and located at 
Harrisburg, Penn'a, in 1794, where, as was usual with early 
physicians, he kept an "apothecary -shop." He was quite a 
successful practitioner, but died early. They had issue (sur- 
name Hall) : 

29. i. William-Maday, b. February 16, 1801 ; m. Ellen Campbell 

Williams. 
a. Mary-Elizaheth, b. April 21, 1802; d. 1884; m. George 
Washington Harris. 

30. Hi. Catharine-Julia, b. August 14, 1804; m. Garrick Mallery. 
iv. Henrietta, b. 1807; d. s. p. 

XIX. Sallie Maclay, 5 (William,^ Charles, ^ John,^ 
Charles,^) b. January 5, 1781 ; m., March 10, 1804, by Eev. 
N. Snowden, Major John Irwin, d. November 16, 1832, at 
Long Hollow, Mifflin county, Penn'a. They had issue (sur- 
name Irwin) : 

i. Mary-Maday, m., first, Edmund Burke Patterson ; sec- 
ondly, Richard Bryson. 

ii. Henrietta, m. Samuel Purviance, and had issue (surname 
Purviance), Sarah, Mary, Howard, John, and Ann. 

Hi. Jane; m. Robert McClelland, and had issue (surname Mc- 
Clelland), Sarah, Mary, and Howard. 

iv. George; m. Ann Bryson, and had Hoivard. 
V. William-Maday ; d. at Lewistown ; m. Mary Edmeston, 
and had Henrietta. 

vi. Ellen; m. Dr. Caleb Brinton, of West Chester, and had 



368 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

issue (surname Brinton), Sarah, Mary., Caleb., Dr. Wil- 
liam and George. 

vii. Ann; m. Worrall, and had issue (surname Worrall), 

Charles and John. 

XX. JeanMaclay,5 (William, 4 Charles, ^ John, 2 Charles, ^) 
b. 1782 ; d. April 30, 1809 ; m. April 28, 1808, by Eev. Mr- 
Sharon, John Lyon. They had issue (surname Lyon") : 

i. William-Maday , b. April 30, 1809, (see Lyon record). 

XXI. William Plunket Maclay,^ (Samuel, ^ Charles,^ 
Jolin,2 Charles,!) b. August 23, 1774, in Buffalo Valley; d. 
September 2, 1842, in Milroy, Mifflin county. Penn'a. In the 
year 1808, he was appointed by Governor S. Sn3"der Prothono- 
tary of Mifflin county, which office he held until elected to 
Congress in 1814, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resigna- 
tion of Thomas Burnside, appointed judge of the Court of Com- 
mon Pleas, Mr. Mac! ay was subsequently elected to Congress 
for two full terms, 1816 and 1818 ; he was a member of the 
constitutional convention of 1837-8, and declined signing the 
document framed at that time, on account of its prohibition of 
the colored vote. He was twice married; m., first, December, 
1802, Sallie Brown, daughter of Judge William Brown, of 
Mifflin county; d. January 2, 1810, aged twenty-six years. 
They had issue : 

i. Dr. Samuel,}). October 5,1803; m. Margaret Baxter; d. 
July 3, 1863; m., secondly, Nov. 22, 1864, Mrs. Harriet 
Gwin (nee Patton), and had issue: 

1. Sallie-Brown, b. September 7, 1865. 

2. Nannie- Patton, b. May 7, 1867; d. December 1, 

1872. 

3. Ellen-Margaret, b. August 20, 1868. 

a. William-Brown, b. April 5, 1805; d. March 29,1853; m. 

Eleanor Lashells, and had issue : 

1. Sarah-Jane, d. s, p. 

2. Mary-Brown, d. s. p. 

3. Elizabeth. 

4. Balph, h.l8S6; d. January, 1866; captain in 49th 

regt., Penn'a vols. 

5. Isabella-Plunket, m. A. A. McDonald, of Cov- 

ington, Virginia. 

6. Ellen, a. 1861. 

Hi. Charles-John, b. January 12, 1 807 ; d. December, 1828 ; unra. 



Maclay of Lurgan. 369 

William Plunket Maclay m., secondly, in 1812, Jane 
Holmes, of Carlisle. They had issue : 

iv. Holmes, b. 1818 ; was a member of Pennsylvania Legisla- 
ture in 1864; m. Isabella Plunket Richardson, and had 
issue: Mary-Holmes, WilUam-Plunket and Ella Rich- 
ardson. 

V. David, born 1819; was a member of the Pennsylvania Sen- 
ate, 1872 to 1875; m. in 1846, Elizabeth Richardson, and 
had issue : 

1. Jane- Holmes; m. S. Clever; reside in Dakota. 

2. Mary-Porter ; m. Daniel Curll, of Clarion, Pa, 

3. TFiZ^mm-PZMnto; resides in Montana. 

4. Margaret ; resides in Montana. 

5. Elizabeth', m. and resides in Dakota. 

6. Samuel, of Montana. 

7. fSa?Zie-i3ro?«n, of Clarion, Pa. 

8. David, of Montana. 

9. JJarHe(-Paif on, of Clarion, Pa. 
10. Anna, of Clarion, Pa. 

vi. Eobert-Plunket, b. 1821 ; d. April 20, 1881 ; m. Martha Barr, 
and had issue : 

1. William- B arr ; resides in Mifflin county. Pa. 

2. Jennie-Landrum ; resides in Mifflin county, Pa. 
vii. Joseph-Henderson, b. 1824 ; was a member of the Legisla- 
ture from 1878 to 1882; m. his cousin, Mary Maclay, 
daughter of Robert P. Maclay, deceased, having issue, 
MarQaret-Lashells. 

XXII. John Maclay, ^ (SamueM Charles, 3 John, 3 
Charles,!) b. 1789; d. June 25, 1855; m. February 11, 1812, 
Annie Dale, sister of Hon. James Hale, of Union county, 
Penn'a. They had issue : 

i. Samuel; d. in Buffalo valley. 
a. diaries; d. in Illinois. 
Hi. William-PlunJcet ; d. s. p. 

iv. Elizabeth ; m., first, Armstrong ; secondly, Dr. Alex- 
ander, and had issue. 
V. Anne; d. July 6, 1835. 

XXIII. Samuel Maclay, ^ (Samuel, ^ Charles, ^ John, 3 
Charles,!) b, 1792 ; d. February 17, 1836 ; m., first, Margaret 
Johnston, daughter of Eev. James Johnston. They had issue : 

i. Dr. Samuel, h. 1814; d. 1851, in Cincinnati, O. 
a. James- Johnston, h. 1815; d. 1848, unm,, in Cincinnati, O. 
Hi. William-John ; d. in infancy. 
24 



870 Pennsylvania Genealoqies. 

Mr. Macla}^ m., secondly, Elizabeth Johnston, sister of 
his first wife. They had issue : 

ii\ Bolert-Plimliet \ b. 1818; graduated at West Point; ap- 
pointed brevet second lieutenant, 6th infantry, Jnlyl, 
1840; second lieutenant, 8tli infantry, October 1, 1840; 
first lieutenant, December 31, 1845 ; captain, January 22, 
1849 ; resigned, December 31, 1860 ; resides in Waterloo, 
La. 
V. Charles, m. Miss Cox, of Franklin county, Pa., and had 
issue : / )>t <ru.vCC«u (Rxd 

^ Elizabeth; widow, residing in Washington city ; 

m. M. H.' Candee. 
'^. Nora, d. May, 1885. 
vi. David; studied medicine in Missouri. 
vii. John; d. in North Carolina, during the war. 
via. Margaret; m. Mr. Briscoe, and had issue (surname Bris- 
coe), Bessie, Fannie and Samuel-Maclay. 
ix. Elizabeth; d. in 1884, in Galesburgh, 111. 
X. Jane; a widow, at St. Mary's Indian school, Minnesota; 
m. Mr. Johnston. 

XXIV. RoBEKT Plunket Maclay,s (Samuel, 4 Charles, ^ 
John, 2 Charles,^) b. April 19, 1799, in Buffalo valley, now 
Union county, Penn'a; d. August 16, 1884, in Kishacoquillas 
valley, Brown township, Mifflin county, Penn'a. His father 
died when the son was in his twelfth year. The latter was 
sent, however, to an academy at Bedford, Pa., where he pur- 
sued a course of study for sometime, and then returned to his 
mother's home, in Buffalo valley. In 1833, he was elected to 
the Legislature from Union county, and served one term ; and 
January 6, 1836, he was appointed by Gov. Eitner prothono- 
tary of Union county, serving until 1839, when he entered the 
Senate of Pennsylvania, serving until 1843. In 1844, Mr. 
Maclay removed to Clarion county, and was afterwards ap- 
pointed associate judge of that county by Gov. Johnston. In 
1854, he went to Missouri where he remained about three 
yeai's engaged in the construction of the Iron Mountain rail- 
road. In 1857, he returned to Clarion county, and in 1864, 
after the decease of his brother-in-law. Dr. Joseph Henderson, 
he went to reside in Kishacoquillas valley, with his sons and 
grandsons, where he remained until his death. Judge Maclay 



Maclay of Lurgan. 871 

was a very tall, well-proportioned man, with an intellectual cast 
of countenance, a nobly shaped head, of commanding- presence, 
standing straight as an arrow, he always attracted attention, 
while his amiable and genial .disposition and social qualities 
endeared him to his many friends. He had wonderful conver- 
sational powers, a great memory, well stored with the tradition- 
ary history of oar State and anecdotes of its prominent citizens 
and politicians. His last visit of any consequence from home 
was on the occasion of the reunion of the surviving members 
of the Pennsylvania Legislature in 1875, when he and his old 
friend, John Williamson, of Huntingdon, emerged from their 
retirement to delight their admiring juniors for a while with 
their old-time tales, repartee^ and humor. Judge Maclay was 
a firm believer in revelation, and had great veneration, as he 
himself said, "For the plan of salvation as given in the four 
Gospels; magnificently beautiful in its simplicity." At the 
foot of Chestnut mountain, with company and associations that 
suited him, dispensing a liberal hospitality, enjoying good 
health until the spring of 1884, the Judge passed a serene old 
age, and died sincerely regretted by all who ever had the pleas- 
ure of his acquaintance. Mr. Maclay m.. May 6, 1825, by 
Eev. John Dreisbach, Margaret C. Lashells, b. about 1801 ; 
d. May 6, 1845, a neiceof John Lashells, Esq., a noted lawyer 
of New Berlin, Pa., and daughter of Kalph Lashells, of Gettys- 
burg, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Samuel- R. 
a. Charles. 
Hi. George, 
iv. Wilhan^-Plunket. 

V. Mary. 

XXV. John Maclay," (William, ^ John,'^ Charles, ^ Jolin,^ 
Charles, 1) b. December 1, 1792, in Lurgan township, Franklin 
county, Penn'a; d. April 22, 1854, in St. Louis, Mo. Mr. 
Maclay was twice married ; m., first, May 6, 1819, Jane Find- 
LAY, of Chambersburg ; d. April 27, 1827 ; daughter of Col. 
John Findlay. They had issue : 



872 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

31. %. WiUiam-Irwin, b. March 27, 1820; m. Sarah Stackhouse. 
ii. John-Findlay, b. February 18, 1822 ; d. December 13, 1822. 
in. [A son,] b. September 24, 1823 ; d. September 30, 1823. 
iv. Nancy- Jane, b. March 12, 1825; d. May 27, 1827. 

Mr. Maclay m. secondly, September 18, 1832, Anna Maria 
Gleim, of Pittsburgh ; d. October 18, 1868 ; daughter of Chris- 
tian Gleim. They had issue : 

V. Annie-Maria, b. January 1, 1834; m. Fisk Gore. 
vi. John-King, b. June 29, 1835; d. September 4, 1836. 
vii. Martha-Gleim, b. December 18, 1836; d. May 21, 1854. 
via. James-Brown, b. November 7, 1838. 
ix. John- Gleim, b. July 10, 1840. 

X. Cyrus-Culhertson, b. September 7, 1842; m. Laura Miller. 
xi. Edgar-Gleim, b. August 26. 1844; m. Blanche Murphy. 
xii. Charles-Gleirn, b. September 2, 1846 ; d. May, 1847. 
xiii. J£llen-Brown, b. July 11, 1849; d. August 28, 1849. 

XXVI. Mary Elizabeth Wallace, *5 (Eleanor, s William, ^ 
Charles,3 John, ^ Charles, i) b. May 7, 1807; d. 1881, at Harris- 
burg, Penn'a; nj. March 15, 1825, by Pev. Dr. Duffield, Rev. 
William Padcliffe DeWitt, b. February 25, 1792, at Paul- 
ding's Manor, Dutchess county, N. Y. ; d. December 23, 1867, 
at Harrisburg, Penn'a; son of John DeWitt and Katharine 
Yan Yliet. His ancestors were among the iirst immigrants 
from Holland to New Netherlands, in 1623. His early years 
were spent in commercial pursuits, but, about 1810, he turned 
his attention to the sacred ministry. He studied with Dr. 
Alexander Proudfit, of Salem, IST. Y., and entered Washington 
Academy. The war of 1812 interrupting his studies, he vol- 
unteered in the regiment of Colonel Rice, and was in service 
at Lake Champlain at the time of McDonough's victory, Sep- 
tember 11, 1814. After the close of the war, in 1815, he en- 
tered Nassua Hall, Princeton, as a sophomore, but subsequently 
entered the senior class of Union College, Schenectady, where 
he graduated with distinction, completing his theological studies 
under Rev. Dr. John M. Mason, of New York. He was licensed 
to preach by the Presbytery of New York, April 23, 1818. In 
the fall of that year, he went to Harrisburg by invitation, and 
was called to the pastorate of the Presbyterian Church, Octo- 
'tober 5, 1818. He was received by the Presbytery of Carlisle, 



Maclay of Lurgan. 373 

April 13, 1819, but not ordained until the 26th of October, of 
that year. Dr. DeWitt received the degree of A. M. in course 
from Union College, and, in 1838, the University of Pennsyl- 
vania conferred on him the title of Doctor of Divinity. From 
1854 to 1860, he held the office of State Librarian, appointed by 
Governors Bigler and Pollock. In 1854, he felt the necessity 
of taking a colleague — Eev. T. H. Robinson, D. D., the recent 
minister. Dr. DeWitt was twice married, his first wife being 
Julia A. Woodhull, daughter of Pev. Nathan WoodhuU, of 
Newton, L. I. During a ministry of nearly fifty years in Har- 
risburg. Dr. DeWitt enjoyed the confidence of all his ministe- 
rial brethren. In the community, he was greatly appreciated 
and respected by all classes. As a theologian, he had few 
equals in the ministry, and, although firm and decided in his 
views, he was liberal and catholic in spirit. His published 
writings were limited to twelve or thirteen pamphlets, the most 
popular of which was a small volume entitled " Her Price 
above Rubies." He preached many powerful discourses, a 
volume of which should certainly be preserved in permanent 
form. They had issue (surname DeWitt) : 

i. William-Eadclijfe, b. December 5, 1826; was educated 
under tlie direction of his father and the Rev. Benjamin 
J. Wallace, both men of rare scholarly attainments; 
Princeton College conferred upon him the degree of A. 
M., and, in 1852, he graduated in medicine at Philadelphia; 
appointed assistant physician of the State Lunatic Hos- 
pital at Harrisburg, and, wliile serving in this capacity, 
visited, in 1855, the various hospitals of England, France, 
Germany, and Belgium; in 1859, resigned, having been 
appointed by the President physician and surgeon in the 
United States Hospital at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands ; 
in 1862, returned to this country, and was appointed an 
acting assistant surgeon at the Georgetown College Hos- 
pital ; in 1864, commissioned by President Lincoln sur- 
geon-in-chief, First division, Fifth corps of the army of 
tlie Potomac, serving until the close of the war for the 
Union ; in November, 1867, mustered out of service; re- 
sumed the practice of his profession in Harrisburg sev- 
eral years ; afterwards, on account of his health, removing 
to Florida, near Palatka, where he resides; he married, 
November 4, 1865, at York, Peiin'a., Susan E. Spangler,* 



374 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

(see Hamilton record,) and they had issue (surname 
DeWitt :) 

1. WilUam-Eaddife, h. November 22, 1867. 

2. John- Hamilton, h. June 14, 1870; d. December 

15, 1871. 

ii. Julia, b. November 5, 1828 ; resides at Carlisle, Penn'a. 

Hi. Eleanor-Wallace, b. August 21, 1830 ; d. in infancy. 

iv. Mate-Van FZiet, b. May21, 1833 ; m., October 3, 1861, George 
Edw^ards Sterry, of New York City, and had issue (sur- 
name Sterry :) 

1. William-DeWitt,\). July 7,1862. 

2. George-Edwards, h. March 14, 1864. 

3. John DeWitt, b. November 25, 1865. 

4. Edward- Augustus, b. June, 1867 ; d. March, 1868. 

5. James-Weaver, b. December 24, 1869. 

6. Wallace-Maclay , b. December 25, 1872. 

7. Thomas-Hunt, b. September 6, 1875. 
V. Wallace, (first,) b. July 21, 1835: d. young. 

vi. Wallace, b. August 19, 1837 ; graduated at College of New 
Jersey in 1857 ; an attorney-at-law, Harrisburg, Pa.; m., 
September 10, 1885, Louisa Bliss, daughter of John H. 
Bliss, of Erie, Penn'a. 
vii. Calvin, h. May 26, 1840 ; graduated at College of New Jer- 
sey, 1860; commissioned October 24, 1861, captain in 
Forty-ninth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers infantry, 
army of Potomac ; resigned January 18, 1863 ; studied 
medicine, and graduated from Jefferson Medical College, 
Philadelphia, March, 1866 ; appointed first lieutenant and 
assistant surgeon United States army. May 14, 1867 ; cap- 
tain. May 14, 1870; promoted to major and surgeon 
United States army, July 21, 1885; m., April 26, 1877, 
Josephine Lesesne. daughter of John F. Lesesne, M. D., 
of Georgetown, South Carolina ; and had issue (surname 
DeWitt:) 

1. Wallace, b. June 1, 1878. 

2. Lesesne, h. January 9, 1880. 

3. Mary-Wallace, b. February 15, 1884. 

via. Jo/m, b. October 10, 1842; graduated at College of New 
Jersey, 1861 ; studied theology at Princeton and Union 
Theological Seminaries of Presbyterian churcli ; ordained 
June, 1865; pastor at Irvington, N. Y., 1865-69; pastor 
Central church, Boston, 1869-76; pastor Tenth Presby- 
terian church, Philadelphia, 1876-1882; professor of 
Church History Lane Theological Seminary, 1882 ; re- 
ceived degree of D. D., from the College of New Jersey 



Maclay of Lurgan. 375 

1877; published "Sermons on Christian Life," 1885; m., 
August 20, 1874, Laura Aubrey Beaver, daugliter of 
Thomas Beaver, of Danville, Pa. 
ix. Mary, b. November 25, 1846 ; d. April 8, 1870. 

XXVII. Benjamiist John Wallace,'' (Eleanor, s Wil- 
liam, ^ Charles, 3 John,^ Charles/) b. August 10, 1810, at Har- 
risburg, Pa,; d. July 25, 1862, at Philadelphia. His father 
dying when he was only six years of age, he was left to the 
care of an amiable and excellent mother, whose early training 
fitted him for the position he occupied with so much success 
in his maturity. When of suitable age he became a pupil of 
the Harrisburg Academy, that institution being in charge of 
the ablest instructors. The culture he received at this school 
fitted him for admission to the United States Military Academy, 
at West Point, to which he was appointed, where he was 
rapidly gaining a foremost place, when his heart convinced him 
that a higher vocation was to be his calling. He left West 
Point, was prepared for Princeton College and tlie ministry of 
the Presbyterian Church, under the care of Pev. John Hutch- 
inson, of Mifflintown, a former tutor in the Harrisburg Academy. 
After graduating with high honor he was licensed to preach, 
and was called at once to a western charge. The degree of 
Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by his alma mater. 
His elegance as a writer and eloquence as a speaker soon 
brought him into great prominence in his denomination and in 
all religious circles, so that when the Presbyterian Quarterly^ 
the organ of the "New School," was projected, he was at once 
selected as its editor. His brilliance of style gave character to 
this publication, and as long as he lived it was a prosperous 
and popular publication. Mr. Wallace was pastor of churches 
in Pittsburgh, York, and at other points, president and professor 
of Delaware College, at Newark, in that State. Unfortunately 
for his fame as an author, his literary productions are scattered 
throughout the ephemeral publications of his time. It need 
not be repeated that both as speaker and writer he was cap- 
tivating and graceful, of fine stature and polished address, in 
society one of the most entertaining of a long roll of able men, 
whose cultivated minds directed the thouorhts of the generation 



376 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

of which lie was so distinguished an ornament. Dr. Wallace 
m., at Pittsburgh, November 5, 1832, Sarah Cochran, daughter 
of George Cochran, b. 1812 ; d. 1869, in Pittsburgh, Pa. They 
had issue (surname Wallace) : 

i. Ernest-Cochran ; m. Emma Deibl ; no issue. 
ii. Inioin-Maclay ; d. at Pittsburgh ; was a lieutenant, United 

States army. 
in. Ellen; m. Preston Porster; no issue. 
iv. Mary ; d. s. p. 
V. Florence; m. Hugli Hamilton, M. D., of Harrisburg, (see 

Hamilton record.) 
vi. Alfred- Cochr an ; d. s. p. 
vii. Bar ah- Cochr an ; d. s. p. 

viii. Marion; m. Eev. John K. McKallip, of fJellaire, Ohio. 
ix. Arthur - Harris ; d. s. p. 

XXYIII. Irwik Maclay Wallace^, (Eleanor^, Wil- 
liam^, Charles^, John^, Charles\) b. October 10, 1813; m. 
Elizabeth Eeed, of Erie. Tliej had issue : 

i. William- Maclay. 
ii. Mary; d. s. p. 

Hi. Eleanor; m. Lieutenant Samuel K. Allen, United States 
Navy, grandson of Colonel Ethan Allen of the Revolu- 
tion. 
iv. Bobert-Reed. 
V. Lillie. 
vi. Jennie ; d. s. p. 

XXIX. William Maclay Hall«, (Esther^ William^, 
Charles^, John^, Charles,^) b. February 16, 1801, in Harris- 
burg, Penri'a. ; d. August 28, 1851, in Bedford, Penn'a., VN^here 
he was interred, but, in 1878,' his remains removed to the cem- 
etery at Harrisburg, Penn'a He was educated at the Harris- 
burg Academy and Princeton College; studied law with Fran- 
cis R Shuuk, and admitted to the Dauphin county bar at the 
April term, 1822. He began the practice of law at Lewistown, 
and became one of the most brilliant advocates in the Juniata 
valley. Subsequently, imbued with the conviction that it was 
his duty to enter the ministry, he abandoned the law, studied 
theology at the Allegheny Seminary, and was licensed to preach 
by the Pittsburgh Presbytery. He was stationed at Milroy, 
Mifflin county. Pa,, but, owing to partial failure of health, was 



Maclay of Lurgan. 377 

appointed agent of the American Board of Commissioners for 
Foreign Missions at Philadelphia. At this period he was con- 
nected with the New School Assembly, but afterwards trans- 
ferred his relations to the Old School, and joined the Presby- 
terj" of Carlisle. After acting some years as agent of the Gen- 
eral Assembly Board of Foreign Missions, he accepted a call 
to the Presbyterian church at Bedford, Pa., where he labored 
until declining health compelled him to relinquish his charge. 
The Eev. Mr. Hall married Ellen Campbell Williams, 
daughter of Benjamin Williams, and neice of Rev. Joshua 
Williams, of Centre county, Pa. ; d. January 23, 1878, at Har 
risburg. Pa. They had issue (surname Hall) : 

i. Henry -Williams^ b. December 12, 1826, at Lewistown.Pa.; 
d. s. p. 

32. ii. William-Maclay ^ b. November 3, 1828; m. Ellen Rowan 

Cramer. 

33. Hi. 6reo7'(/e-i>M^eZc^, b. February 19,1831 ; m., first, Louisa Mil- 

ler; secondly, Lucretia Allen. 

34. iv. jLoms- TFtHiam."?, b. July 4, 1833 ; m, Eliza Warford. 

»;. Catharine-Julia., b. November 10, 1835, at Perryville, Pa. ; 
m., October, 1857, Nathaniel Breading Hogg, b. 1818, in 
Uniontown. Pa.; son of George H. Hogg, and through 
his mother, a grandson of Rev. Dr. Ewing ; he graduated 
at Kenyou College, and read law with his uncle, Judge 
Ewing, at Uniontown, Pa.; settled at Newark, O., where 
he managed for several years the stores and farms be- 
longing to his father's estate ; is a partner in the foundry 
of Totten & Co. ; resides in Allegheny City, Penn'a. 

vi. Mary, b. March 7, 1838, at Philadelphia, Penn'a ; m, Fran- 
cis Jordan, b. February 5, 1820, in Bedford county. 
Pa. ; he was educated at Augusta College, Kentucky, and 
at Franklin and Marshall College, Pa.; studied law ; was 
admitted to the Bedford county bar, soon after appointed 
district attorney, and subsequently elected to the same 
position ; in 1855 was elected to the State Senate ; was 
appointed by President Lincoln paymaster in the army, 
which, at the close of two and a half years of active ser- 
vice, he resigned ; under Gov. Geary he held the office of 
Secretary of the Commonwealth, and in 1882 filled the 
same position for a brief period ; resides at Harrisburg 
in the active practice of his profession. 

vii. Ellen, b. January 30, 1846, in Bedford, Pa.; m., April, 1872, 
James Heron Crosman ; and had issue (surname Cros- 
man): 



378 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

1. James-Herron. 

2. Mary-Hall. 

3. Louis-Hall. 

4. George-Hampden. 

5. Maclay-Hall. 

XXX. Catharine Julia H^^ll,'' (Esther, ^ William, * 
Charles, 2 John,^ Charles,^) b. August 14, 1804, in Harrisburg, 
Pa.; d. July 17, 1832, at Reading, Penn'a; m., June 30, 1830, 
Garrick Mallery, b. April 17, 1784, in Middlebury, Conn.; 
d. Jul}^ 6, 1866, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was of unmixed 
English descent ; being in direct male line from Peter Mallery, 
who arrived in Boston in 1638, and went to New Haven set- 
tlements with Rev. Theophilus Eaton's compan}', March 7, 
1644. Through his mother, Hannah Minor, he was in direct 
male line from Thomas Minor, who came to Pequot with John 
Winthrop's company and settled there in 1646. Several of 
his ancestors were military oflEicers in the colonial service, and 
in the Revolutionary war. Garrick Mallery graduated at Yale 
College in 1808, and after a term at Litchfield Law School went 
to Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; the same year read law with Judge 
Wells, and was admitted to the bar in 1811. He served in the 
Penn'a House of Representatives from 1827 to 1830, in which 
he was distinguished for promoting the internal-improvement 
system of the State. Li 1831 he was appointed president judge 
of the Thii'd Judicial District, composed of the counties of 
Berks, Northampton, and Lehigh. He resigned his commission 
in 1836 ; removed to the city of Philadelphia, where he prac- 
ticed law until his death, for several years before that time 
being master in chancery of the Supreme Court. In 1840 he 
received the degree of LL. D. from Lafayette College. Judge 
Mallery was thrice married ; m., first, in 1811, Sylvina Pierce 
Butler, daughter of Col. John Butler, of Wilkes-Barrd ; secondly, 
Catharine Julia Hall ; thirdly, in 1838, Jeanette Otto, daughter 
of Dr. John C. Otto, of Philadelphia. By the first wife there 
were five children and by his third wife four children ; by the 
second wife, Catharine Julia Hall, there was issue (surname 
Mallery) : 

i. Grarricfc, b. April 23, 1831, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; was edu- 



Maclay of Lurgan, 379 

cated at the preparatory department of the University of 
Pennsylvania, and graduated at Yale College in 1850 ; in 
1853 received the degree of LL. B. from tlie University 
of Pennsylvania, and tlie same year admitted to the bar 
of Philadelphia, where he practiced law and engaged in 
literary pursuits until the war of the Rebellion, when 
he entered the service ; rose to the rank of lieutenant 
colonel, and brevet colonel ; on the re-organization of 
the regular army he was appointed captain first infanti'y ; 
was twice severely wounded, and received twice brevets 
for gallantry in action ; in the reconstruction period in 
1869 and 1870, being on military duty in Virginia as 
judge advocate on the stqff of the commanding general, 
he was also Secretary of State, and adjutant general 
with the rank of brigadier general ; in 1870 was placed on 
duty with the chief signal officer of the army at Washing- 
ton, remaining in that office until 1877, when he was or- 
dered to report to the Secretary of the Interior for duty 
connected with the ethnology of the North America In- 
dians, in which work he lias since been engaged; has 
edited several works issued officially by the Government. 
Mr, Mallery m., April 14, 1870, in Richmond, Va., Helen 
Marian Wyckoff, daughter of Rev. A. Y. Wyckoff, of 
New Brunswick, N. Y. 

XXXI. William Irwin Maclay,'^ (Johii,^ William, ^ 
John, 4 Charles,* John, 2 Charles, i ) b. March 27, 1820 ; d. June 
20, 1825; m., November 16, 1841, at Pittsburgh, Penn'a, 
Sarah H. Stackhouse. They had issue : 

i. Jane-Anne^ b. August 16, 1842, in Pittsburgh; m. John S. 
Tittle; resides at Johnstown, Pa., and had issue (sur- 
name Tittle) : 

1. EUzabeth-Findlay, b. March 3, 1864. 

2. William-Maday, b. November 19, 1867 ; d. May 

8, 1885. 

n. Emma-S., b. November 11, 1845, in Pittsburgh, Pa.; m., 

November 29, 1877, William H. Bynon, of Tipton, Mo. 
Hi. Ellen-Maday , b. October 18, 1847, in Johnstown, Pa.; m., 

first, December 23, 1870, George Fritz; d. August 5,1873; 

m., secondly, December 8, 1880, Robert Murphy. 
w. William- Stackhouse ^ b. December 13, 1849, in Johnstown, 

Pa.; d. September 30, 1853. 
V. Elizaheth-Findlay , b. February 17, 1852; d. August 31, 

1853. 
vi. Mary-Torrence, b. December 15, 1854; d. May 25, 1860. 



380 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XXX [I. William Maclay Hall,'' (William-MaclayS 
[Hall,] Estber,5 William,^ Cliarles,^ John,^ Charles,i)b. No- 
vember 3, 1828, in Lewistown, Pa. He received a thorough 
preparatory education, and graduated from Marshall College, 
Gettysburg, in 1846, being the valedictorian of his class. He 
read law with AVilliam Lyon, of Bedford, and was admitted to 
the bar in August, 1849. Began practice at Bedford, and soon 
achieved honorable distinction in his profession. In January, 
1865, he was appointed by President Lincoln judge advocate 
with the rank of major, and served one year. Li 1868 he 
served on a commission to revise the statutes of the State of 
Pennsylvania, with Judge Derrickson and Wayne MacVeagh. 
Upon the death of Judge King in January, 1871, Gov. Geary 
appointed him president judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Dis- 
trict, then comprising the counties of Bedford, Somerset, Frank- 
lin, and Fulton, and at the October election elected to the same 
position for the term of ten years. After declining a re-nomi- 
nation. Judge Hall quitted the bench on the 1st of January, 
1882, the judicial term having been extended one month by 
the Constitution of 1874. Throughout the entire term of 
Judge Hall, the business of the district was great, and an un- 
usually large number of cases of importance was adjudicated. 
During his administration very few reversals of his decisions 
were made by the Supreme Court. Since leaving the bench he 
has not been actively engaged in his profession. He resides 
near the borough of Bedford, Pa. Judge Hall m., September 
9, 1859, by Eev. J. H. Symonds, Ellen Eowan Ceamer, of 
Cumberland, Md., b. January 4, 1849. They had issue (sur- 
name Hall) : 

i. Catharine- Julia, b. February 12, 1862. 
ii. William- Maclay, b. September b, 1864. 
iii. Qeorge-Louis, b. February 25, 1867. 
iv. John- Cramer, (twin,) b. February 25, 1867; d. September 

19, 1867, at Cumberlaud, Md. 
V. Eniilij-Rowan, b. October 15, 1870. 
vi. Nathaniel-Breading, b. August 25, 1872 ; d. July 28, 1883, in 

Bedford, Pa. 
vii. Eleanor-Maclay , b. August 4, 1874. 
via. Richard-Cecil, b. May 27, 1882. 



Maclay of Lurgan. . 381 

XXXIII. GrEORGE DuFFiELD Hall,'^ (William-Maclaj*' 
[Hall,] Esther, 5 William, ^ Charles, ^ John, 2 Charles,!) b. Feb- 
ruary 19, 1831, at Lewistown, Pa.; d. December 6, 1883, at 
St. Louis, Mo. He graduated in 1849 at Marshall College, 
Mercersburg, Pa. Began the study of law, but afterwards 
entered the banking house of William Eussell, at Lewistown. 
In 1852, went to Pittsburgli as a clerk in the firm of Lyon, 
Shorb & Co., iron manufacturers; from thence, in 1854, to St. 
Louis, where he took charge of the branch store of the Sligo 
Iron Company, which he managed with great energy and suc- 
cess. About I860, lie became part owner, and afterwards sole 
owner. He was very hospitable and generous, of fine belles- 
lettres attainments, and of great conversational powers ; an 
active member of the Presbyterian Church, with high character 
and standing in tbe community for integrity and honor. He 
left twenty-five thousand dollars to the different boards and 
benevolent enterprises of the Presbyterian Church, and about 
the same sum in legacies to bis aunts and sisters, with an estate 
of about half a million of dollars to his children. Mr. Hall 
was twice married; m., first, Louisa Miller; no issue: m.. 
secondly, Lucretia Allen". They had issue (surname Hall) : 

i. Allen. 

a. Louis-Maday. 

in. Mabel. 

w. George-Duffield. 

XXXIY. Louis Williams Hall,'' (William-Maclay" 
[Hall,] Esther, 5 William, ^ Charles, ^ John,^ Charles, 1) b. July 
4, 1833, at Allegheny, Pa. He received a good education ; 
studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1854. He was 
soon after appointed solicitor for the Pennsylvania Kailroad 
company at Altoona. That road was just opened over the 
Allegheny mountains, and Altoona was the location of the 
chief offices of the transportation of the company. Herman J. 
Lombaert was general superintendent with all the powers of 
the now general manager. The office of the chief engineer was 
also at that point, and the location was being made there for 
the principal shops of the company. It being the headquarters 



882 ^ Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

of these offices, the position of solicitor there was an important 
and delicate one, and the attorney had many questions before 
him of immense importance to the company and its interests. 
Mr. Hall's practice soon became large and lucrative, not only 
in Blair, but the contiguous counties. In 1859, when little 
more than eligible, he was elected to the State Senate as the 
Republican candidate from the strong Democratic district of 
Cambria, Blair, and Clearfield counties. He was appointed 
chairman of the Judiciarj^ Committee on his first advent in the 
Senate, of a body composed of such legal minds as Penny, of 
Allegheny ; Clymer, of Berks ; Ketchum, of Luzerne ; Welsh, 
of York ; Palmer, of Schuylkill ; Finney, of Crawford ; Mc- 
Clure, of Franklin, and others prominent in the profession of 
the State. The war of the Rebellion breaking out. Gov. Cur- 
tin called an extra session of the Assembly in April, 1861, 
when Mr. Hall was chosen speaker of the Senate. It was at 
that extra session that the famous Three-million-dollar-loan 
bill t<D arm the State, and other important war measures were 
passed. Mr. Hall was again chosen speaker at the beginning 
of the regular session in January, 1862. He was elected for 
a new term, and for another district, in which Blair county was 
placed in October, 1864, running largely ahead of his ticket. 
He was again chosen speaker of the Senate at the end of the 
session of 1866, and also at the commencement of the regular 
session of 1867, having been chosen three times presiding offi- 
cer of that body, an honor never before accorded to any one. 
At the close of his term he declined a re-nomination, and since 
then has devoted himself exclusively to the practice of his pro- 
fession. Having been appointed solicitor and counsel of the 
Pennsylvania railroad, at Harrisburg, on the 1st of October, 
1868, he took up his residence in that city. To-day he occu- 
pies the same position, being connected with them for over 
thirty years. He is yet in the prime of life, being about fifty 
years of age, and has probably been connected with as many 
matters of importance in his profession as any man of his age. 
Among the numerous leading cases in the courts he has argued 
within the last few years may be mentioned those of the " Com- 



Maclay of Lurgan. 883 

monwealth vs. Credit Mobilier of America," twice tried before 
Judge Pearson and twice in the Supreme Court ; " Common- 
wealth vs. George O. Evans," the claim of the State for a very 
large amount ; Mr. Evans being defended by Mr. Hall and 
the late Judge Black ; " The Commonwealth vs. Pennsylvania 
Canal company," being an attempt of the State by statute to 
compel the canal company to alter their dams, feeders, and 
works, without compensation, so as to allow the passage of fish, 
the case involved probably half a million of dollars, and was 
decided by the Supreme Court in favor of the canal company ; 
"James Freeland vs. Pennsylvania Eailroad company," an at- 
tempt to hold the company responsible for consequential dama- 
ges caused by the raising the great Clark's Ferry dam; decided 
by the Supreme Court in favor of the railroad company. Col. 
Hall m., November 26, 1867, Eliza Warfoed. They had 
issue (surname Hall) : 

i. Eliza ; d. s. p. 

a. Ellen, b. November 19, 1869. 
Hi. Mary-Grace., b. November 4, 1871. 
iv. Louis- Williams, b. December 2, 1873. 

V. Francis- Jordan, b. April 1, 1878. 




384 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



Mccormick family 



1. One of the signers of "the humble address of the Gov- 
ernor, officers, clergy, and other gentlemen in the city and gar- 
rison of Londonderry," to William and Mary, of the date of 
July 29, 1689, shortly after the famous siege of that noted 
strono-hold of Protestantism, was James McCormick^ Fur- 
ther than that we have little knowledge of him, save that he 
was the ancestor of the family of whom we have this record. 
Among other children he had issue : 

2. i. Hugh, b. about 1695 ; m., and had issue. 

3. u. ,T/iomos, b. 1702 ; m. Elizabeth Carruth. 

■-. II. Hugh McCormick,^ (James, i) b. about 1695, in the 
Province of Ulster, Ireland ; emigrated with his family to 
Pennsylvania prior to 1735, and located in Paxtang township, 
Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Peun'a. He married, and 
had issue : 

4. i. John, b. 1718; m. Jane [Cathay.] 

ii. James, b. 1721 ; m., and had issue, but probably went into 
the valley of Virginia. 

5. Hi. Samuel, b. 1723 ; m., and had issue. 

6. iv. Hugh, b. 1725 ; m. Sarah Alcorn. 

III. Thomas McCormick,^ (James, i) b. about 1702, in the 
Province of Ulster, Ireland ; d. about 1762, in East Pennsboro' 
township, Cumberland county, Penn'a. He accompanied his 
brother Hugh to America, in 1735. In 1745 he and his wife 
each took out a warrant for one hundred acres of land in Han- 
over township, then Lancaster county, Penn'a. About that 
time, or shortly after, he i^emoved with his family west of the 
Susquehanna, locating in East Pennsboro' township, Cumber- 
land county, Penn'a. He married in Ireland about 1726, 
Elizabeth Carruth, b. about 1705 in Ireland ; d. January, 
1767, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county, Peun'a. 
She was the daughter of Adam Carruth, and sister of Walter 



McCormick Family. 385 

Carruth, both early settlers in Hanover township, Lancaster 
comity, Penn'a. They had issue : 

7. %. Thomas, b. 1727 ; m. Jean Oliver, 

8. ii. James, b. 1729 ; m. Mary Oliver. 

9. m. William, b. 1732; m. Mary Wiggin. 

10. iv. Hugh, b. 1735 ; m. Catharine Sanderson. 

11. V. Robert, b. 1738; m. Martha Sanderson. 

12. vi. Elizabeth, b. 1740; m. Matthew Loudon. 

lY. John McCormick, ^ (Hugh, ^ James, i) b. about 1718, 
in or near Londonderry, Ireland ; d. in October, 1782 ; and 
probably buried in Silvers Spring church-yard, of which church 
he was a member. He located in East Pennsboro' as earlj 
as 1745 ; and upon the formation of the county of Cumberland 
in 1750, was named in the act as one of the trustees for the 
purchasing of land on which to build a court-house and prison. 
During the French and Indian war his dwelling was stockaded 
and the refuge of the frontier settlers, and hence designated as 
" McCormick's Fort at Conedoguinet." He m. Jane [Cathay,] 
who deceased the latter part of January, 1788. They had issue : 

i. John ; m. and had issue, Thomas and Hudson, 
ii. Margaret; m. Hugh Quigley, and had issue (surname 
Qaigley), Elizabeth, John, William, Samuel, Esther., Jane, 
and Sarah. 
Hi. [Jane] ; m. David McClure, and had issue (surname Mc- 
Clure), Samuel, Thoynas, John, James, William, Wilson, 
and David, 
iv. Elizabeth ; m. [James] Sharon, and had issue (surname Sha- 
ron), Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary, Isabella, William, and 
Ja7nes. 
V. [Ann] ; m. David Adams, and had issue (surname Adams), 
William and Ann. 

.^Y. Samuel McCormick, ^ (Hugb,^ James, ^) b. about 1723, 
in the Province of Ulster, Ireland ; d. in July, 1765, in the town- 
ship of East Pennsboro', Cumberland county, Penn'a. He took 
up a tract of land in that section, the warrant for which was 
issued the 14th day of August, 1745. The land adjoined that 
of his brother, John McCormick, and the Conedoguinet creek. 
His wife, whose name is unknown, died prior to her husband. 
They had issue : 
25 



386 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

i. James, b. 1747. 

n. Mizaheth^h. 1749- m. William McNitt [McKniglit]. 
in. Jane, b. 1751 ; m. Archibald McGuire. 
iv. Mary,h.ll5i; m. James Chambers. , .. 

V. Sara/j, b. 1756; m. Arthur Chambers. (\(va jJL'' 
"^ vi. Agnesj b. 1758; m. Henry McElroy.- ' 
vii, Margaret, b. 1761. 
viii. Ann, b. 1763. 

YI. Hugh McCokmick, •'' (Hugh,^ James, i) b., about 1725, 
in the Province of Ulster, Ireland ; d. September, 1777, in Mid- 
dletou township, Cumberland county, Penn'a. About 1758, 
he removed from Paxtang to the homestead of his father-in- 
law, on Conedoguinet creek, which was deeded to him, Oc- 
tober 30, 1758, b}^ James Alcorn, Sr., and Mary, his wife, of 
Middleton township, being 136 acres of land in said Middleton 
township, together witli the houses, barns, and out-houses on 
same. About the year 1770, he purchased 1,300 acres of land 
in the White Deer valley, now within the boundary of Lycom- 
ing county, Pa., and his two sons, Seth and Thomas, settled 
there. He was a prominent man on the frontiers, and, at the 
outset of the Revolution, rendered much aid, by his counsel 
and his purse, to raise troops for the continental service. In 
the Provincial Conference, of June, 1776, he served as a mem- 
ber, but, owing to ill health, declined further official honors. 
He m., about 1749, Sarah Alcorx, youngest daughter of 
James and Mary Alcorn.* They had issue : 

13. i. James, b. 1750; m. Isabella Dixon. 

n. Mary, b. 1752; m. Capt. Robert Peebles, a wealthy farmer, 
who resided near Shippensburg, Pa.; and had issue, four 
sons, all of whom married and settled in the same neigh- 
borhood. 
in. Thomas, b. 1754; d. October 6,1826; located, about 1775, 
on South creek, a branch of White Deer Hole creek, in 
Lycoming county, Pa., about three miles from its moutli ; 

* James Alcorn ; d. July, 1761 ; his wife, Mary Alcorn, d. Feb- 
ruary, 1763. Their children were : 
i. James. 

ii. Catharine; m. David Steel. 
Hi. Victoria; m. William Rankin. 
iv. tSarnh; m. Hugh McCormick. 



McCormivk Family. 887 

was a justice of tlie peace for some years ; ni. Elizabeth 
Crockett ; their remains lie buried in the old Presbyte- 
rian, now Lutheran, grave-yard, on the south-west side 
of Penny Hill, in Buffalo valley ; left no issue, he had 
adopted liis great-nephew, to whom he bequeathed his 
estate. 

14. ?■)'. Seth, b. 1756; m. Margaret Simmons. 

V. Sarah, b. 1758; m. Woodrow, and lived in Ohio, 

when it was so new and so far away that frequent inter- 
course with its inhabitants was impossible, and nothing 
more is known of them. 

i-i. Eleanor, b. 1760 ; d. unm ; lived with her mother and 
younger sister, whom she survived several years, 

15. vii. Hugh, b. 1762; m. Elizabeth Fullerton. 

16. viii. John, b. 1765; m. Mary Curtis. 

xL Amelia, b. 1767; m. William Gabby, a prominent farmer, 
who resided near Hagerstown, Md.; no issue. 

VII. Thomas McCormick,^ (Thomas, ^ James, i)b. about 
1727, in the north of Ireland; d. in 1778, in East Pennsboro' 
township, Cumberland county, Penn'a ; was a member of the 
Presbyterian church at Silvers Spring, his name appearing as 
one of the guarantors of the salary of the Rev. John Steel, pas- 
tor of that congregation, June 26, 1768. He m. in 1756, Jean 
Oliver,* b. 1727 ; d. December 7, 1804, in East Pennsboro' 
township, Cumberland county. Pa. ; daughter of John Oliver 
and Maiy Patterson. They had issue : 

17. i. John, b. March 26, 1757 ; m. Ann Sample. 

a. William, (twin), b. March 26, 1757; m. Mary Williamson ; 

daughter of James and Prudence Williamson ; no issue. 
Hi. Isabella, b. December 29, 1759; d. September 7, 1823; m., 

May 15, 1783, John Walker, and had issue, nine children. 
iv. Elizabeth, b. December 15, 1761 ; d. December 15, 1831 ; m., 

in 1786, John Buchanan, 
t'. Mary, b. March 18, 1763 ; d. May 22, 1842; m., January 9, 

1790, John Sample, and had issue, nine children. 

* James, Jane, and Mary Oliver, were the cliildren of John Oliver 
and Mary Patterson. They were all born in Ireland. Their father 
John Oliver died in Ireland, and his widow married Joseph Clark, 
and they witli her three children emigrated to America in 1737, set- 
tling eventually m East Pennsboro' township, adjoining the farm of 
Elizabeth McCormick. 



388 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

fi. Jane, t). February 19, 1765 : d. November 6,1790; m. George 

Hammond ; no issue. 
Hi. Sarah, b. March 1, 1767 ; d. 1844 ; m. William Lytle Brown ; 

no issue. 
viii. Grizzle., [Griselda], b. April 7, 1769 ; m., June, 1818, Ezra 
Wright ; no issue. 

VIII. James McCormick,^ (Thomas, ^ James, ^) b. about 

1729, in tlie Province of Ulster, Ireland ; d. in East 

Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county, Penn'a ; buried in 
Silvers Spring church-yard ; resided his entire life-time on the 
old homestead. He m., in 1760, Mary Oliver, b. 1729, in 
Ireland ; d. November 24, 1804, in East Pennsboro', Cumber- 
land count}?-, Pa. They had issue : 

18. i. James, b. 1761 ; m. Margaret Oliver. 
a. Boheri, b. 1764; d. 1809; unm. 

19. in. William, b. 1766 ; m. Margery Bines. 
iv. Elizabeth; d. s. p. 

V. Isabella ; d. s. p. 

IX. A¥iLLiAM McCoRMiCK,3 (Thomas,^ James, i) b. 1732, 
in or near Londonderry, Ireland ; d. 1812, in Perry county, O. 
As early as 1755, he and his brothers, Hugh and Robert Mc- 
Cormick, are supposed to have settled in what was then the 
far west or frontier, on the Juniata river, in Fermanagh town- 
ship, now within the boundaries of Juniata county, Penn'a, 
near " The Narrows.'" His property was described as " on the 
north side of Juniata, joining the said Juniata, Hugh McCormick, 
John McClure, and John Piddle." Thomas and William took 
out warrants for this land in 1755. Previous to 1780, he 
moved across the river to Milford township, in the same county. 
Among fhe records of Silvers Spring church, we find his name 
signed to a guarantee of the pastor's (Rev. John Steel) salary, 
dated June 27, 1768. He sold his farm in 1803, and removed 
to Perry county, Ohio, where he died. He married in 1756, 
Mary Wiggin, b. 1735 ; d. 1814 ; daughter of Ennion Wiggin. 
They had issue : 

i. Elizabeth, b. 1757 ; m. William Bowland, and luid issue 
(surname Bowland), Catharine, William, liobert^ Alex- 
ander, Hwjh, John, Sarah and Mary. 



McCormick Family. 389 

u. Margaret, b. 1759; m. Tlioraas Black, and had issue (sur- 
name Black), James, William, John, Samuel, Mary, 
Elizabeth, and Anna. 

Hi. Thomas, b. 1761 ; m. Ann Morrison, and had issue : 

1. Flora, b. 1798 •, m., 1835, Christopher Neil. 

2. William, b. in 1800, in Juniata county. Pa. ; d. 

1837, in Hancock county, O. ; m.. in 1827, 
Elizabetli Hamilton, andhad issue, Sarah-Ann. 

3. James, b. 1802 ; removed to Pauldinp; county, O. ; 

m., in 1830, Margaret Black, and had issue, 
beside two others, Josiah, Mary-Ann, and 
Thomas. 

4. Mary,h. 1805; d. 1835. 

5. Anna, b. 1808. 

6. Elizabeth, b. 1810; m., 1836, Henry Dishong. 

7. John-Morrison^ b. 1815; removed to Michigan; 

na., 1840, Martha Guyter, and had issue, beside 
tw^o others, Rebecca and Thomas. 
iv. Anna, b. 1764 ; m. in 1793, David Hardy, and had issue 
(surname Hardy), Thomas, Eleanor, Mary, Jane, Eliza- 
beth, Margaret, and Anna. 
V. William, b. 1766 ; d., 1832, in Logan county, (). : was twice 
married; m., first, in 1796, Elizabeth Black; d. 1801; 
and had issue : 

1. James, b. 1797 ; d. 1845, in Washington county, 

Iowa ; unm. 

2. William, b. 1799 ; resided in Seneca county, Ohio ; 

m. Elizabetli Heck, and had issue, George and 
John. 

3. Elizabeth; b. 1801 ; d. 1840; m. Nathaniel Swartz. 
William McCormick, m., secondly, in 1802, Isabella Shaw, 

and had issue : 

4. Nancy, b. 1803 ; m. John Gilmore. 

0. Mary,h. 1804 ; m., first, James Meehan ; secondly, 
James Collins. 

6. Margaret, h. 1806; m. her cousin, William Mc- 

Cormick. 

7. John, b. 1808: resided in Logan county, Ohio ; m. 

Miss Stewart. 

8. Jane, b. 1809; m. Hemphill. 

9. Sarah, b. 1811 ; m. Allan Gilmore. 

10. Kizia, b. 1812. 

11. Isabella, b. 1814. 

20, vi. James, b. 1769 ; m. Rebecca Cunningham. 

vii. John, b. 1771 ; resided in Fayette county, Ohio ; m. in 1800, 
Elizabeth Hardy, and had issue : 



890 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

1. Elizabeth, b. 1801 ; d. 1835. 

2. William, b. 1802; resided in Indiana; m. in 1832, 

his cousin, Margaret McCormiclv, daughter of 
William McCyoruiick. 
S. Lois, b. 1811 ; d. 1835. 

4. John, b. about 1812; resided in Fayette county, 

Ohio. 

5. Calvin, b. about 1814; resided in Fayette county, 

Ohio. 
via. Hugh, b. 1775 ; resided in Perry county, Ohio ; m. in 1802, 
Martha Martin, and had issue : 

1. Mary, b. 1803 ; m. Samuel Martyr. 

2. Sarah, b. 1805; m. William T.. Daily. 

3. Samuel, b. 1807 ; resided in Seneca county, Ohio ; 

m. in 1826, Lavenia Pevee, and had issue, 
Joseph, Margaret, and Henry. 

4. Ahsolem, b. 1S09 ; resides in Perry county, Ohio ; 

m. in 1832, Elizabeth Ashbaugh, and had issue, 
John T., Samuel, David, Mary, Catharine, Mar- 
garet, and Martha. 

X. Hugh McCormick,^ (Thomas, ^ James, i) b. about the 
year 1735 ; d. in September, 1799, m Scott county, Kentucky. 
William, Hugb, and Robert McOormick were among the first 
settlers and land-owners within the present limits of Juniat^ 
county, Peon'a. They, and their brother Thomas, took out 
warrants in 1755 for a tract of land located two miles north of 
Mifflin town, along the Juniata river, in Fermanagh township, 
and the three first-named settled thereon about that time. On 
several occasions they were driven out by the Indians, the last 
being in 1786, when they fled for refuge to Huntingdon county. 
They returned home in 1787, and immediately thereafter Hugh 
McCormick erected a large stone house on his property, which 
it is said was built partly with the view of using it as a fort in 
case of another Indian raid, the windows being made high and 
narrow. This house is yet standing, apparently, without a flaw 
or seam in its walls. The brothers are described as being very 
large and robust men, fond of frontier life, and in every way 
suited to its dangers and excitements. Hugh served in the war 
for Independence, and Mrs. Catharine Laird, a grand-daughter, 
says of him: "Grand-father Hugh McCormick lived at the 
beginning of the Hsvolutionary war on the Juniata river. 



McGormick Family. 391 

Grand-mother said that when he came home from the war he 
was covered with rags. In his knapsack he had only a conch 
shell, which she kept until her death, and gave to our mother 
to be handed down as a memento of his service." That shell 
is now in the possession of his grandson, Colonel George M. 
Chambers, of Jacksonville, Illinois. By deed, dated October 
18, 1798, Hugh McCormick and Catharine, his wife, disposed 
of the farm in Fermanagh township, and soon thereafter re- 
moved with their family to Scott county, Kentucky. Mr. Mc- 
Cormick, m., in 1767, Ci^THARiN"E Sanderson"; b. 1742 ; d. in 
1810, in Scott county, Kentucky ; daughter of George Sander- 
son,* of Middleton township, Cumberland county, Penn'a. 
They had issue : " 

21. i. Martha, b. 1768; m. Rowland Chambers. 

ii. Elizabeth, b. 1770 ; d. 1824 ; no. David Lo^an, and had issue 
(surname Logan), David M. and Hugh\McCormicJc. 

Hi. George, h. 1772; d. September, 1816, unm. ; from disease 
contracted in the war of 1812. 

iv. William, b. 1774 ; d. 1839 ; unm. ; he was in the quartermas- 
ter's department under Gen. Harrison at the time of the 
battle of Tippecanoe. 

22. u. Jfary, b. 1776; m. Samuel Glass. 
vi. Hugh, b. 1779 ; d. 1795. 

XL Robert McCormick, ^ (Thomas, ^ James, i) b. in 1738, 

* George Sanderson was tlie eldest son of Alexander and Jean 
Sanderson, who emigrated from Scotland prior to 1750, and settled 
in Middleton township, Cumberland county, Penn'a. His father 
was one of the first elders in Monaghan Presbyterian church. He 
died about the first of February, 1760, and had issue (surname San- 
derson), George, Alexander, Barbara, Martha, William, John, James, 
and Margaret. The son, George Sanderson, b. about the year 1712; 
d. about 1787. He was twice married, his first wife a Ross, the sec- 
ond, Jean Aitken. There was issue only by first wife (surname San- 
derson) : 

i. Robert, b. 1738 ; m. Mary , and had George and Robert. 

ii. John, b. 1740 ; d. 1799 ; m. Sarah McMichael ; no issue. 
Hi. Catharine, b. 1742; d. 1810; m. Hugh McCormick. 
iv. Margaret, b. 1743 ; m. James Elliott, and had a son George. 

V. Mary, b. 1745 ; m. David Elliott, and had sons, George and 

Robert. 
vi. Martha, b. 1747 ; d. prior to 1808 ; m. Robert McCormick. 



392 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

in Hanover township, then Lancaster county, Penn'a. ; d. Oct, 
12, 1818, in Augusta county, Yirginia. He, with his brothers, 
William and Hugh McCormick, settled in Fermanagh town- 
ship, now in Juniata county, about 1755. He sold his prop- 
erty in Fermanagh township, on the 22d of July, 1779, and 
from thence he removed to the valley of Yirginia, where he 
purchased four hundred and fifty-one acres of land near the 
town of Midway, situated on both sides of the line between the 
counties of Augusta and Rockbridge. He was a Revolutionary 
soldier, and fought in the battle of the Cowpens. By occupa- 
tion he was a farmer and weaver, and his family, until a recent 
date, have had in their possession some beautiful linen table 
cloths which he wove himself. He was an elder in the Pres- 
byterian church, and a man who was well versed in the Scrip- 
tures, and, in conversation on religious subjects, is said to have 
been very able and entertaining. He married, about 1770, 
Martha Sanderson, daughter of George Sanderson, and sis- 
ter of the wife of his brother Hugh. She died in Augusta 
county, Yirginia, prior to 1808, and is buried by the side of 
ber husband, in the Old Providence Presbyterian burying 
ground, about two miles from the homestead. Hiey had issue : 

23. i. George-Elliot., b. 1771 ; m. Jane Steel. 

ii. Martha, b. 1773 ; m. Richard Brient ; resided in Rockbridge 

county, Va.; no issue. 
in. Elizabeth, b. 1774; m. Hugh Gibson ; removed from Rock- 
bridge county, Va., to Henderson, Kentucky ; and had 
issue (surname Gibson): 

1. John-B.\ d., 1872, in Dayton, O.; was raised by 

his uncle, Robert McCormick, and took his 
name ; was, at one time, Attorney General of 
the State of Tennessee ; a man of very bright 
intellect, and of a most cheerful and genial 
disposition ; he m. Miss Raley ; no issue. 

2. Ellen ; m. Mr. Prewett. 

24. iv. William, b. April 12, 1776 ; m., first, Mary Steel ; secondly, 

Sarah McClelland. 

25. V. James; b. January 7, 1778; m., first, Irene Rogers; sec- 

ondly, Rachel Nisonger ; thirdly, Rachel Clark. 

26. vi. Bobert, b. June 8, 1780 ; m. Mary Anna Hall. 

Xn. Elizabeth McCormick, ^ (Thomas, ^ James, i) b. about 



McCormick Family. 393 

1740, in Hanover township, then Lancaster county, Penn'a. ; 
d. 1767, at Carlisle, 'Penn'a. ; m. 1760, Matthew Loudon ; b. 
about 1737, in the north of Ireland ; d. about the year 1790, 
in Carlisle, Penn'a. They had issue (surname Loudon) : 

i. Mary,h. 1761: d. 1822; m. 1782, James Macfarlane, and 
had issue (surname Macfarlane) : 

1. Mizabeth, b. June, 1783; m., 1805, Gen. John 

Thompson, of Centre county, Penn'a, and had 
issue (surname Thompson) : iVanc?/, m. Wil- 
1am Cooper ; Mary., m. George Jack ; Matthew- 
Loudon, m. Maria Spear; Moses, m. Mary Ir- 
vin ; Jo/in, m. Mary Kyle ; Dr. James, of Wash- 
ington, D. C. ; and Willia^n, m., first, Priscilla 
Taylor ; secondly, Eliza Allen. 

2. Eosanna; m. Henry Taylor. 

3. Janet; m. Joseph Kyle ; and had nine children. 

4. James ; d. at seventy-eight years ; m. Henry, 

and had William and Robert. 

5. Willia^n ; d. 1853 ; m. Hannah Means, and had 

issue (surname Macfarlane), liosanna, Elmira, 
James, and William. 

6. Margaret ;' d. 1840; m. William Thompson, and 

had issue (surname Thompson), Nancy-Rosan- 
na, Sarah-Jane, m. John Sterrett ; Evima, 
Elizabeth-Loudon, m. Joseph Mitchell; Wil- 
liam-Josepli, and James-Macfarlane. 

7. Robert, b. 1801 ; d. 1825. 

8. Andrew, b. 1803 ; m. Mary Smith. 

9. Nancy; d. 1842; m. William Smith ; no issue. 
ii. Archibald, b. March 18, 1762 ; d. March 22, 1832, at Carlisle, 

Penn'a; was a printer by profession, and published and 
edited some of the earliest publications west of the Sus- 
quehanna; in 1808, he issued two small volumes, narra- 
tives of Indian captivity, which have become among the 
rarest of American works ; he was also postmaster at Car- 
lisle, and kept the first book-store in that town ; m., Oc- 
tober 24, 1788, Margaret Bines, b. October 24, 1769 ; d. 
March 27, 1832 ; daughter of Thomas Bines and Margaret 
Vance, and had issue (surname Loudon) : 

1. MiznJ)eth-McCormick,h. October 24, 1789; d. De- 

cember 21, 1856; m. January 29, 1818, James 
Bell. 

2. John, b. September 15, 1792; m. Nancy Giffen. 

3. Matthew, b. 1794 ; d. 1855 ; m., 1839, Sarah Fulton. 

4. ilfargarei, b. September 18, 1796 ; m., 1826, Henry 

Ewalt. 



894: Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

5. T/iomas-Bwes, b. 1799 ; d. 1849; m., 1830, Sarah 
V Irvine. 

6. James, b. February, 1802; d. December 29, 1878; 

m., 1855, ]y[rs. Ann Engleheart. 

7. Mary- Ann, b. May 1, 1805 ; d, October 25, 1848. 

8. Margery-Bines, b. 1808 ; m. December 6, 1832, Dr. 

Isaac Wayne Snowden, and had issue (surname 
Snowden) : 

a. Nathaniel-Randolph, b. October 7, 1833 ; 

d. s. p. 

b. Archibald-London, b. August 9, 1885; m. 

Lizzie R. Smith, and had issue, Caroline, 
Mary, and Charles-Bandolph. 

c. Margaret, b. January 10, 1838; d. 1853. 

d. Saj-a/?,-6r.,b. April 5, 1841 ; m. Dr. Thomas 

H. Stewart. 

e. Mary-A., b. March 31, 1848 

9. William-McCormick, b. 1811 ; m., 1837, Elizabeth 

Patterson ; and had beside four children d. in 
infancy, residing in Hannibal, Mo., (surname 
Loudon) : 

a. Elizabeth, b. 1838. 

b. Thomas, b. 1840. 

c. Margaret, b. 1852. 

XIII. James McCoemick,* (Hugli,^ Ilugb,^ James,^) b. 
about 1750, in East Pennsboro' township, Oamberland county, 
Penn'a ; he m. March 15, 1774, Isabella Dixon, daughter of 
John and Arabella Dixon, of Dixon's Ford, Swatara creek, 
Penn'a, {see Dixon record,) and with his brothers, Seth and 
Thomas, emigrated to White Deer Valley, Lj^coming county, 
in the same State, where his father, in 1770, had bought a large 
tract of land. In 1777 he represented White Deer township 
in the committee of Northumberland county, and his name ap- 
pears among a list of the inhabitants of White Deer, with that 
of his brother Thomas, in 1778. He is believed to have gone 
to the Revolutionary war, but this is not certain, and nothing 
more is definitely known about him except that, in 1782, he 
was a resident of Augusta county, Va., as shown by a deed 
bearing date May 25, of that year. His wife, Isabella, was a 
woman of strong character, and, during the " Great Runaway " 
of 1778, escaped from the valley by fleeing on horseback with 
her eldest child in her arms. She lived until May 10, 1824, 



McGormick Family. 395 

spending the latter years of her life with her daughter, Mrs. 
Robert Sloan, in Harrisburg. On her mother's side, she was 
descended from the Mnrrays, and was herself first cousin to 
Lindlej Murray, the grammarian, and to John Murray, one 
of the earliest presidents of the Chamber of Commerce, in 
N, Y. They had issue : 

26. i. Hugh, b. February 14, 1777 ; m. Esther Barbara Kumbel. 

27. a. Sarah, b. 1779; m. Eobert Sloan, (see Sloan record.) 

XIV. Seth McCormick,^ (Hugh,^ Hugh,^ James, ^) b. in 
1756, in Paxtang township, then Lancaster county, Penn'a ; d. 
January 17, 1835; about the. year 1775, in company with his 
brother, Thomas, settled on South creek, a branch of White 
Deer Hole creek, three miles from its mouth, in now Lycoming 
county, Penn'a. His remains, with those of his wife, lie buried 
in the old Presbyterian, now Lutheran, grave-yard, at the stone 
church on the south west side of Penny Hill in Buffalo valley. 
He m. Margaret Simmons. They had issue : 

^. Eobert, b. 1785; d. 1857; m. Nancy Foresman. 
n. Samuel-S., b. 1787 ; d. 1861; m. Elizabeth Piatt. 
Hi. Thomas, h. 1790; d. 1820; m. Maria Hammond. 
iv. Seth, b. 1793 ; d. December, 1821 ; m. Hannah Hammond ; 
d. 1869. 
V. Hugh, b. 1795; d. 1830; unm. 
vi. John, b. 1797 ; d. 1850; m. Sarah Coryell. 
vii. Joseph, b. 1799; d. 1877; m. Margaret Schooley. 
via. Sarah, b. 1802 ; d. 1870 ; m. Robert J. Foresman. 
ix. Cynthia, b. 1805 ; resides at Tipton, Iowa ; m. Samuel Eason. 
X. Susan, h. 1807; m. Matthew B. Hammond; reside near 
South Bend, Ind. 

XV. Hugh McCormick, ^ (Hugh, ^ Hugh, ^ James, ^ ) b. about 
1762. He resided on his father's homestead, two miles from 
Carlisle, until 1815 or 16, when he moved to Fauquier county, 
Va., where he died. He m. Elizabeth Fullerton, of Green- 
castle, Pa., sister of David, Humphrey, and Thomas Fullerton, 
who removed to Ohio at an early day. They had issue : 

28. i. Charles-N., b. 1787 ; m. and had issue. 
ii. Hugh, b. 1789 ; m. but no issue. 

Hi. Mary-E., b. 1791 ; m. Charles Kemper, of Warrenton, Va., 
and had issue (surname Kemper.) : 

1. Leigh-E. 

2. Charles-H. ; m. and resides near Warrenton, Va. 

3. Ellen. 



396 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

iv. ,7osej;/i,b.l793 ; m . and renlovecl to Linneus,Linn county , Mo. 

V. Elvina, b. 1796 ; d. s. p. 

vi. Fullerton, b. 1798; d. s. p. 

vii. Martha, b. 1800; d. at»the age of seventeen years. 

XVI. John McCormick,^ (Hugli,^ Hugh,^ James, i) b. 
about 1765, in Middletowii township, Cumberland county, 
Penn'a ; was given a liberal education, and removed, when a 
young man, to Leesburg, Fauquier county, Ya., where he en- 
gaged in teaching. He m. Mary Curtis, only child of Mrs. 
"Helen Curtis.* They had issue: 

i. Emily ; m. and left one son. 

a. Helen, b. about 1806; m. Eoberdeau Annan, b, March 31, 
1804 ; d. December 15, 1852, son of Dr. Daniel Annan and 
Jane, daughter of Gen. Daniel Roberdeau, of tlie Revolu- 
tion ; removed to St. Louis, Mo., where he was a mer- 
chant. On being left a widow, Mrs. Annan had means 
sufficient for a comfortable support, but was deprived of 
it by mismanagement and fraud combined, and now in 
her declining years finds a quiet and comfortable home 
in an institution which, in her more prosperous days,, she 
aided in establishing. 

XYII. John McCormick,^ (Thomas, ^ Thomas, ^ James, i) 
b. March 26, 1757, near Silvers Spring, East Pennsboro' town- 
ship, Cumberland county. Pa. ; d. September 22, 1815, in 
Northumberland county, Penn'a. In 1794, he disposed of his 
property and removed to Northumberland county. He m. 
about 1791, Ann Sample, daughter of John Sample. They 
had issue : 

i. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 28, 1792 ; d. 1814 ; m. in 1812, John Cook. 
29. ii. Bohert, b. January 25, 1796; m. Elizabeth Montgomery. 

Hi. Jane, b. May 27, 1798; d. Jan. 14,1872; m. John Sample, Jr. 

iv. Maria, b. July 30, 1800; d. December 21, 1854; unm. 
80. V. John, b. December 20, 1802 ; m. Martha Giffen. 
31. vi. William, b. March 13, 1805; m. Rachel Slote. 

vii. Sarah, b. July 28, 1807 ; d. April 22, 1838 ; m. David Davis, 

* Mrs. Helen Curtis was a Scotch lady of rare excellence of 
character, and was widowed before the birth of her daughter, at 
Alexandria, Ya., and took refuge, during the Revolutionary war, in 
Leesburg, purchasing there a home, where she spent the remainder 
of her life in great comfort, dying at the age of seventy-three, having 
lived to see her two daughters arrive at maturity, and both filling im- 
portant positions at the head of a large and flourisliing female seminary. 



McCormick Family. 397 

XVIII. James McCoemtck,^ (James. ^ Thomas, ^ James/) 
b. in 1761, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county, 
Peun'a. ; d. April 17, 1814, at Carlisle, Pa. At the time of his 
decease, the Carlisle Herald gave these facts relating to him, 
which we herewith incorporate : " He studied mathematics with 
Mr. Oliver, and was, afterwards, two years teacher in the acade- 
my at York. In 1787, he was elected a teacher in Dickinson 
College. In 1792, he was made a professor, and continued, 
for twenty-seven years, to instruct with ability. During this 
period, he was associated with the Reverend Doctors Nisbet 
and Davidson, and'has been instrumental in imbuing with 
mathematical an4' philosophical science many who have sus- 
tained respectabl A characters in church and in state. In 1792, 
he received the honorable degree of A. B., and, in 1810, that 
of A. M. For some years, he acted as a magistrate, and, for 
many years, sustained the office of ruling elder in the Presby- 
terian church. In all relations, he supported an unblemished 
character — highly respected b}^ his fellow-citizens — by the trus- 
tees of the college, and has ever had the warm attachment of 
his pupils. It may be said that he was a laborious instructor 
and an upright magistrate. In his integrity, all men had con- 
fidence. His heart was open to the distresses of the unfortu- 
nate, and his hand was ever ready to afford relief. As a man, 
he was peculiarly inoffensive, and had scarcely a personal 
enemy in the world. In the endearments of domestic life, he 
sustained the relations of son, husband, parent, and friend much 
beloved. He was a believer in Jesus Christ and in the doc- 
trines of the reformation. Having dismissed all concern for the 
world, he felt interested only for the concerns of religion, and 
manifested a deep concern for the congregation with which he 
was connected. He delighted to speak of his own hopes and 
prospects, manifesting an experimental acquaintance with re- 
ligion, and giving to those around him ample testimony of his 
unshaken trust in the Redeemer. He met death without fear, 
calmly and cheerfully resigning up his soul into the hands of 
his Creator. By his lamented death, Dickinson College has 
lost one of its earliest and ablest instructors ; learning and re- 
ligion, a friend ; and society, an upright citizen. He has left 



898 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

behind him a bereaved widow and fatherless children, whose 
loss is very great, but his friends may confidently trust that his 
soul has ascended to the regions of eternal day, ' to the joys of 
his Lord.' " " Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, 
for the end of that man is peace ! " 

" The sweet remembrance of the just 
Shall flourish when they sleep in dust." 

In addition to the foregoing, it may be stated that his rela- 
tive, Isabella Oliver, published a monody on his death. Besides 
his position as professor of mathematics in Dickinson College, 
he held, as alluded to in obituary quoted, the office of justice 
of the peace for Carlisle several years, to which he was appointed 
by Governor Mifflin, April 16, 1795. Prof. McCormick m. in 
1790, his cousin, Margaret Oliver, daughter of James Oliver. 
They had issue : 

i. James, b. 1791 ; d. 1807. 
u. Oliver, h. 1793; d. 1810. 
in. William, b. 1797 ; d. 1835, unm. 
V. Jl/rtrm,b. November 27, 1802; d. October 1, 1827 ; m. March 

13, 1823, John McCandlish, and had issue (surname Mc- 

Candlish), Margaret. 
V. Margaret, b. 1803; d. 1831. 

32. vi. Eobert, b. February 6, 1805 ; m. Susan Ulp. 

XIX. William McCormick,* (James, ^ Thomas, ^ James, ^) 
b. 1766, near Silvers Spring, Cumberland county. Pa. ; d. June 
13, 1805 ; his tombstone in Silvers Spring church grave-yard 
bears this testimony, "endeared to all who knew him by his 
benevolence and integrity; " m., in 1800, Margery Bines, b. 
August 22, 1767 ; d. April 23, 1849 ; buried by the side of her 
husband in Silvers Spring church-yard. They had issue : 

i. Margaret, b. February 24, 1801 ; d. November 29, 1853 ; unm. 

33. ii. James, (twin), b. February 24, 1801 ; m. Eliza Buehler. 

XX. James McCormick,'^ (William, ^ Thomas, ^ James, i) 
b. 1769, in MiKorcl township, now in Juniata county, Penn'a; 
served in the war of 1812 ; resided in Perry count^^, Ohio ; 
m. 1801, Rebecca Cunningham. They had issue : 

i. William, b. about 1802; d. 1857, in Perry county, O. ; m., 
1832, Elizabeth Jolnison, and had issue : 



McCormick Family. 399 

1. James-T. 

2. Shadrack-J. 

3. Sarah. 

4. Amos-G. 

5. Francis- M. 

6. David-L. 

7. Mary-E. 

it. J?o&eri,b. 1804; d. 1848; resided in Seneca county, O. ; m., 
1830, Nancy Hitt, and had issue: 

1. William-Jackson. 

2. James-T. 

3. liobert-W. 

4. Lydia-Ann. 

5. Rebecca. 

Hi. James., b. February 8, 1807; resided in Perry county, O. ; 
m., 1838, Elizabeth A. Tucker, and had issue : 

1. Rehecca-E. 

2. George- J. 

3. Eliza- J. 

4. Nancy-A. 

iv. Johnson, b. April 28, 1809; d. August, 1885, near Blakes- 
burg, Monroe county, Iowa; unm. 

V. Hugh, b. July 11, 1811 ; d. March 22, 1871 ; served as a sol- 
dier in the war for the Union ; resided in Hardin county, 
(). ; m., in 1847, Nancy Parmer; no issue. 

vi. Mary-A.^h. April 28,1814; d. 1869; resided in Marion 

county. Iowa; m., 1837, Samuel Coen. 
vii. Rebecca-J., b. June 10, 1819; d. 1876; unm. 

XXL Martha McCormick,^ (Hugli,^ Thomas, ^ James, i) 
b. in the spring of 1768 ; cl. in 1830, in Woodford county, Ky. ; 
m. EowLAND Chambers, son of Arthur and Jean Chambers. 
They had issue, beside six children died in infancy, (surname 
Chambers) : . 

i. Catharine, b. 1796; m., first, William I^ogan ; secondly, 

Mr. I^aird. 
n. George-M., b. June 28, 1800 ; resides [1885] in Jacksonville, 

111.; one of the earliest residents, and a highly esteemed 

citizen ; m. January 15, 1829, Eleanor E. Irwin, and had 

issue (surname Chambers) : 

1. Crti/iarine-i., b. January 30, 1830; m. Dr. G. E. 

Henry, of Burlington, Iowa. 

2. Roidand-Ross, b. January 10,1832; m. Georgi- 

anna Trabue. 



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3. Nuncy-Maclay, b. January 19, 1834; m. George 

W. Moore. 

4. John-Irivin, h. May 15, 1836 ; m. Alice E. Askew. 

5. Anna-Elizabeth, b. September 15, 1838; m. Jo- 

seph H. Taylor, of Columbus, Neb. 

6. George- Maxwell, b. September 3, 1841. 

7. Leona rd-W heeler, h. November 10, 1844; m. P. 

McCartney. 

8. Martha, b. December 13, 1847. 

9. Ellen, b. August 2, 1850; m. Charles E. Brad- 

ish, of Springfield, 111. 

XXII. Mary McCor.mick,4 (Hugh,^ Thomas, 2 James, i) 
b. 1776; d. April 8, 1816; m., January li, 1800, Samuel 
Glass: d. February 1, 1837, in Scott county, Ky. They had 
issue (surname Glass) : 

i. Catharine, h. November 26, 1800; d. April 30, 1833; m. 

Samuel E. Shaw. 
ii. Joseph, b. November 6, 1802; d. June 21, 1804. 
Hi. Samuel, b. October 16, 1804; resides in Shelby county, Ky.; 
m. March 18, 1834, Sarah E. White, and had issue (sur- 
name Glass) : 

. 1. Thomas-W., b. January 13, 1835 ; d. s. p. 

2. Mary-C, b. March 29, 1837 ; d. s. p. 

3. ,SamueZ-Z)., b. April 28, 1840. 

4. /Sara/i-M., b. July 1, 1843. 

5. J-Edwin, b. August 17, 1847. 

6. Emma-M., b. March 10, 1853. 

iv. Paidina,h. April 19,1807; d. August 10, 1859; m. Dr. dI 
N. Sharp, of Shelby county, Ky. ; and had issue (surname 
Sharp) : 

1. Mary, b. December 6, 1840; m. W. B. Allen. 

2. Damd, b. June 1, 1842 ; m. Virginia McKenny. 

3. iSamuel-G.; d. in infancy. 

4. Mildred, b. December 2, 1845; d. October 31, 

1862; m. Cyrus Reid. 

5. Kate-li., b. May 12, 1847; n\. John S. Shainion. 

6. Bohert; d. in infancy. 

V. I-Ia(jh-Mc(Jormich,h. April 24, 1809; d. April 15, 1852, in 
Shelby county, Ky. ; m. Martha J.. Venable, and had is- 
sue (surname Glass) : 

1 . Lizzie-C, b. October 30, 1842 ; m. James Venable. 

2. Samuel, b. September 5, 1844; d. June 14, 1871. 

3. James- V., b. October 25, 1846. 

4. Mary-M., b. August 19, 1849; m. William E. 

Crooks. 



McCormick Family. 401 

m. Mary-M., b. March 8, 1811 ; d. February 10, 1840 ; m. Alex- 
ander Robinson, and had issue (surname Robinson) : 

1. Mary-P., b. May 20, 1831 ; m, William S. Harbi- 

son. 

2. Kate-G., b. May 9, 1833; d. March, 1855; m. 

William R. Jarvis. 

3. Samuel'G., b. December 30, 1834; d. 1836. 

4. P.aulina, b. December 16, 1836. 

XXIII. GrEOEGE Elliot McCormick, ^ (Eobert,^ Thomas, ^ 
James, ^) b. in 1771, in Fermanagh township, now Juniata 
county. Pa. ; d. April 25, 1849, in Henderson county, Ky. ; 
was raised in Rockbridge county, Ya., where his father removed 
when he was eight years old ; removed to Henderson county, 
Kentucky, where he bought a large farm, and at which place 
he died. He m., in 1797, Jane Steel, d. in 1843 ; daughter 
of David Steel, of Rockbridge county, Ya. They had issue ; 

i. Eobert, b. 1798; d. March, 1842; resided on a farm on the 
banks of the Ohio river ; m. I^ancy Griffen, of Hender- 
son county, Ky., and had issue : 

1. Carmal ; resides in Newburg, Ind. 
ii. Hugh, b. 1799; d. Kovember, 1835, in Henderson county, 
Ky. ; m. Sarah Wright, and had issue : 

1. George-W. ; resides in Forest City, Ark. 
Hi. Mary , d. 1856; m. Albert G. Hill, and had two children. 
iv. Milton, h. 1806; d. 1870; m. Susan Warren, of Warwick 
county, Ind ; resided in Newburg, Ind, and had issue : 

1. Charles- Milton; resides in Henderson county, 

Ky. 

2. Dora ; m. JST. G. Stanley ; resides in Davis county, 

Ky. 

3. Cyrus-H. 

4. John-S. 

V. Mizaheth ; d. 1859 ; m. William Shelby ; resided in Owens- 

boro', Ky., and had three children. 
vi. John-Steel; resides on a large farm near Henderson, Ky 
m. Martha Elam, and had issue : 

1. Sidney ; m. Julia Walker. 

2. Nancy. 

3. George. 

4. Martha. 

5. Lee. 

vii. Jane, b. 1820 ; d. 1862; unm. 
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402 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

viii. Nancy; d, 1875; m. W. T. Shelby; resided in Memphis, 
Tenn, and had three children. 

XXIV. William McCormick,* (Kobert,^ Thomas, » 
James, ^)b. April 12, 1776, in Fermanagh township, now in 
Juniata county, Penn'a ; d. in the spring of 1838, in Augusta 
county, Va. ; was raised in Rockbridge county, Ya., whither 
his father removed when the son was three years of age. He 
was twice married; m., first, February 3, 1801, Mary Steel. 
They had issue: 

34. i. Bohert, b. July 13, 1802; m. Sarah Steel. 

a. Willium-Steel, b. May 29, 1804 ; d. 1884, at Patterson, Mo. ; 
m. January 25, 1838, Rebecca Crow. 

William McCormick m., secondly, in 1807, Sarah McClel- 
land. They had issue : 

m. Mary-Steel, b. August 6, 1808. 

iv. Thomas, b. September 2, 1809 ; m. Campbell. 

V. James- Stevenson, b. February 7, 1819. 

vi. George-Brown, b. December 18, 1822. 
vii. Sarah- Sanderson, b. 1824. 
viii. Joseph-L, b. May 12, 1830. 

XX Y. James McCormick, ^ (Eobert,^ Thomas, ^ James, i) 
b. January 7, 1778, in Fermanagh township, now in Juniata 
county, Pa.; and was raised in Rockbridge county, Ya.; re- 
moved to Ohio about 1805 or 1806, and settled at Grallipolis, 
Gallia county, afterwards at West Mill Grove, Wood county, 
that State, where he died August 30, 1839. He was thrice 
married ; m., first. February 9, 1804, Irene Rogers. They 
had issue: 

i. Martha, b. November 14, 1804 ; m., July 1824, Joseph V^^ad- 
dell ; reside in Mason city, W. Va.; and had one child. 
85. ii. John-B., b. August 5, 1806 ; m. Sarah K. Waddell. 

James McCormick m., secondly, December 29, 1807, 
Rachel Xisonger, b. Sej^tember 11, 1785 ; d. November 2, 
1826. They had issue : 

Hi. Harvey, h. March cO, 1809; d. Septembers, 1839; resided 
in Gallia county, O.; m., January, 1836, Cordelia Morton, 
and had issue : 

1. Thomas, b. 1838. 



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iv. Hohert, b. April 4, 1811 ; resides in Wood county, O.; m., 
October 20, 1836, Mary Ann Shesser, b. November 10, 
1818, and had issue: 

1. Mary-E., b. July 29, 1835; d. September 4, 1836. 

2. Martha, b. August 28, 1837. 

3. Sarah-A., b. July 16, 1840 ; d. December 26, 1842, 

4. Bachel-A., h. June 20, 1844; d. May 29, 1848. 

V. James, b. February 1, 1813; m., first, December 5, 1833, 
Margaret Waddell, and had issue: 

1. James-H., b. March 16, 1843. 

2. George-B., b. February 14, 1845. 

3. Samuel-B., b. September 17, 1847 ; d. December 

7, 1877. 

4. Elizabeth, b. November 8, 1849. 

5. Ephraim, b. P^ebruary 16, 1852. 

James McCormick ; m. secondly, Mary Cherrington, and 
had issue : 

6. Marion, b. February 21, 1856. 

7. Margaret, b. October 17, 1857. 

8. Mary, b. February 12, 1864 ; d. October 22, 1874. 

James McCormick ; m. thirdly, Vesta Trowbridge ; fourth- 
ly, Deborah Ray ; reside in Gallipolis, O. 

vi. George, b. January 10, 1815; d. June 3, 1878; resided in 
Wood county, O.; m., April 16, 1848, Mary Bradner, b. 
May 27, 1828 ; d. December 16, 1871 ; and had issue : 

1. James, b. July 28, 1852. 

2. »SV(ra/i, b. August 2, 1854. 

3. George, b. October 16, 1856. 

4. Mary-M,., b. December 2, 1860. 

5. Charles, h. 1864; d. 1865. 

6. William-H., b. February 2, 1866. 

vii. Margaret, b. February 9, 1818 ; d. August 28, 1856 ; m., Oc- 
tober 4, 1836, David Adams ; resided in Wood county, O. 
viii. Christine, b. March 30, 1820; d. May, 1866; m. John A. 
Rogers; resided in Gallia county, O., and had five chil- 
dren. 
IX. Elizabeth, b. July 7, 1822; d. April 15, 1872 ; m., 1841, Al- 
exander Adams ; resided in Wood county, O. 

X. Sarah, b. November 14, 1824 ; d. January 2, 1852 ; m. 

Brubaker ; resided in Wood county, O. 

James McCormick m., thirdly, June 5, 1827, Eachel 
Clark ; no issue. 



404 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XXVI. Egbert McCormick, ^ (Robert,, 3 Thomas, » James, ^ ) 
b. June 8, 1780, on Walnut Grove farm, Rockbridge county, 
Virginia; d. July 4, 1846, on the paternal homestead, and 
buried in the Old Providence grave-jard. He received an or- 
dinary education acquired at a private school of his neigh- 
borhood, and was instructed in the strictest tenets of the Se- 
ceder branch of the Presbyterian church. Throughout his life 
he took great pleasure in the acquirement of historical and sci- 
entific knowledge, and was very fond of astronomy. He was 
a man of remarkable mechanical genius, and seldom failed to 
accomplish what he undertook. Having blacksmith and car- 
penter shops, and being himself naturally a good workman, 
with almost any kind of tools, it was no difficulty for him to 
make whatever he desii-ed, of either wood or iron. The first 
record we have of his endeavors in the line of invention, was 
in the construction of a reaping-machine, on which he worked 
and experimented from and after 1809. From the nature of 
the testimony concerning his early inventions in this line, 
it would appear that he constructed more than one machine 
between the years 1809 and 1825. At all events, there is 
evidence to show that he was engaged at various times, 
during those years, experimenting on his reaper, and that he 
used various devices for cutting, and in all probability he 
made several complete machines during all those sixteen or 
seventeen years. This would seem to be corroborated by the 
statements, first, of his two nephews, (Robert, son of William, 
and Robert, son of James McCormick,) who stated that their 
fathers told them that Robert McCormick had invented a 
reaper in 1809 ; second, of his son, Cyrus, who stated that his 
father had invented a reaper in 1816 ; thirdly, by Robert Mc- 
Cormick, above referred to, who stated that his uncle, Robert, 
showed him in the year 1825 or 1826, a machine he had just 
invented. His first machine is described as being in outline 
and general form very much like the reaper of the present day. 
It ran on two wheels, with a platform to receive the grain in 
the rear of the cutting apparatus. One of the cutting devices 
he used on this machine was a system of rotary saws, about 



McCormick Family. 405 

eight or ten inches in diameter, wliich revolved, shear fashion, 
past the edge of a stationary knife. The saws were driven by 
bands from a cylinder, which was turned by the revolution of 
the main wheels of the machine. This machine had vertical 
reels (very similar to some of those used at the present day) to 
sweep the grain across the cutters, and when cut delivered it 
on a platform in the rear of the cutters, and an endless apron 
carried it across the platform and delivered it on one side of 
the machine. Another cutting device which he used consisted 
of stationary curved sickles, against which the grain was forced 
and cut by vertical reels with pins in their peripheries. The 
horses walked at the side of the grain, drawing the machine, 
and were attached to it by shafts or a pole. The machine was 
not what would be called a success, but it had the main fea- 
tures that are vital in the construction of all grain cutting ma- 
chines of the present day, and therein justifies the claim made 
for its author, of originality of thought, and priority of inven- 
tion, and demonstrates beyond a doubt that in him was the 
conception of, and to him belongs the credit of inventing, and 
constructing the first reaper which cut grain successfully. 
Parts of this early machine were, for many years, stored away 
in the loft of the old malt-house, on the home farm, and were 
familiar objects to those about the farm. Recognizing the im- 
perfections in the machine, and always on the alert for improve- 
ments, between the years 1828 and J 830, he invented and ap- 
plied to it what is known as the vibrating sickle and the hori- 
zontal reel. By this combination his reaper became a practical 
success. His neighbors, who up to that time had made light 
of his efforts, and reflected upon him for wasting time that they 
thought he could have applied to much better advantage by at- 
tending to his farm duties, now began to appreciate the greatness 
of his inventions, and to recognize in the McCormick Reaper 
the pioneer of the greatest labor-saving farm implement that the 
world had produced. Like its predecessor, but to a greater 
degree, in its characteristics this machine comprised the essen- 
tial features of all successful grain-cutting machinery of the 
present day. It was drawn by two horses that walked in front 



406 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

of the main frame, and close to the standing grain. It had one 
main driving wheel in the main frame, and a grain wheel or 
slide at the outer end of the platform. It had a cutter bar, 
attached to and back of which was the platform on which the 
grain fell. The grain was cut by a vibrating sickle, and car- 
ried back to the sickle and cast down upon the platform by a 
revolving horizontal reel. The reel had slats, or ribs, which 
dipped into the grain in front of the sickle. The grain was 
raked off at the side in bundles by a man who walked beside 
the machine. The driver did not ride on the machine, but on 
one of the horses that drew it. During the years previous to 
1844, there were a number of machines built. In 1844, there 
were twenty-five built. In 1845, there were fifty built. In 
1846, there were seventy-five built, in the latter his son, Lean- 
der J., 'owned one-third. All of the work on these machines 
was done under the direction of Robert McCormick, who con- 
tinued to be actively engaged in the manufacture and im- 
provement of his reaping-machines until his death. The reap- 
ing-machine was not the only mechanical problem that com- 
manded the thought and inventive genius of Robert McCormick. 
He found time to exercise his ingenuity in other directions as 
well, and reaped harvests of success in several mechanical in- 
ventions, briefly described as follows: In the winter of 1830- 
31 there was a great deal of talk, and much in the newspapers, 
on the subject of raising hemp. Only one thing seemed to be 
in the way of its becoming a very profitable product, and that 
was the difficulty of cheaply and profitably reducing the fiber 
to its required marketable shape. Acting on this seeming de- 
mand, Robert McCormick invented a very ingenious and per- 
fect working hemp-brake, and in connection with it a horse- 
power, by which it was driven, and in the fall of 1831 he op- 
erated it successfully. He also invented a machine for clean- 
ing the hemp when broken. The excitement over hemp-rais- 
ing, however, dying out, the demand for the machines never 
amounted to much, although a number of them were built and 
sold. At another time he invented and manufactured a very 
ingenious threshing-machine, in connection with which he made 



McCormick Family. 407 

a horse-power of peculiar construction. He also built a clover 
sheller of stone, resembling an ordinary mill somewhat, but never 
did anything with it except for his own use. He also invented 
and made a blacksmith's bellows, which was of a tub form, and 
of which he built and sold a large number. He invented a 
water power that worked by confined pressure, somewhat on 
the principle of the steam engine ; and also a hill-side plow. 
As it was Mr. McCormick's ambition that his sons should fol- 
low husbandry as a profession, he purchased a farm of three 
hundred acres, situated a mile and a half from his own home- 
stead, and another of seven hundred acres on the South river, 
nine miles west of his home. On each of these places he had 
a saw-mill, and on the South river farm and his home place he 
had flour-mills, which he operated successfully. Prior to 1837, 
Mr. McCormick gave the South river farm to his son, Cyrus 
H., but on account of the losses sustained in the furnace busi- 
ness, he deeded back that property to his father, in part pay- 
ment of his share of said losses. Mr. McCormick afterwards 
gave the same property to his son, Leander J. He gave the 
home farm, at his death, to his son, William S. It will be 
seen that he was a man of great business and executive ability, 
as well as inventive genius, when the extensive operations he 
had on hand constantly are considered. For many years he 
carried on farming on four farms, aggregating in all 1,800 
acres, and at the same time operated two flour-mills and two 
saw-mills, besides which he kept carpenter and blacksmith 
shops busy, manufacturing various kinds of machinery of his 
own invention. In 1834, he built what is known as " Cotopaxi 
furnace," but through the mismanagement of his partner, fol- 
lowed by the financial panic of 1837, he was compelled to sell 
the old Providence farm which belonged to his wife, as well as 
the furnace property. Cyrus soon after left home with the in- 
tention of seeing what he could do towards establishing and 
introducing the reaper into the vast wheat fields of the West. 
Leander J. left school and went into the shop, William S. took 
entire management of the farming operations and finance, while 
Mr. McCormick and Leander manufactured and sold reapers. 



408 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

horse-powers, blacksmiths' bellows, other machinery and tools. 
Thus through the combined efforts of all, in due time the 
family were extricated from their financial embarrassments. 
Just as he was beginning to feel the freedom of being out of 
debt, Mr. McOormick was overtaken by a heavy snow-storm in 
returning home from his South river farm, where he had been 
attending the shipment of reaping-machines to Lynchburg. 
He became chilled, took a severe cold, from the effects of 
which never recovered. Eobert McCormick m., February 11, 
1808, Mary Anka Hall, b. June 24, 1780 ; daughter of Pat- 
rick Hall.* Mrs. McCormick was a woman of bright and 
cheerful disposition, a devout Christian, and very ambitious 
for the future welfare of her children. She had a fine consti- 
tution, of fair complexion, with dark hair and eyes. They 
had issue : 

36. t. Ciirus-Hall, b. February 16, 1809 ; m. Nettie Fowler. 

a. Bohert-Hall, b. May 24, 1810; d. June 28, 1826, at his 

father's home in Rockbridge county, Ya. 
Hi. Susan-Jane, b. August 1, 1813; d. June 27, 1826, at her 
father's home in Rockbridge county, Ya. 

37. iv. William- Sanderson, b. iSTovember 2, 1815; m. Mary Ann 

Grigsby, 

38. V. Mary-Caroline, h. A\)ril 18,1817; m. Rev. James Shields. 

39. vi. Leander- James, b. February 8, 1819 ; m. Henrietta M. Ham- 

ilton. 
vii. John-Priestley, b. November 8, 1820; d. September 4, 1849, 
at his father's home in Rockbridge county. Ya. 

40. via. Amanda, b. September, 1822 ; m. Hugh Adams. 

XXYII. Hugh McCormick, ^ (James, ^ Hugh,' Hugh,^ 
James, ^) b. February 14, 1777, in White Deer Valley, now 
Lycoming county, Penn'a; d. March 28, 1828, in the city of 
New York. He went to New York about the year 1798, and 
with his cousin Eichard Cunningham, engaged in the leather 
business under the firm name of Cunningham & McCormick. 
He was a prominent member of the Mechanics and Tradesmen's 
society, and the Manumission society, and died at the early age 
of fifty-one years. Mr. McCormick married in 1801, Esther 

* Patrick Hall was born in Armagh county, Ireland, in 1751, emi- 
grated to America in 1770, and settled in Augusta county, Ya., 
where he married Susanna McChesney about the year 1775. 



McCormich Family. 409 

Baebaea Kumbel, daughter of William Kumbel, of New 
York. She died there, September 1, 1854. They had issue : 

t. Imhella-Fravces, b, February 9, 1802; d. July 11, 1882; 
unm. 

41. ii. Bichard-Cunnwgham,h. December 5, 1803; m. Sarah Ma- 

tilda Decker. 
Hi. Amanda, b. August 29, 1805; d. January 25, 1885; uuiu. 
iv. Mary-Ann, b. rebruary 3, 1807; d. March 27, 1876, in 

Newark, N. J.; m. October 22, 1844, Charles Augustus 

Carter, d. August 23, 1884, in Newark, N. J., and had 

issue (surname Carter) :] 

1. WilHam-Deocter, b. July 8, 1845; m. October 9, 

1867, Kate Brigden Badger, of Newark, N. J., 
and had issue (surname Carter,) : 
a. Bichard-Mortimer, b. July 21, 1868 ; d. Feb- 
ruary 28, 1871. 
h. William-Eliot, h. July 22, 1870; d. March 
12, 1874. 

c. Kale-Frances, b. August 17, 1872; d. Feb- 

ruary 9, 1874. 

d. jRaymond- Dexter, b. January 5, 1876. 

e. Edith-Badger, b. October 21, 1878. 

f. Helen-Blwda, b. November 16, 1883. 

2. John-Bichard, b. April 22, 1848. 

: I'. Emeline, b. 18(9; d. March 30, 1871 ; unm. 

vi. William, b. 1811 ; d. 1868. 

vii. Louisa, b. September 4, 1813; d. January 20, 1876; ra. No- 
vember 17, 1840, William A. Cummings; resided in New 
"York until 1860, when they removed to Darien, Conn., 
afterwards to Brooklyn, where they both died, the latter 
in the year 1878, and had issue (surname Cummings) : 

1. William-McCormiclc,h. September 6, 1841; m., 

1863, Kate Downer, of Darien, Conn., and had 
issue (surname Cummings) : 

a. Loui.^e, b. 1864; d. in infancy. 

ft. Josephine-H., b. 1866. 

c. William, h, 1870. 

2. Charles-Curtiss, b. April 6,1846; m. December 

24, 1874, Anna Haviland, of Hudson, N. Y. 

3. Hettie-Louisa, b. November 21, 1851 ; m. May 28, 

1872, Isaac Downer Weed, and had issue (sur- 
name Weed), Louise, b. 1873 ; d. s. p. 

4. Isabella-Frances, b. x\ugust 4, 1853. 

42. via. John, b. January 15, 1818; m. Caroline Pilsbury. 



410 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XXVIII. Chaeles K McCormick,5 (Hugh,^ Hugh,^ 
Hugh, 2 James, 1) b. in Middleton township, Cumberland county i 
Penn'a ; m. and had issue : 

i. Bohert-B. ; settled in Dover, Loudoun county, Ya., as 
teacher; m. Kate Reynolds, of Clark county, Ya., and 
had issue : 

1. Bdbenleau. 

2. Hugh'Pendleton. 

3. Charles; m, and had issue. 

4. Mary-E. 

5. Rose. 

6. Carrie. 

7. Kate. 

8. William. 

XXIX. Robert McCoRMiCK, 5 (John,* Thomas,^ Tliomas, 
James, 1) b. January 25, 1796; d. September 10, 1874, in Mil- 
ton, Penn'a; m. May 19, 1830, Elizabeth Montgomery. 
They had issue : 

i. Cliarles-G. ; m. June 30, 1868, Lotta Wright. 
a. Montgomery. 

Hi. Agnes-Shaw ; m. William Dougal ; reside at Milton, Pa. 
iv. John ; d. unm. 

I'. William; resides at Sharp's Creek, McL'herson county, 

Kansas. 
vi. Robert; d. unm. 

XXX. John McOormick,^ (John,* Thomas, ^ Thomas, 2 

James,!) })_ December 20, 1802 ; d. August 6, 1869, at Milton, 

Pa. ; m. April 23, 1825, Martha Giffen.' They had issue : 

i. Robert, b. September, 1826; d. December, 1828. 
ii. Ann-Elizabeth, b. June, 1828; m. John L. Watson; reside 

at Milton, Pa. 
Hi. John, b. April, 1831 ; m. 1855, Rebecca Yincent ; reside at 

Mt. Yernon, O. 
iv. Mary-G., b. April, 1833. 

V. James-S., b. February, 1835; d. February, 1837. 
vi. Margaret, b. 1840; m. Dr. James P. McCleary, and had 

four children. 
vii. William, b. December, 1845; killed at the battle of Mur- 

freesboro', January 1, 1863. 

XXXI. William McCormick, 5 (John,* Thomas, ^ Thomas, 2 
James,!) b. March 13, 1805 ; d. in 1884, at Centreville, Mich. ; 
m. October 6, 1828, Rachel Slote. They had issue : 



McCormick Family. 411 

i. William-Edwin, b. February 19, 1830; d. December 20, 

1843. 
a. Sarah-J., b. March 21, 1831 ; m. June 16, 1859, B. F. Dres- 

ler. 
Hi. Clara-Ann, b. Septembei- 18, 1833; d. October 14, 1838. 
io. James-Slote, b. October 12, 1835; m. March 28, 1865, Mary 

F. Emery; reside at Knoxville, Tenn. 
V. John, b. January 4, 1841 ; d. February 17, 1841. 
vi. Martha-E., (twin,) b. January 4, 1841. 
vii. Hannah-G., b. June 4, 1843; m. January 29, 1867, Rev. 

William H. Blair, a Presbyterian clergyman. 

XXXII. Egbert McCormick, s (James, ^ James, ^ Thomas, ^ 
James, ^) b. February 6. 1805, in Cumberland county. Pa.; d. 
January 24, 1877, in Chariton, Iowa ; studied medicine, and, 
at the age of twenty-two or twenty-three, located in Sharon, 
Mercer county, Penn'a; after the death of his wife, he removed 
to Chariton ; he m. in 1829, Susan Ulp, who d. in 1847. 
They had issue : 

i. James-Oliver, b. October 3, 1830; d. s. p. 
ii. Elizabeth, h. November, 1832; d. March, 1876. 
Hi. WiUiam-Laughlin, b. November, 1834; d. March, 1884. 
iv. Alhert-TJlp, b. May 4, 1837 ; m. and had issue. 

V. Margaret, b. April 24, 1840. 
vi. Robert- Br y son, b. 1843; d. in infancy. 
vii. Emily, b. June, 1846. 

XXXIII. James McCormick. 5 (William,^ James, ^ Tliomas,^ 
James,') b. February 24, 1801, near Silvers Spriug, Cumber- 
land county. Pa. ; d. January 19, 1870, at Harrisburg, Pa. 
When less than five years of age, he lost his father by a fatal 
accident. Paternal care thus devolved upon his mother, a bright, 
determined woman, and by her his preparatory studies were 
carefully made, fitting him at an early age for Princeton Col- 
lege, where he graduated with reputation, and began the study 
of law with Andrew Carothers, Esq., of Carlisle. He was ad- 
mitted to the bar of Cumberland county in 1823, and to that 
of Dauphin county at the August term, 1825. His most suc- 
cessful career never faltered as long as he was able to give 
his professional duties any attention, and, indeed, followed him 
after his retirement from all active pursuits. He served in the 



412 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

borough council a long time, and was president of that body, 
also, of the Dauphin Deposit bank, of the Harrisburg cemetery, 
of the Harrisburg bridge company, and one of the trustees of 
the Pine Street Presbyterian church. In all these positions he 
was a cautious and able adviser. He uniformly declined can- 
didature for office, as also offers of the higher honors of his pro- 
fession. Upon his retirement, he gave the powers of his active 
mind to the management of a large estate, consisting of furnaces, 
rolling-mills, grist-mills, and farms. All these interests were 
successful, and, notwithstanding his physical disability, con- 
ducted in a masterly and systematic manner. Mr. McCormick 
m. in 1830, Eliza Buehler, b. November 11, 1806, at Erie, 
Pa. ; d. December 25, 1877, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; only daughter 
of George Buehler and Maria Nagle. She was, indeed, a most 
estimable woman. To each noble charity, benevolent enter- 
prise, philanthropic movement. Christian endeavor. Hospital or 
Home in the city of Harrisburg she was a friend, promoter and 
benefactor. From no good cause or charitable work or needy 
poor did she withhold her hand or deny her bounty. Mr. and 
Mrs. McCormick had issue: 

43. %. Henry, b. March 10, 1831 ; m. Annie Criswell. 

44. it. James, b. October 31, 1832; m. Mary Wilson Alricks. 

45. in. Mary, b. October 10, 1834; ra. James Donald Cameron. 

XXXIY. Robert McCormick, s (William, ^ Robert, ^ 
Thomas, 2 James, ^) b. July 13, 1802, in Augusta county, Va. ; 
d. December 4, 1879 ; resided on a farm near Old Providence 
Presbyterian church in the county named ; m. March 4, 1824, 
Sarah Steel, b. December 4, 1804, and is yet [1885] living. 
They had issue : 

i. . William- Steel, b. January 17, 1825. 
ii. Nathaniel-Davis, b. December 3, 1826. 
iii. Mary-Jane, b. December 22, 1828. 
iv. JSo&ert-J.Zfa;aHfZer, b. July 23, 1831. 
V. Saralx-Martha, b. December 22, 1833. 
vi. John- Addison, b. February 4, 1837. 
vii. Meheeca-Jane, b. November 17, 1810. 
via. Virginia, b. August 15, 1843. 
ix. Phoebe-Ann, b. September 12, 1845. 



McCormich Family. 413 

XXXy. JohkR McCoemick," (James, s William, ^ Robert, ^ 
Thomas, ^ James, ^ ) b. August 6, 1806, in Virginia ; d. Sep- 
tember 7, 1854, in Gallia county, 0. ; m. in 1827, Saeah Wad- 
dell, b. August 19, 1810. They bad issue : 

i. William., b. October 22, 1828 ; m.,' first, Catharine Hanson ; 
secondly, Hannah Blake. 

a. James- A., b. Jnly 23, 1830; d. February 3, 1831. 

Hi. John- W., b. December 20, 1831 ; m., first, Caroline Mills ; 
secondly, Sarah Mills. 

iv. Mary-W., b. August 17, 1838 ; m. John T. Halliday. 
V. Samuel-R., h. January 6, 1836; d. September 13, 1836. 

vi. Sarah-E., b. September 12, 1837; m. John S. Mills. 

vii. Irene-E.,h. November 24, 1839 ; m. William G. Mills ; re- 
side in Columbus, O. 
viii. Martha-Ellen, b. June 16, 1843; d. May 15, 1871 ; m. Wil- 
liam Graham. 

ix. Charles-II., b. April 13, 1847; m. Augusta Halliday. 

[x. Caroline-Isabella, b. March 11, 1850 ; d. November 24, 1850. 

\xi. Eomaine-E.,h. June 25, 1852; m. Dr. Edwin S. Rickets; 
reside in Portsmouth, O. 

xii. [Son, twin,] b. June 28, 1852 ; d. 1852. 

XXXYI. Cyeus Hall McCoemick, ^ (Robert,^ Robert, ^ 
Thomas, 2 James, ^) b. February 16, 1809, on the old. home- 
stead, Walnut Grove farm, Rockbridge county, Va.. ; d. Tues- 
day, May 13, 1884, at his residence on Rush street, Chicago, 
111. He received a common school education through private 
teachers and a district subscription school of the neighborhood. 
In 1831, he visited Kentucky, endeavoring to introduce a hemp 
brake, invented by his father, but met with little success. Three 
years after, in connection with his father and a Mr. Black, he 
built and operated Cotopaxa iron furnace, four miles from his 
father's residence, but the enterprise proved a failure owing to 
the dishonesty of Black and the depression caused by the panic 
of 1837, and almost brought about the entire financial ruin of 
his father, who had furnished the capital. He subsequently 
left for the north and west for the purpose of introducing a 
reaper. In 1845, he contracted with a firm in Brockport, N. Y., 
who built the McCormick reapers for several years. He and 
his brother, Leander, built one hundred in Cincinnati, O., for 
the harvest of 1847. In 1846, he was attracted to Chicago by 



414 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

the superior advantages offered bj that city, and erected the 
first reaper factory in the West, near the mouth of the Chicago 
river. Seven hundred grain reapers were manufactured in those 
works for the harvest of 1848. In 1848 and 1849, fifteen hun- 
dred machines were manufactured for the harvest of 1849, and 
found a ready sale in the great and rapidly growing wheat 
fields tributary to the Garden City. In 1850, his brother, 
William S. McCormick, was induced to settle in Chicago, and, 
from 1850 to 1859, the affairs were conducted in the name of 
C. H. McCormick, his two brothers being employed on salaries. 
In 1851, Mr. McCormick visited the World's Fair, at London, 
and was awarded the council medal for the McCormick reaper. 
Afterwards at Paris, in 1855, and at other international exhibi- 
tions in Europe and America he was awarded the first prize. 
From that time onward, the business has increased wonderfully, 
until the yearly sales now aggregate over fifty thousand machines. 
In 1859, Mr. McCormick proposed to the general assembly of 
the Presbyterian church, held at Indianapolis, to endow the 
several chairs of the Theological Seminary on condition that it 
be located in Chicago. To this original endowment he after- 
wards contributed as the necessities of the institution demanded, 
and his beneficence has placed it on a sure and permanent basis. 
In 1878, he went to Paris to receive the grand prize of that 
renowned exposition for the McCormick reaping and self- 
binding machine, while, at the time, the rank of the Legion 
of Honor was conferred upon him, and he was also elected a 
corresponding member of the French academy of sciences. 
While in Paris, he suffered from a dangerous carbuncle on his 
neck, but. owing to his vigorous constitution and most careful 
nursing, after a slow convalescence of five months, he recovered. 
During the next four years, changes of residence in search of 
climate suited to his condition gave him comparative comfort, 
and, although his physical infirmities were increasing, his mental 
faculties remained unimpaired until life's close. Mr. McCor- 
mick was a true representative American. With the spirit of 
enterprise, success in business, he was withal benevolent and 
philanthropic, and the world is the better for having the inheri- 



McCormick Family. 415 

tance of sucn a name and such noble deeds. Cyrus H. McCor- 
mick m. in 1858, Nettie Fowlee, b. February 21, 1835, 
daughter of Melzar Fowler, of Jefferson countj^, N. Y. They 
had issue : 

i. Cyrus-Hall, Jr., b. May 16, 1859. 
a. Mary-Virginia, b. May 5, 1861. 
Hi. Bobert, h. October 27, 1864; d. December, 1865. 
iv. Anita- Eugenie, b. July 4, 1866. 

V. Alice, b. May 15, 1870; d. January, 1871. 
vi. Harold, b. May 2, 1872. 
vii. Stanley -Eobert, b. November 2, 1874. 

XXXYII. William Sanderson McCormick, ^ (Robert,^ 
Robert,^ Thomas,^ James,^) b. November 2, 1815, in Rock- 
bridge county, Ya. ; d. September 27, 1865, at Jacksonville, 
111 ; buried in Graceland cemetery, near Chicago. He acquired 
a good education in the ordinary branches through private 
teachers and at a neighboring school. He was a bright scholar, 
and, at an early age, became an important and valuable assis- 
tant to his father, taking charge of the farming operations and 
accounts, thus relieving him from much care and enabling him 
to devote most of his time to mechanical and manufacturing 
pursuits. To him the renewed prosperity of the family was 
largely due after the financial reverses of his father in 1837. 
He was a progressive man in whatever he did, and in his early 
farming operations he adopted the best and latest improve- 
ments. Upon the death of his father in 1846, he inherited 
the home farm. However, in 1850, at the solicitation of his 
brother, Cyrus, he removed to Chicago, where he assumed the 
management of the reaper business already established. In 
1859, he acquired one fourth interest, and much of its great 
and continued success is owing to his untiring skill, energy, 
and executive ability. Soon after the breaking out of the war 
of the Rebellion, he anticipated a great rise in property and 
values, and, taking advantage of the situation, he bought for 
the firm a large amount of Chicago real estate in what is now 
the heart of the city. The wisdom of this action was soon ap- 
parent, and the firm realized a very large profit from this in- 
vestment. From the effects of close and unremitting applica- 



416 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

tion to business and great nervous strain, Mr. McCormick fin- 
ally broke down, and, in the spring of 1865, was compelled to 
give up all business, but to no purpose. Personally, he was of 
a cheerful disposition, quick spoken, and although diffident, 
was among his friends a most interesting and agreeable man. 
Mr. McCormick m. in June, 1846, Maey Ann Grigsby, daugh- 
ter of Reuben Grigsby, a prominent farmer who resided on his 
handsome estate called Hickory Hill, between Lexington and 
the Natural Bridge, in Rockbridge county, Va., where Mrs. 
McCormick was born. They had issue : 

i. Bobert- Sanderson, b. July 26,'1849 ; resides in Chicago, 111.; 
m. June 8, 1876, Katharine Medill, daughter of Joseph 
Medill, of Cliicago, and had issue: 

1. Joseph-Medill, b. 1877. 

2. Katrina, b. 1879. 

3. liobert, b. 1880. 

n. William-Grigsby, b. June 3, 1851 ; resides in Cliicago, 111.; m 
October, 1873, Eleanor Brooks, daughter of Walter 
Brooks of Baltimore, and had issue: 

1. Carrie, b. July 24, 1874. 

2. William S-, b. November 22, 1875; d. January 1, 

1880. 

3. Marij-Grigshy, b. July 18, 1878. 

4. Walter-Brooks, b. September 10, 1880. 

5. Eleanor- Harryman, b. November 7, 1882. ' 

6. Ckauncey -Brooks, b. December 7, 1884. 

Hi. Emma-Louise, b. October 14, 1854; m. June 18, 1878, Perry 
H. Smith, Jr., son of Hon. Perry H. Smith, Sr., of Chi- 
cago, and had issue (surname Smith): 

1. Perry-H., b. March 18, 1879; d. in infancy. 

2. E lib y-Mc Corn dck, b. September 11, 1880. 

3. Perry-Herbert, b. March 29, 1885. 

iv. Anna-Beubenia, b. May 22, 1860; m. May 29, 1882, Edward 
Blair, son of William Blair, of Chicago, and had issue 
(surname Blair) : 

1. Edith, b. May 5, 1883. 

2. William-McCormick, b. May 2, 1884. 

V. Lucy-Yiryinia, b. April 11, 1864; resides in Chicago. 

XXXYIII. Mary Caroline McCormick, ^ (Robert,^ 
Robert, 2 Thomas, ^ James, ^) b. April 18, 1817, in Rockbridge 
county, Ya. She received a good early education through pri- 
vate teachers, and completed her course of studies at Staunton. 



McCormick Family. 417 

After the death of her husband, she removed to Chicago, where 
she now resides. She m. May 11, 1847, Eev. James Shields, 
b. December 11, 1812, in Pittsburgh, Pa. ; d. August 19, 1862, 
in Prairie du Chien, Wis. ; son of James Shields and Frances 
Perry. His parents came to America from county Tyrone, 
Ireland, in 181 1. His father was a contractor and builder by 
occupation", and, in religion, a strict Presbyterian. Mr. Shields 
received a collegiate education at Western University, Pitts- 
burgh, where he graduated in 1830. After completing a full 
term at the Theological Seminary of the United Presbyterian 
church, he was licensed to preach April 2, 1834. In the spring 
of 1835, he was ordained pastor of the congregations of Fer- 
managh and Tuscarora, in Juniata county, Pa., and continued 
to preach to the first-named church until his death. He never 
enjoyed robust health, and, in July, 1862, at the solicitation of 
his brother-in-law, William S. McCormick, he left home for a 
season of recreation among the streams and lakes of Minnesota, 
but, on reaching Prairie du Chien, he was taken seriously ill, 
and died there. Mr. Shields had been previously married ; 
first, January 20, 1839, Hannah McKinstry, who died a year 
after; he m., secondly, Mary K. Grracy, who left one child, 
Mary- Q racy ^ now married to William J. Wallace, of Newville, 
Pa. James Shields and Mary Caroline McCormick had issue 
(surname Shields) : 

i. James-Hall, b. June 1, 1849; resides in Cliicago, 111.; m. 
October 17, 1878, Nellia Manville Culver, of Chicago, and 
had issue (surname Shields) : 

1. Irene, b. November 1, 1879. 

2. Nellie- Caroline, b. February 8, 1881. 

3. James-Culver, b. July 31, 1882. 

4. Viola, b. February 27, 1884. 

ii. Amanda-McCoi-mick, h. December 25, 1850 ; m. November 
23, 1880, Harry C. Tillman, of Detroit, Mich. ; and had 
issue (surname Tillman) : 

1. Camline-Hogarth, b. August 22, 1881 ; d. March 
22, 1882. 
Hi. Cyrus- Sanderson, b. September 30, 1852; d. December 14, 
1854. 

XXXIX. Leander James McCormick, 5 (Robert,'* Robert, ^ 
Thomas, 2 James, i) b. February 8, 1819, at the family home- 
27 



418 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

stead, AValmit Grove. Rockbridge county, Va. He received 
an education in the ordinary branches of study through private 
teachers. As a young man, his time was mostly employed in 
his father's shop, where he developed considerable mechanical 
talent. A number of valuable improvements were made by 
him to the McCormick reaper at an early day. In 1847, he 
went to Cincinnati, O., w^here, in partnership wnth his brother, 
Cyrus, he built one hundred reapers for the harvest of that 
year. In the spring of 1846, he removed with his family to 
Chicago, where he took charge of the manufacturing depart- 
ment of the reaper business, acquiring one sixth interest in the 
same. From 1850 to 1859, he held the same position on a 
salary. In 1859, he and his brother, William S., became in- 
terested in the business to the extent of one fourth each, the 
firm becoming C. IT. McCormick & Bros. After William S. 
McCormick's death, he acquired a full one third interest. He 
is now vice president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine 
Company, but takes no active part in the business. By the 
Chicago fire of 1871, he lost his home and other valuable pro- 
perty, but, by energy and activity, soon rebuilt nearly all his 
buildings, personally planning and superintending the construc- 
tion of the new McCormick reaper w^orks. A few years since, 
he decided to make a contribution to the cause of science in his 
native State. The result was the donation by him of a magnifi- 
cent refractor telescope, the second largest of its kind in the 
world, to the University of Virginia, at Charlottesville. He re- 
sides in the city of Chicago. Mr. McCormick m. October 6, 
1845, Henrietta Hamilton, b. May 25, 1822 ; daughter of 
John Hamilton, of Rockbridge county, Va. They had issue : 

i. Eobert-Hall, b. September 6, 1847; m. June 1, 1871, Sarah 
Lord Day, of New York, and had issue: 

1. HenricUa-Hamiltnn, b. February 22, 1872. 

2. Eliza-Day, b. July 11, 1873. 

3. Bobert-Hall, Jr., b. July 10, 1878. 

4. Fhoebe-Lord, h. October 6, 1879. 
u. Maria. 

m. Henrutta-L., b. April 27, 1857; m. JSTovember 14, 18S3, 
Frederick E. Goodhart, of London, England, and luid 
issue (surname Goodhart) : 



McCormick Family. 419 

1. Leamler-McOormicTc, b. August 10, 1884. 
iv. Leander-HamUton , b. May 27, 1859. 

XL. Amanda J. McCormick, ^ (Eobert,* Eobert,^ Thomas, ^ 
James. ^) b. September 17, 1822, in Rockbridge county, Ya. ; 
resides in the city of Chicago, III — a woman remarkable for 
her beautiful Christian character and unselfish devotion to her 
family, whose example and influence are felt by all who sur- 
round her, and her rare qualities acknowledged by a large 
circle of warm friends and relatives. She married May 8, 
1845, Hugh Adams, b. February 10, 1820, in Rockbridge 
county, Va. ; d. March 10, 1880, in Chicago, 111., son of James 
Adams. His father was a man of fine mind, intelligent and 
highly respected — a brother of Senator Robert Adams from 
Tennessee. His jnother was a most industrious, practical 
woman, and a devoted Christian. While a resident of Vir- 
ginia, Hugh Adams was a successful merchant, and one of the 
most popular business men of that State. Soon after his mar- 
riage, he removed to Keer's Creek, Rockbridge county, where 
he engaged in merchandise. In 1857, he went to Chicago, 
where he became interested in the grain commission business, 
and known as the principal of the firm McCormick, Adams & 
Co. For twenty-three years he was prominently identified with 
the commercial prosperity of Chicago. His reputation in com- 
mercial circles was of the very best, and his name was looked 
upon as the synonym of all that was honorable and upright in 
business transactions. He was a consistent member of 
the Fourth Presbyterian church, of Chicago, and an ardent 
lover of its meetings, and of all its work for the Master, at the 
time of his death. A man of simple, unostentatious tastes and 
habits, and of tender sj^mpathy for the poor. Mr. and Mrs. 
Adams had issue (surname Adams) : 

i. Mary-Caroline, b. April 21, 1846, in Rockbridge county, 
Va.; m. June 8, 1869, in Chicago, 111., John E. Chapman, 
of Wareliouse Point, Conn., b. September 1, 1836, and d. 
January 4, 1882, in Kew York city, and had issue (sur- 
name Chapman) : 

1. Anna, b. June 21, 1870, in Chicago, 111. 

2. John-Adams, b. June 29, 1873, in Chicago, III. 



420 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

a. Bohert-McVormick, b. October 21, 1847, in Rockbridge 
county, Va.; m. October 21, 1874, in St. Louis, Mo., Vir- 
ginia Claiborne ; and had issue (surname Adams) : 

1. Ilitgh-Claihorne, b. September 6, 1875, at St. 

Louis, Mo. 

2. Mildred-Kyle, b. October 20, 1877, at St. Louis, 

Mo. 

3. A7nanda-McC.,h. August 26, 1880, at Old Sweet 

Springs, Va. 

4. Natalie, b. October 19, 1882, at Webster Groves, 

Mo. 

5. Virginia- Claihoi-ne^h. August 3, 1885, at Web- 

ster Groves, Mo. 
Hi. Cyrus-Hall, b. February 21, 1849, in Eockbridge county, 
Va.; m. September 26, 1878, in Chicago, 111., Emma J. 
Blair, dangiiter of Lyman Blair ; and had issue (sur- 
name Adams) : 

1. Cyrus-Hall, b. July 30, 1881, in Chicago, 111. 

ii\ James-W.,h. January 2, 1853, in Rockbridge county, Va. 

V. Sarah-Ella, b. March 10, 1855, in Rockbridge county, Va. 

ri. Hiigh-L., b. May 5, 1857, in Rockbridge county, Va.; ra. 

; Islovember, 1881, in Milwaukee, Wis,, Susan Kirby; 

and had issue (surname Adams ): 

1. liuglh, b. August 2, 1882, in Chicago, 111. 

2. Lita, b. September 21, 1883, in Milwaukee, Wis. 
vii. Edicard- Shields, b. December 12, 1859, in Chicago, 111. 

via. Amanda-Virginia, b. March 3, 1862, in Chicago, 111. 

XLI. Richard Cunningham McCoemick, *' (Hugli,^ 
James,* Hugh,^ Hugh,- James, i) b. December 5, 1803, in the 
city of New York; d. October 28, 1857; and, during all his 
life, was actively engaged in business in that city, being, for a 
number of years, secretary of the Merchant's Exchange. He 
m. June 16, 1831, Saeah Matilda Deckee, of New York, 
who survived him twenty-one years, dying at her residence in 
Jamaica, Long Island, January 11, 1878. They had issue : 

46. i. Eichard- Cunningham, h. May 2S,18S2; m., first, Margaret 
G. Hunt ; secondly, Elizabeth Thurman. 
ii. Alfred -Becker, b. November 27, 1834; m. November 27, 
1865, Sarah Elizabeth Van Wicklen, of Woodhaven, L. I., 
who d. October 1, 1874, and had issue : 

1. Eichard-Cunningham, b. December 4, 1866. 
m. Isabella-Frances, b. January 6, 1836; d. July 6, 1841. 



McCormick Family. 421 

iv. Sarah-Matilda, b. December 12, 1838; m. June 23, 1864, 
Dexter H. Walker, and had issue (surname Walker) : 
1. Edith-May, b. May 29, 1874. 
V. Mary-Louisa, b. July 22, 1841. 

vi. William-Henry, b. October 6, 1846; d. June 8, 1850. 
vii. Florence-Nightingale, b. September 3, 1855. 

XLII. John McCormick, 6 (Hugh, 5 James, ^ Hugh,^ Hugh,^ 
James, 1) b. January 15, 1818, in the city of New York; in 
■ 1845, became secretary of the Atlantic Dock Company, Brook- 
lyn, an office which, after the lapse of forty years, he still [1885] 
occupies; he m. February 17, 1845, Caroline Pilsbury, 
daughter of John and Abigail Eliot Pilsbury, of Newburyport, 
Mass. They had issue : 

i. Eliot, b. May 5, 1849 ; entered Columbia College, N". Y., in 
1866 ; was secretary to Andrew H. Green, comptroller of 
the city of Xew York from 1873 to 1876; editor of the 
Christian Union, 1877-1882, and of Neio York Observer, 
1883: now engaged in business in New York. 
ii. Isabella-Esther, b. August 29, 1853; m. January 16, 1883, 
Edgar Wade Abbot, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and had issue 
(surname Abbot) : 

1. Helen-Barbara, b. September 13, 1884. 

XLIJI. Henry McCormick, ^ (James, ^ William,-^ James, ^ 
Thomas, 2 James, i) b. March 10, 1831, in Harrisburg, Penn'a. 
He received his education at the Harrisburg Academy, Part- 
ridge's Military Institute, and graduated at Yale College in 
1852. Upon his return from college, he commenced the study 
of the law with his father. His taste being for a more stirring 
pursuit, he gave it up and learned the iron business at Bead- 
ing furnace, now Robesonia, at the first opportunity purchasing 
an interest in the Henry Clay and Eagle furnaces, near Marietta, 
Lancaster county. In 1857, Paxtang furnace came under his 
management, and, in 1866, the nail-works at Fairview, in Cum- 
berland county, at the mouth of the Conedoguinit creek, which 
he has successfully conducted since. In 1865, before a rail- 
way spanned the continent, he crossed the great plain and 
mountain range to the Pacific coast, returning by the Isthmus 
of Panama. In 1877, he visited Europe. ' Long before these 
journeys, he had shown his devotion to his country. At the 



422 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

opening of the Rebellion, be offered bis life and services to tbe 
cause of patriotism, gathering a company of volunteers, com- 
pany F, Locbiel Grays, of tbe Twenty-fiftb regiment, Pennsyl- 
vania volunteers, in tbe three months' service. When tbis or- 
ganization was disbanded, he was at once chosen colonel of 
the First regiment, Pennsylvania militia, under Major General 
John F. Reynolds, by whom he was assigned to the command 
of the First brigade. The object of forming tbis division being 
accomplished by the contest at Antietam, it was mustered out 
of service. Under the act relative to a new geological survey 
of Pennsylvania, be was appointed by Governor Hartranft a 
commissioner, and by bis colleagues its treasurer. These posi- 
tions he occupies at present. As a co-trustee of bis fatber's 
estate, be has shown tact and judgment, and in the pursuit of 
all tbe business in which he is engaged, great energy and suc- 
cess. To all benevolent objects be is a most generous giver, 
without ostentation or publicity. As an evidence of tbe es- 
teem in which he is held, it may be stated that when a candi- 
date for Congress, in 1882, bis majority in bis native county 
was one hundred and lifty-nine, while his party was in a mi- 
nority of nearly fifteen hundred on the vote for otber offices. 
Colonel McCormick m. June 29, 1867, Annie Criswell, 
daughter of Jolin Vance Criswell and Hannah Dull. They 
bad issue: 

i. Henry-Buehler. 
ii. Vance, 
in. Mary ; d. s. p. 
iv. Hugh ; d. s. p. 
V. Annie. 

XLIV. James McCormick," (James, ^ Wilbam,* James, ^ 
Thomas, 2 James. ^) b. October 31, 1832, in Harrisburg, Pa. 
He was educated in the common schools, Captain Partridge's 
Military Institute, the Harrisburg Academy, graduating at 
Yale College in 1853 ; studied law under his father ; was ad- 
mitted to the bars of Daupbin and Cumberland counties, and 
practiced for several years. Upon the deatb of his father be 
became one of the trustees of his estate, a charge tbat absorbed 
his time and attention to sucb a degree that he abandoned his 



McCormick Family. 423 

profession. The magnitude of this estate, and the enterprises 
conducted under it, require caution, prudence, and judgment 
in its management. Mr. McCormick has shown all these quali- 
ties in the successful performance of his duties. He has never 
held political office, but, in the religious and charitable work 
of the day, occupies a conspicuous position. He has been an 
elder in the Pine Street Presbyterian church from its founda- 
tion, in 1858, a successful Sunday-school tutor, president and 
trustee of the Young Men's Christian Association ; in all the 
active work of his denomination, a most efficient and liberal 
agent ; a large contributor to the Home for the Friendless in 
this city ; to all charitable objects ; and, from its opening, presi- 
dent of the Harrisburg hospital, one of its most active, atten- 
tive, and competent advisers. He m. May 26, 1859, at Harris- 
burgh, Penn'a, Mary Wilson Alricks, b. at Harrisburg, Pa. ; 
daughter of Herman Alricks and Mary Wilson Kerr, {see Al- 
ricks record.) They had issue: 

i. Herman- Alricks, b. June 3, 1860 ; d. January 25, 1867. 
ii. Henry. 
Hi. William. 
iv. James, 
V. Donald, 
vi. Eliza. 

vii. Mary-Kerr, h. March 18, 1874 ; d. May 7, 1877. 
via. Bohert. 

XLV. Mary McCormick,*' (James, ^ William,^ James, ^ 
Thomas, 2 James, ^)b. October 10, 1834; d. March 23, 1874, at 
Harrisburg, Pa. ; m. James Donald Cameron, b. 1833, in 
Middletown, Pa. ; son of Greneral Simon Cameron and Margaret 
Brua. He received a classical education, and studied at Prince- 
ton College. Upon leaving college, he entered the Middletown 
bank as clerk, of which he subsequently became cashier. From 
1866 to 1874, he was president of the Northern Central rail- 
road, in which latter year the road was leased to the Pennsyl- 
vania Eailroad Company. Greneral Grant appointed him Secre- 
tary of War, May 22, 1876, which office he held until the close of 
that administration. In 1876, he was a delegate to the National 
Republican Convention at Cincinnati, and, upon the resigna- 



424 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

tion of his father, General Cameron, as United States Senator, 
was elected by the Legislature to fill the vacancy, subsequently 
re-elected for the full term ending March 3, 1885, and again 
for the term ending March 3, 1891. They had issue (surname 
Cameron) : i •■; 'd '/ 

i. Eliza-McCormick- \ m. William H. Bradley, of Newark, 
N.J. 

ii. Virqinia-Bolette ; m. Lieutenant Alexander Rodgers, U. 
S. A., of New Jersey ; appointed Second lieutenant, 4th 
cavalry, June 16, 1875 ; First lieutenant, July 6, 1879. 

Hi. Mary. 

iv. James-McCormick. 

V. Margaretta-Brua. 

vi. Hachel-Burnside. 

Mr. Cameron m., secondly, May 9, 1878, Elizabeth Sher- 
man, daughter of Judge Sherman, of Cleveland, O. 

XLYI. EiCHARD Cunningham McCormick,''^ (Richard- 
Cunningham,^ Hugh,^ James, ^ Hugh,^ Hugh,^ James, ^) b. 
May 23, 1832. He was educated in ISTew York, and went, in 
1854, to the Crimean war as correspo indent for one of the New 
York journals. On his return, he published two volumes of 
travels, " A Yisit to the Camp before Sebastopol," and " St. 
Paul's to St. Sophia." In 1858 and 1859, he edited the " Young 
Men's Magazine," and was instrumental in founding the Young 
Men's Christian Association in this country, being for some 
time corresponding secretary of the New York organization. 
During the early months of the war of the Rebellion, he was 
with the Federal army in the field, as correspondent for the 
New York Evening Post. In 1861, President Lincoln appointed 
him chief clerk of the Department of Agriculture, and, in 1863, 
secretary of the Territory of Arizona. In 1866, he became 
Governor of the same Territory, from which he was elected, in 
the year 1869, delegate to Congress. In this capacity he served 
the Territory six years, while he also represented the Territory 
in the Republican National Convention of 1876, and in the 
Centennial Exhibition of the same year. During the presiden- 
tial campaign which immediately followed, he acted as secre- 
tary of the Republican National Committee, and, on the elec- 



McCormick Family. 425 

tion of Eutherford B. Hayes, was appointed assistant Secretary 
of the Treasury, which ill health subsequently obliged him to 
resign. In 1878, he became American Commissioner to the 
Paris Exposition, and on the successful completion of that ser- 
vice retired from public life. He m., first, Margaeet Gr. Hunt, 
who died April 30, 1867 ; and secondly, Elizabeth Thueman, 
daughter of Senator Allen Gr. Thurman, of Ohio. 




426 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



McNAIR OF DERRY. 



I. David McNair,^ b. in the parish of Donaghmore, county 
Donegal, Ireland, emigrated to America, in 1733, and took 
up 200 acres of land in then Derry township, Lancaster count}^ 
Province of Pennsylvania. He was the son of Alexander 
McNair,! a Scotch settler in the north of Ireland. Of his 
children we have no record. A brother, Egbert McNair, ^ 
came to Pennsylvania about 1737. He died prior to 1752, 
leaving a wife, and children as follows : 

2. i. Alexander, b. 1730 ; m. and liad issue. 
ii. ISamuel, b. 1732. 

m. Mary, b. 1734. 
iv. Robert, b. 1737, 

II. Alexander McNair,^ (Robert, ^ Alexander, i) b. in 
1730, in parish of Donaghmore, county Donegal, Ireland ; d. 
about the close of the 18th century near Pittsburgh ; m. a daugh- 
ter of Robert Dunning, and had issue : 

3. i. Alexander, b. 1774 ; m. Susanne Marguerite de Reilhe. 

ii. Dunning; m. and had Dunning, ot Washington City, m. 
Kitty Steele; Anna-Maria, m. Mr. Anderson, of Louis- 
ville, Ky. ; and Margaret, m. Mr. Steele, of the same place. 
Hi. David ; m. and had David, m. Miss Florettry ; and Ella. 
iv. Bobert; m. and had Mary, m, Mr. Minton ; Eliza, m. Mr. 

Baldwin of New Orleans ; and Bobert, of same place. 
V. Ezekiel ; located in or near Erie, Penn'a. 

III. Alexander McNair, 4 (Alexander, 3 Robert, ^ Alex- 
ander,^) b. in 1774, in Derry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin 
county, Penn'a ; cl. March 18, 1826, at St. Louis, Missouri. 
He received a fair English and classical education under Joseph 
Hutchinson, whose remains are interred in old Derry grave- 
yard, and w^ho was a superior teacher. He subsequently at- 
tended a term at the Philadelphia College, now University of 



McNair of Berry. 427 

Pennsylvania, but his father djnng, he was called home to the 
paternal farm in Deny. The mother shortly after deceased, 
and the sons, Dunning and Alexander, agreed to settle their 
parent's estate in a novel manner — that whosoever would be 
the victor in a fair encounter, should be the owner of the home- 
stead. Alexander received a severe whipping at the hands of 
his brother, to which he afterwards acknowledged he owed the 
honor of being Governor of Missouri. In 1799, through the 
influence of Senator William Maclay, of Harrisburg, he received 
the appointment of lieutenant of infantry in the U. S. Army, 
having formerly served as lieutenant in command of a company 
from Dauphin county in the Whiskey Insurrection of 1794. 
In 1804, he went to the Missouri Territory, then recently ac- 
quired, where he served a number of years as U. S. Commissary, 
stationed at St. Louis. In a St. Louis tax list for 1811, he ap- 
pears taxed for one of the nineteen "carriages of pleasure" 
then held in that city. '" In 1812, he was appointed adjutant 
and inspector general, and during the war with England, was 
a colonel of Missouri militia in the United States service. The 
name of Alexander McISTair appears among a list of merchants 
and traders in 1817, doing business in St. Louis. He was 
the first Governor of Missouri, holding office from 1820, when 
the State government was formed, to 1824. At the expiration 
of his term of office he filled an important position in the Indian 
department He died in St. Louis, March 18, 1826, aged fifty- 
two years, and his remains rest in Calvary cemetery, that city. 
He was a man of great popularity, and strict integrity, and left 

* We learn that Gov. Mcl^air resided at one time on the corner of 
Main and Spruce streets, St. Louis, in a double house, two rooms deep, 
with servants' quarters outside. This house was built of logs set up- 
right, as the French custom was. It was surrounded by a wide veran- 
da, supported by cedar posts, with a neat i-ailing around it. This house 
was daguerrotyped by Easterly wlien in a state of extreme dilapida- 
tion, and about to be pulled down, and often appears in the public 
prints as " the residence of Gov. McNair, the first Governor of Mis- 
souri. " At the time he held office, and prior, he lived in a house 
west of Broadway, in what was then the northern suburbs ; with im- 
proved grounds and an avenue bordered with roses, leading to the 
front entrance. It was at a later date, locally known as the " Uiddle 
Mansion." 



428 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

to his family an honored name. Grovernor McNair married, in 
1805, SusANNE Maeguerite de Reilhe, a native of St. Louis, 
She was the daughter of Antoine and Stella (Camp) de Reilhe, 
and granddaughter of the Rev. Dr. Camp, formerly of Amherst 
county and parish, Virginia, and the first Episcopalian minister 
to move as far west, as the Mississippi of whom there is any 
record. Dr. Camp went with George Rogers Clarke's expedi- 
tion in 1778, as far as Louisville, where Clarke abandoned his 
boats and crossed the country to Kaskaskia. Dr. Camp de- 
scended the river to ISTatchez, and the next year returned and 
settled at Kaskaskia, where he died April 20, 1786. The same 
year his widow, Mrs. Ann (Olivier) Camp and her four daugh- 
ters, one of whom had just married Antoine de Reilhe, moved 
to St. Louis, where the future Mrs. McNair was born January, 
1787. The father of Mrs. ISTcNair was a French gentleman of 
position, with very polished manners, and his wife dying early, 
he devoted himself to the education of his three children. Mrs. 
McNair, the eldest, was highly educated for that time, and pos- 
sessed manners of extreme elegance. She married Mr. McNair 
when eighteen years of age, and her bridal trip was to accom- 
pany her husband on horseback to Pittsburgh, where he went 
on business and to visit some relatives. After some months 
they returned in boats, which were taking government supplies 
to western posts. She survived her husband thirty-seven years, 
and left but four of her large family living. She died in St. 
Louis, June 17, 1863, and rests in Calvary cemetery by the side 
of her husband. They had issue: 

i. [a dau.'\ ; d, at the age of seventeen. 

a. [a son] ; d, at the age of fifteen. 

in. Dunning ; killed by lightning, June 3, 1831, 

iv. Alexander -W . \ d, 1849, at Santa Fe, New Mexico ; served 

ill the Mexican war, 
V. Frederick:, d. in August, 1833, in New Orleans, of yellow 
fever, 

vi. Antoine- Beilhe ; m, three times ; of the first marriage, there 
was one son, Dr, McNair, who d, in 1880 ; of the second 
marriage, is Commander McNair, U, S, Navy, residing 
at Saratoga, N, Y, ; the last wife and children reside in 
St, Louis. 



McNair of Derry. 



429 



Margaret-Caroline \ m. first, Charles D. Ward, a surveyor 
and civil engineer, of Maryland ; m. secondly, John Gar- 
rison, of Philadelphia, and resided there until his death ; 
resides in St. Louis with two children, and has one 
daughter, a nun in the Convent of the Sacred Heart. 

Louise; m. Judge Samuel Jones, of Pittsburgh, Pa., where 
she resides. 

Lafayette ; served in the Mexican war ; d. in 1854, at Kew 
Orleans, of yellow fever. 

Stella ; m. Jules Cabanne, of St. Louis, a grandson of 
Charles Gratiot, on whose porch the transfer of the 
Western country was made to Captain Stoddard for the 
United States ; Mr. Cabanne died about 1873, and his 
widow and three children reside in St. Paul, Minn. 




430 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



MoNAIR OF HANOVER. 



1. Thomas McIS1air,i probably a grandson of David McNair 
referred to in the preceding record, b. in 1737, in the parish of 
Donaghrnore, county Donegal, Ireland ; d. July 25, 1830, in 
Hanover township, Dauphin county, Penn'a ; emigrated to 
America about the year 1762. and took up land in Hanover 
township. From some documen ts in possession of his descendants 
he left brothers, William and Robert, in Ireland. A certificate 
of character and church membership, signed by Benjamin 
Holmes and dated Donaghmore, 20th August, 1762, states that 
"Thomas McNair was born and educated in this parish; a de- 
scendant of an ancient Protestant family, deservedly esteemed 
in their country, has industriously followed his business, and 
always maintained an unexceptionable moral character, and was 
admitted to church privileges with us." He was a soldier of the 
Revolution and a leading man in Hanover for half a century. 
He was twice married, first Ann Wallace, b. March 15, 1748 ; 
d. September 22, 1793, in Hanover; daughter of Robert Wal- 
lace and Mary Clyde, {see Wallace of Hanover.) They had 
issue : 

i. Mary, b. 1772; d. December 2, 1774. 
ii. Martha, b. August 12, 1774; ; m. Samuel Sturgeon, of Sliip- 

pensburg. 
Hi. Bohert, b. May 13, 1777 ; d. in 1800 or 1801, in St. Domingo, 
of yellow fever ; unm. 

2. iv. FFi/Ham, b. May 24, 1780; m. Edith Bartles. 

V. James, b. January 13. 1783 ; d. October 1, 1799. 

3. vi. Moses, b. June 11, 1785; m. Martha Williamson. 

vii. Ann, b. August 17, 1787 ; d. May 28, 1841, near Berwick, 
Penn'a ; unm. 

4. via. Thomas, b. March 10, 1790; m. Agnes Ferguson. 

Thomas McNair m. secondly, Mary Strain, b. 1758, in Han- 
over ; d. October 22, 1821, in Hanover; buried beside her hus- 
band, his first wife, and children, in old Derry Church grave- 
yard. They had issue : 



McNair of Hanover. 431 

ix. John-Andrew, b. May 13, 1797; d. June 12, 18-i6, at the 
residence of his brother, William, near Dayton, O., and 
buried in Bath church grave-yard. 
X. Mary, b. September 1, 1798 ; d. October 18, 1864, in Indiana ; 
m. William Baird, of Hanover; left no issue. 

xi. Bober t- Wallace, h. Ku^wst 19,1800; d. in Boston, Mass., 

a few years after liis marriage ; m. Eliza ■ — , and had 

Ann, v^iio, vs^ith her mother, reside in Boston. 

II. William McNair, ^ (Thomas, i) b. May 2-i, 1780, in 
Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Penn'a ; 
d. October 23, 1842, near Dayton, Ohio ; m. June 16, 1829, 
Edith Bartles ; d. September 2, 1872. They had issue : 

i. Jfa?'<7arei, b. April 8,1830; m. William H. Kendall, and 

iiad issue (surname Kendall), Charles- A., Jaynes, George- 

F., and Alverdie. 
ii. T/iomas, b. October 23, 1832 ; resides in Marion, Ind.; m. 

Miss Overmier, of Columbus, O., and had issue. 
Hi. John, b. August 25, 1835; d. July 15, 1877 ; unm. 
iv. William, b. May 17, 1838; m. Anna Landon, of Piqua, 

Ohio, and had Robert. 
V. Anna-Mary, (twin,) b. May 17, 1838; d. ISTovember 5, 1855. 
vi. James, b. May 27, 1841 ; killed October 19, 1864, at battle 

of Cedar Creek ; buried in Bath grave-yard beside his 

parents. 

III. Moses McNair,^ (Thomas,^) b. Junell, 1785, in Han- 
over townsliip, Lancaster, now Dauphin county, Penn'a ; re- 
moved, in 1811, to the Mad Eiver country, Ohio, where he died ; 
m, Martha Williamson. They had issue : 

i. Thomas; a physician who settled in St. Louis, now retired 

from practice ; m. and had issue. 
ii. Ann; m. in October, 1836, George Mossier, a mercliant of 

Fairfield, O., and had issue (surname Mossier), Buena, 

Ella, and a son, d. in childhood. 
Hi. Edith; was twice married; her second husband, 

Webster, and had issue, 
io. Margaret ; m. James McCord, of St. Louis, and had issue 

(surname McCord), Edna. 

IV. Thomas McNair,^ (Thomas, i) b. March 10, 1790, in 
Hanover township, Dauphin county, Penn'a ; d. July 23, 1847, 
at Berwick, Penn'a, of cholera contracted while on a visit to 
Tennessee just previous; m. December 7, 1819, Agnes Fer- 



432 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

GUSON, b. March 14, 1795, iu Hanover; d. July 20, 1848, at 
Berwick, Penn'a ; daughter of David Fergnson and Jean (Hen- 
derson) Rodgers, {see Ferguson record.) Thev had issue : 

i. Jane- Ferguson; m. May 5, 1841, William Wilson Righter, 
M. D. ; d. at Beaver Meadows, Carbon county, Penn'a, 
and had seven children, of whom only three are living 
(surname Righter) ; 

1. Uiqohemia-McFee:, m. Arthur P. Wood, of 

Omaha, Neb. 

2. Thomas- McNair\ m. Gerti'ude Leisenring, of 

Mount Carmel, Penn'a. 

3. John-M., civil engineer on Union Pacific E. R. 

in Arizona. 

4. Annie-M. , d. at Mauch Chunk, Pa. : m. W. W. 

Weaver. 
a. Ann-Wallact ; d. s. p. 
5. in. T/iomas-S/jeer, b. October, 1824; m. Mary Stevens. 
iv. Anna-Mary ; resides in Omaha, Neb. ; unm. 
V. David-Henderson ; d. July 18, 1881, at Bowie Station, Ari- 
zona ; m. Mary E. Setzer, and left TJiomas-B. and David- 
Ferguson. 
vi. William-Edwards \ d. August 6, 1857, at Mauch Chunk, 

Penn'a; unm. 
vii. James-Sharon, b. October 5, 1838, in Foundryville, Pa., a 
civil and mining engineer ; was first lieutenant, company 
G, 32d regiment. Pa. Vols., in 1863 ; m. Rebecca E. Vin- 
cent, of Hazleton, Pa. 

Y. Thomas Speee McNair,^ (Thomas, ^ Thomas,^) b. 
October, 1824, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Penn'a. 
He is a civil and mining engineer, Lehigh Valley railroad com- 
pany, residiug at Hazleton, Pa., of which borough he has been 
chief burgess, president of council, and prominently identified 
with its leading enterprises. Mr. McNair, m. August 14, 1866, 
Mary Stevens, a native of England. They had issue : 

I. Annie-Agnes. 
ii. Thomas- Ferguson. 
Hi. Bobert- Stevens. 
iv. William- III ghter. 
V. Jane-Ferguson. 
vi. John- Calvin, 
vii. Donald- Walla/^e. 
viii. Mary-Stevens. 



Midler and Lohingier. 433 



MULLER AND LOBINGTER. 



I. John Muller, ^ son of Ru])olph Muller, ^ b. about 1715, 
in the Palatinate, Germany ; emigrated with his family to 
America in 1752, on the ship " Bawley," George Grove, captain, 
•' from Rotterdam, last from Plymouth." arriving at Philadelphia 
on the 23d of October, 1752. He settled in Lebanon township, 
then Lancaster county, Pa., where he died in 1760, leaving a 
wife, Barbara, who survived her husband several years, dying 
in 1783, and children as follows : 

i. John, b. 1734; d. prior to 1785 •, m. Juliana ; d. prior 

to 1785 ; and had a son Rudolph. 
Ursula, b. 1736 ; m. Martin Tliomas, (see Thomas record.) 
Anna, b. 1738 ; m. Matthias Eeigard. 
Rudolph, b. 1740; m. first, Catharine ; secondly 

Susanna . 

Milizuhetli, b. 1743, m. Christopher Lobingier. 

Barbara, b. 1745; m. John Wolf, of Cumberland county, 

Pa. 
vii. Mary,h. 1747 ; m. Henry Feiger, of Westmoreland county, 

Pa. 

Subsequently, after the death of his father, followed Henry 
Muller, [Moeller,] nephew of the foregoing, and concerning 
whom we have the following record: He was born in 1749, 
in Hamburg, Germany, and on the occasion referred to, at the 
age of eighteen years, came to America, having received a classi- 
cal education in the University of Gottingen. Henry had a 
good instructor.- He was brought to the notice of the Rev. Dr. 
Muhlenberg, who secured him the appointment as assistant in 
a school in which he was himself at that time giving instruction, 
in the mean time devoting all his leisure to the study of the- 
ology under the direction of his patron. In the year 1774, he 





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3. 


iv. 


4. 


V. 




Vl. 



434 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

was licensed to preach by the Lutheran Synod of Pennsylvania. 
Mr. Miiiler's first regular pastoral charge was at Heading, where 
be remained from August 1775, to August, 1777, when be re- 
moved to Philadelphia. Having consecrated himself to the 
work of the ministry, he evinced mucb of a self-denying spirit 
in preacbing the gospel to the poor, and laboring to collect and 
build up congregations in the most obscure places, and under 
the most unfavorable circumstances. He served for some time 
as cbaplaiu to an associated battalion in the war of the Revolu- 
tion. Mr. Miiller, about 1783, became the settled pastor of the 
church at Albany, JST. Y., and it was under his ministry that 
the first Lutheran church edifice in that city was built. In 
1789, he received and accepted a call to New Holland, Lancaster 
county. Pa., where he continued very laboriously engaged un- 
til 1795, when he took charge of the Lutheran interests in Har- 
risburg and the neighborhood. He was the first pastor after 
the separation of the Lutheran from the Reformed congregation. 
Here he remained seven years, and although his duties were 
laborious, his ministry was a successful one. In the year 1802, 
much to the regret of the congregation, he relinquished this 
charge, returned to his former field of work in the State of New 
York, where he continued about six years, (the period he usually 
allowed himself for continuance in one place,) when he accepted 
a call to the united churches of Sharon and New Rhinebeck, 
Schoharie county, N. Y., where he ofhciated until physical in- 
firmity rendered him incapable of attending to his pastoral 
duties. He died at Sharon, on the 16th of September, 1829, 
in the eightieth year of his age. Mr. Miiller in person was 
rather thick-set, somewhat below the medium height, and very 
agreeable in manners and appearance. As a preacher, he was 
not brilliant, but instructive and practical, while in the more 
private duties of the pastoral office waseminently felicitous and 
faithful He was a bright example of the Christian spirit, and 
an eminently devoted minister. The Rev. Mr. Miiller was 
twice married. He married first, on September 19, 1775, EsTHEE 
Ott, sister of John Nicholas Ott. She probably died at Har- 
risburg. Pa. He married secondly, the widow of Baron Zed- 
wick, who lost his life in the French war. This latter con- 



MilUer and Lohingier. 435 

nection proved every way a liappy one, for bis wife was a 
woman of sweet manners and amiable disposition. Slie died 
in 1827. We have no knowledge if they left any descendants. 

II. Anxa Mullee,3 (John, 2 Rudolph, i) b. 1738, in the 
Palatinate, German}^ ; d. February, 1810, in Lebanon township, 
Lebanon county, Pa. ; m. Matthias Peigard, b. 1736; d. m 
1790, in Lebanon township. They had issue (surname Reigard) : 

i. Jacob; m. and left issue. 
a. Elizabeth; m. Henry Kleber, of Mt. Pleasant township, 

Westmoreland county, Pa. 
m. Barbara ; m. Jacob Steinman, son of Conrad Steinman, * 

of Betliel. 
iv. Henry ; m. Barbara Henner, daughter of John Henner. f 
V. Christopher. 
vi. John:, m, and left issue. 
cii. Anna, 
via. David, 
ix. Matthias, 
X. Anna-Mary, 
xi. Catharine. 

III. PuDOLPH MULLER,^ (Johu, 2 Rudolph, i) b. about 1740, 
in the city of Hamburg, Germany; d. JSTovember, 1806, in 
Annville township. Dauphin, now Lebanon county, Pa. ; came 
with his parents to America to then Lancaster county, and 
brought up as a farmer ; m. first, Catharine , and had 

*CoNKAD Steikman of Bethel township, Lebanon county, Penn'a, 
d. prior to 1788, leaving a wife, Anna Maria, and cliildren, Jacob, 
Philopena, 3Iagdalena, Anna, John, Catharine, and Bar-bara, m. 
(Jeorge Slieaffer. 

t John Hennek, of Lebanon township, now Lebanon county, Pa., 
d. May, 1797. His first wife, and mother of his children, was Magda- 
lena 8teinman, of Switzerland, granddaughter of Ulrick Steinman, 
from whose estate there was an inheritance for his children. His 
second wife, Elizabeth, survived him. His children were: 
i. Emanuel. 

ii. John ; d. prior to 1797, leaving a wife, Barbara, and a son 
John ; to the latter his grandfather left his musket, bay- 
onet, and sword, used in the Kevolution. 
Hi. Magdalena ; d. prior to 1797. 
iv. Barbara ; m. Henry Reigard. 



436 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

issue ; secondly, Susanna , who survived her husband 

several years.. They had issue : 

i. John, b. 1766. 
ii, Henry, b. 1768. 
Hi. David, b. 1770. 
iv. Catharine, b. 1772; m. Henry Williams. 

5. V. Elizabeth, b. October 6, 1774; m. Jolm Philip Imboden. 

vi. Anna-Maria, b. October 9, 1776; d. December 6, 1849 ; m. 
Peter Killinger, b. October 27, 1776 ; d. ITovember 6, 1848. 
vii. Mary; m. John Seegrist. 
inn. Christiana. 

IV. Elizabeth MtJLLER, 3 (John,^ Eudolph,!) b. 1743, in 
the city of Hamburg, Germany ; d. September 5, 1815, in 
Stoystown, Somerset county. Pa. ; m. in 1766, Christopher 
LoBiNGiER, b. 1740, in Paxtang township, Lancaster, now 
Dauphin, county. Pa. ; son of Christopher Lobingier, a native 
of Wittenberg, German3', who settled in then Lancaster county, 
Pennsylvania, prior to J 735. The sou removed to Mount 
Pleasant township, Westmoreland county. Pa., in 1772; was 
a delegate to the first Constitutional convention of the State, 
which convened at Philadelphia, July 15, 1776 ; an influential 
member of the Committee of Correspondence for the county of 
Westmoreland, 1775-76 : and under the constitution of 1790, 
a representative to the General Assembly from 1791 to 1793. 
He died at his residence in Mount Pleasant township, July 4, 
1798. They had issue (surname Lobingier) : 

6. i. John, b. April 5, 1767; m. first, Sophia Moyer; secondly, 

Elizabeth Cross. 
a. Christopher, b. 1769; m. and had issue. 

7. Hi. Catharine, h. 1771 ; m. Jacob Painter. 

iv. Barbara, b. 1773 ; m. a Mr. Leassure, and left issue, 
r. Mary, b. 1775; ra. a Mr. Kimmel, of Somerset county, 

Penn'a; removed to Michigan. 
ri. Elizabeth, b, 1777. 
vii. Budolph, b. 1780. 

viii. Susanna, b. 1782; m. a Mr. Kimmel, of Somerset county, 
Penn'a. 
ix. George, b. 1784; m. and had issue. 

Y. Elizabeth Muller,^ (Kudolph,^ John,^ Rudolph, i) 
,b. October 6, 1774; d. March 1, 1862, near Annville, Lebanon 



Muller and Lohingier. 487 

county, Penn'a; m. JoHN Philip Imboden, b. March 26, 1774; 
d. May 25, 1849, near Annville, Pa. ; son of Johannes Sweigart 
Imboden, b. October 22. 1733 ; d. July 20, 1819, and his wife 
Elenora, b. July 29, 1741; d. July 16, 1813. They liad issue 
(surname Imboden): 

i. Philip ; m. and had Henry ^ who resided in East Greenville, 

Stark county, O. 
ii. Solomon\ m. and had Mary, John, and George. 
Hi. Jacob, b. July 6, 1805 ; d. February 16, 1836 ; unra. 
iv. Samuel, b. June 24, 1807; d. August 15, 1875; m. first, 

Kreider, and had issue : 

1. Mary. 

2. Elizabeth. 

3. Nancy. 

He m. secondly, the widow of his brother William, and 
had issue : 

4. Moses; d. s. p. 

5. Lydia; d. s. p. 

6. Lavinia ; d. s. p. 

7. Samuel ; resides near Annville, Pa. 

8. /S«saii; m. Michael Moyer ; resides in Campbells- 

town, Pa. 
V. William ; m. Kreider, and had issue : 

1. William ; m. a daughter of Daniel Heilman, and 

had two children. 

2. Mary- Ann ; m. John Hotz ; reside near Annville, 

Pa. 

vi. Daniel ; m. first, Imboden, and had issue : 

1. Daniel. 
lie m. secondly, Elizabeth Ellenberger. 
vii. John. 

via. George, b. November 8, 1814 ; d. October 4, 1854 ; m. Sarali 
Heilig; resides in Annville, Pa., and had issue : 

1. Emma; m. Joseph Ehrman. 

2. Philip ; m. Catharine Smith. 

3. George; m. Amanda Killian. 

4. Jacob; m. Emma Black. 

5. Adam; m. Sarah Herr. 

6. Clara-Anna, m. Abraham Herr. 

ix. Nellie; m. Philip Carmony ; reside in Annville, Pa. 
X. Elizabeth. 

VI. John LoBmGiEE,'^ (Elizabeth, ^ John, ^ Eudolph,i) b. 
April 5, 1767, in Paxtang township, Lancaster, now Dauphiin 



438 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

county, Pa. ; d. February 26, 1859, in Mount Pleasant town- 
ship, "Westmoreland county, Pa. ; in 1797, he built the old home 
at Laurelville, and shortly after removed there from the Ligonier 
valley; he was a member of the Legislature, and an associate 
judge of the county; was engaged in the iron business, con- 
trolling several furnaces, and also sank a number of oil wells. 
He was twice married; m. first, July 7, 1789, Sophia Moyer, 
b. July 26, 1770 ; d. May 18, 1838. They had issue (surname 
Lobingier) : 

i. Elizabeth, b. September 11, 1790; rn. John Counell. 
a. Mary, b. September 25, 1792 ; d. 1880 ; m. Casper Markle, 
brother of Gen. Joseph Markle. 

8. m. Ja'^ob, b. February 21, 1795; m. Mary Stauffer. 
iv. Surah, b. May 14, 1797; m. Christian Fetter. 

9. V. John, b. August 21, 1799; m. Elizibeth Smith. 
vi. Susanna, b. March 12, 1802 ; d. s. p. 

vli. Christopher, h. August 12, 1803: d. Dacember 3,1836, at 

Rodney, Miss. 
viii. Hannah, b. August 20, 1808 ; m. Shepard Markle, of West 
Newton, Westmoreland county, Pa. 
ix. Sophia, h. February 2,1809; m. Dr. Philip G. Young, of 

Washington county, Pa. ; resides at Chicago. 
X. George, b. February 7, 1811 ; d. February 11, 1829. 
xi. Catharine, b. August 8, 1813; d. Mareli, 1860, in Fayette 
county, Pa. ; m. Rev. James Darsie. 

Judge Lobingier ra. secondly, Elizabeth Cross, b. 1792 ; 
d. October 3, 1861 ; no issue. 

YII. Catharine Lobingier,^ (Elizabeth,' John,^ Ru- 
dolph, i) b. 1771, in Westmoreland county. Pa. ; d. at the age of 
eighty-four, and buried in Markle cemetery; m. in 1793, 
Jacob Painter, b. in Berks county, Penn'a ; d. at the age of 
iift3^-nine years ; son of Jacob Painter, a native of Mecklenberg 
Germany. . The son settled on a farm in Hempfield township, 
Westmoreland county, Penn'a, prior to 1790, and built a stone 
grist mill. He was an energetic, active business man, a mem- 
ber of the Legislature several terms, and a justice of the peace 
for a long period. He was the Whig candidate for member of 
Congress, and came within seventeen votes of being elected 
over William Findley. Afterwards served as an associate 



Mulhr and Lohingier. 439 

judge of the county, a position he tilled at the time of his death. 
He was a man of commanding presence, being almost six feet 
in height, and heavy set. He had been previously mari'ied, 
his first wife being a Miss Eapiere, by whom he had Elizabeth, 
who became the wife of Gen. Joseph Markle, Rebecca^ Catha- 
rine, Tobias, George, and Elias. By his second wife, Catharine 
Lobingier, there was issue (surname Painter) : 

i. Ilary, b. 1794. 

n. John., h. 1796. 

Hi. Jacob, b. 1798. 

iv. Christopher, b. 1800. 
V. George, b. 1802. 

vi. Joseph, b. 1804. 

vii. Benjamin, b. 1806. 
via. Susanna, b. 1808. 

ix. Isrdel, b. November 11, 1810 ; d. July 4, 1880, in Westmore- 
land county, Penn'a; remained on his father's farm un- 
til the age of seventeen ; taught the district school two 
terms, and afterwards attended several sessions at .Jef- 
ferson college, Canonsburg. Erom 1832 to 1835, lie be- 
came interested in salt wells, and during his whole life 
was an active and enterprising citizen, greatly assisting 
in the development of the vast industries of his native 
county; from 1846 to 1848, he represented his district in 
the State Legislature, and was canal commissioner from 
1849 to 1852 ; was a delegate to the Democratic National 
Convention at Charleston, S. C, in 1860, identifying him- 
self with the Douglas wing of his party. 

X. Sophia, b. 1812. 

YIII. Jacob Lobingier, ^ (John,-^ [Lobingier,] Elizabeth, ^ 
John, 2 Eudolph,^) b. February 21, 1795,- in Mount Pleasant 
township, Westmoreland county, Pa., where he d. October 11, 
1855. He was for many years a justice of the peace, served 
as captain and major of the militia, and was president of the 
Somerset and West Newton turnpike company. He m. Mary 
Stauffer, b. April 21, 1801 ; d. October 8, 1879. They had 
issue (surname Lobingier) : 

i. John-Staufftr, b. October 31, 1820; d. February 20, 1821. 
ii. Elizabeth, b. April 13, 1822; d. in Greensburg, Pa.: m. 
March 18, 1845, David K. Marchand,b. December 8, 1816 ; 
editor of the Eegister, from 1841 to 1861. 



440 Fennsylvania Genealogies. 

Hi. Jaco?>, b. March 20, 1824 ; educated at Bethany college, and 
since 1847 resided on the old estate at Laurelville ; served 
as a justice of the peace, and for twenty-flve years held 
the office of post-master; he m. March 18, 1847, Lillias 
F. Stewart, b. October 25, 1827, daughter of Andrew 
Stewart, Esq., and had issue (surname Lobingier) : 

1. Quincy- Adams, b. January 8, 1848; m. Anna E. 

Wells, of Steubenville, O. 

2. Henry-Schell, b. October 22, 1849 ; graduated at 

Bethany college, 1873; is a minister in the 
Disciples church ; m. Annie H. St. Clair. 

3. Ada-Bonriette, b. April 15, 1855. 

4. J.-Frank, b. July 13, 1859. 

5. Andrew-Stewart, b. December 22, 1862. 

6. Paul, b. February 20, 1868 ; d. September 5, 1870. 

iv. Franklin-B., b. May 17, 1826; d. April 5, 1852, at Laurel- 
ville, Pa. ; educated at Bethany college, and was a noted 
minister of the Disciples church, preaching in Maryland, 
Virginia, and Pennsylvania. 
V. Maria, b. January 30, 1829 ; m. February 24, 1848, Jonathan 
]Sr. Shallenberger ; reside at Braddock's, Pa. 

vi. George,}). September 20, 1832; educated at Washington 
and Jefferson college ; read law with Henry F. Scliell, at 
Somerset, Ph., and admitted to that bar; practiced law 
at Lanark, III. ; entered the ministry of the Disciples 
church; now located at Hebron, Neb.; m. September 
23, 1857, Ada B. Stewart. 

vii. ChristopheT^C.,}). June 7, 1840; served in Gen. Burnside's 
corps, in tiie Rebellion; m. January 10, 1865, Helena 
Mills, of Bxaddock^s^ Penn'a, where he resides. 

IX. John Lobingier, ^ (John,^ [Lobingier,'] Elizabeth, ^ 
John, 2 Rudolph, 1 ) b. August 21, 1799, at Laurelville, West- 
moreland county, Pa. ; d, Aiay 16, 1885, in Mount Pleasant, 
that county. After his farm life, his business was teaming, 
and many yeai-s were spent in transportation service, the turn 
pike filling the place for commercial purposes then, which is 
now occupied by the railroad. After his marriage, he became 
the owner of a large farm east of Mount Pleasant, which he 
operated in conjunction with his other enterprises. He con- 
tinued to reside on his farm until the increasing infirmities of 
an honorable old age admonished him that the heat and burden 
of the day should be borne by ^^ounger shoulders. He accord- 



^ Midler and Lohmgier. 441 

inglj built a handsome residence in the town and in 1882, 
removed into it. From that time he spent the evening of his 
life in well-earned leisure. In 1840, he became a member of the 
Middle Presbyterian church, and continued au active supporter 
there until the Memorial Presbyterian church was formed, 
when he, with his family, transferred their membership to the 
new congregation. He had a large circle of acquaintances by 
whom he was highly respected for his sterling qualities of mind 
and heart. The Mount Pleasant Journal^ in a brief sketch of 
him said : " He goes to his rest as a sheaf of golden grain ready 
for the harvest. Having served the Master for nearly half a 
century, he has passed to his reward. The funeral took place 
on May 19, the services being conducted by Revs. Bradley, 
Moore, and Reynolds. The obsequies were held in the Memo- 
rial church, and the interment took place at the Middle Presby- 
terian cemetery." Mr. Lobingier was one of the most active 
and enterprising men of the county ; and served in most of the 
local offices of his locality. He m., November 25, 1824. Eliz- 
abeth Smith, b. August 22, 1805 ; d. July 8, 1856, in Mount 
Pleasant township. They had issue (surname Lobingier): 

i. Sophia- Am,a7ida,h. April 29, 1826 ; m. June 25, 1846, Dr. 

Francis M. McConaughy, reside in JSTebraska. 
n. Jacob-Smith, b. July 24, 1828 ; m. December 25, 1860, Mary 
Jane Cochran, b. November 17, 1837, and had issue (sur- 
name Lobingier) : 

1. Edioard, b. September 6, 1861 ; d. February 6, 

1865. 

2. Jo/m, b. August 2, 1863. 

3. Alice-Iona, b. January 10, 1865. 

4. Walter-Smith, b. June 11, 1869. 

5. Bettie-L., b. May 1, 1871. 

6. Chaimcey, b. July 30, 1873. 

7. Churles-D., b. March 16, 1875. 

8. Arthur -McMillan, b. December 14, 1878. 

Hi. Mary-Elizabeth, h. April 22, 1831; d. February 21, 1854, 
m. January 27, 1853, Henry Freed, and had issue (sur- 
name Freed) : 

1. Mary -Elizabeth, b. February 8, 1854; m. first, 
September 4, 1879, L. F. Wenner ; d. April, 
1883; m. secondly, February 3,1885, G. W. 
Bailey. 



442 



Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



iv. iat'mia-BJmiZ.iy, b. March 3, 1835. 

V. Eliza-Catharine, b. November 7, 1837 ; tn., first, October 16, 
1860,0. P. Griffin ; m. secondly, J. B. Evans, of Topeka, 
Kansas. 
^■^. John-MarMe. b. November 29, 1840; d. November 20, 184:4. 
vii. Anna-Malinda, b. July 27, 1843. 
viii. William- Henry, b. May 1, 1846; d. July 29, 1877. 
ix. Josephine, b. May 31, 1849; m. May 8, 1879, G. F. P. Grif- 
fin. 



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Murray of Harris' Ferry. 443 



MURRAY OF HARRIS' FERRY. 



I. Pateick Mukeay/ 1). March 17, 1755, in county Done- 
gal, Ireland ; d. July 23, 1854, in Orange township, Ashland 
county, O. He came to America at the outset of the struggle 
for independence, and we find tliat on the 3d of June, 1776, he 
enlisted in Captain James Parr's company, of the first regiment, 
of the Pennsylvania Line, for three years or during the war. 
He was discharged in 1782, and shortly after settled at Harris' 
Ferry, on the Susquehanna, and when two years after- the town 
of Harrisburg was laid out, established himself in business as a 
"clothier and fashioner." In the year 1800, he removed with 
his family to Greensburgh, Westmoreland county, Penn'a, 
remaining there until 1809, when he located in Stark county, 
O. In 1812, he and his son, James, volunteered in the brigade 
of Gen. Reasin Beall, organized for the defence of the border set- 
tlers in the North-West. While quartered at Fort Meigs, the 
army became much distressed for want of provisions ; the roads 
to the settlements were long, rough, and in poor condition, 
passing mostly through dense forests, and across marshes and 
bogs. The quantity of forge consumed by the cavalry, as well 
as supply of the quartermaster's department for the troops, 
made it difficult to furnish the necessary rations at the proper 
time. On more than one occasion the troops were on the point 
of starvation, and this, with, the inclemency of the weather, 
made their sLifferings almost unbearable. Several reminiscences 
of this period, in Mr. Murray's history, have been preserved to 
us, which show, that under the most adverse circumstances, 
his mother wit, and his indomitable energy never forsook him, 
while his patriotism was none the less enthusiastic by his many 
deprivations. After Gen. Beall returned, the father and son 
served a second enlistment, and were at the battle of Fort Meigs 



444 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

In that contest the elder Murray was separated from his com" 
pany, and the grass being very tall it was presumed by his 
comrades that he had been killed and scalped by the Indians. 
After a few hours, he appeared in the camp amid the cheers of 
his companions at his safe return. Upon the expiration of his 
term of service, he returned to his home in Stark county, where 
he remained until 1815, when he removed to what is now Orange 
township, then Richland county, O. It is said of him, that 
although his education was defective, he had a very retentive 
memory, and enjoyed at the close of his long life, the relation 
of the exploits and border achievements of himself and other 
early pioneers in that section of Ohio. In many respects he 
was a remarkable man, and was all his life-time active, energetic, 
and industrious. On the 4th of July, the year he was ninety- 
nine years of age, he rode to Ashland in a buggy, walked about 
one mile during the day and returned home, some three miles, 
in the evening. He voted for ten diilerent Presidents of the 
United States. Mr. Murray m., September 2, 1786, at Harris- 
burg, Penn'a, by Rev. John Elder, of Paxtang, Maey Beeeeton" 
Beatty, b. in 1769, in county Down, Ireland ; d. March 2, 
1853, in Ashland county, Ohio ; with her husband buried in 
Orange grave-yard ; daughter of James Beatty and Alice Ann 
Irwin, {see Beatty record.) They had issue : 

2. i. James, b. August 14, 1787 ; m. Jane Hansell. 

3. a. Edward, h. jSTovember 4, 1789; m. Rebecca Christina 

Youngblood. 
m. Catharine, h. October 4, 1791 ; d. s. p., at Harrisburg, Pa. 
iv. Patrick, b. September 1, 1793; d. s. p., at Harrisburg, Pa. 

4. V. Susannah, h.Deceniher 25, 1795; m. first, William Cazier; 

secondly, John Barber. 
William, b. March 18, 1797; m. Mary Chalcoat. 
John, b. April 5, 1799 ; m. Elizabeth Urie. -^-'^ 
Mary, b. April 13, 1801 ; m. James Ralston. 
Elizabeth, b. July 13, 1803; m. George W. Urie. -< 
Alice-Ann, b. August 14, 1805; m. George Thompson. 
Sarah, b. 1807. 
xii. liebecca, (twin,) b. 1807 ; d. s. p. 

10. xiii. George, b. December, 1809 ; m. Jane A. Urie. -- 

11. xiv. ^ni^e-ifiZZ, b. January 1, 1813; m. Jacob Brandeberry. 

12. XV, Hugh, b. March 4, 1816 ; m. Elizabeth ISTazor. 



5. 


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6. 


vii. 


7. 


via. 


8. 


ix. 


9. 


X. 




xi. 



Murray of Harris' Ferry. 445 

II. James Murray, ^ (Patrick/) b. August 14, 1787, in 
Harrisburg, Peun'a ; d. May 28, 1858, near Versailles, Eiplej 
countv, Ind. ; was a soldier in the war of 1812, serving in tlie 
North -West with his father ; studied medicine, and resided for a 
time in the city of Cincinnati, afterwards removing to the State 
of Indiana, where he died ; he m., in 1824, near Lawrenceburg, 
Ind., Jane Hansell, b. August, 1801, at Thirsk, England; 
d. July 21, 1883. at Guilford, Ind. ; daughter of Thomas Han- 
sell and Ann Collier. They had issue, all b. in Dearborn 
county, Ind. : 

i. Tho7nas-Hansell,h. June 27, 1825 ; d. October 16, 1858, in 
New Orleans, La.; m. at Cincinnati, O., December 16, 
1852, Catharine Salvage ; d. in Cincinnati, O., and had 
issue : 

1. Alber t- Han sell, h. I^Tovember 5, 1853, in Cincin- 
nati, O. ; d. at Guilford, Jnd. 
n. John-Collier, b. March 24, 1827; d. 1862, in ISTew Orleans, 
La. 
13. lii. Francis-Harrison, b. February 2, 1829; m. Martha Jane 
Cooper. 
ir. George-Thompson , b. January 12, 1831 ; d. October 4, 1839, 

at Dillsborougli, Ind. 
V. Jacob-Beatty, b. September 9, 1832; d. November 23, 1839, 

at Dillsborough, Ind. 
vi. Mary-Ann, b. September 23, 1834; d. December 8, 1839, at 
Dillsborough, Ind. 

III. Edward Murray, ^ (Patrick, M b. November 4, 1789, 
in Harrisburg, Penn'a ; d. November 14, 1862, in Ashland 
county, O. ; served in the war of 1812-14; m., March 4, 1813, 
in Harrisburg, Pa., by Eev. Philip Gloninger, Eebecca Chris- 
tina YouNGBLOOD, b. August 26, 1788, in Lebanon, Pa. ; d. 
December 23, 1871, in Ashland county, O. ; daugh ter of John 
Casper and Catharine Youngblood. They had issue : 

. 14. i. Catharine-Elizabeth, h.DecemheiA, 1814: ^m. Henry Gerkej. 
ii. Mary-Ann, b. February 23, 1818, in Asliland county, O. ; 
d. February 26, 1884'; m. February 24, 1870, by Rev. Wil- 
liam Saddler, William Peters, (see xviii.J No issue. 

15. Hi. John-W., b. February 1, 1820 ; m. Christina Reese. 

16. iv. Campbell, b. March 28. 1822; m. Matilda Fast. 

17. 0. ^cZwa;cZ,b.November27,1824; m. Mary Elizabeth Coleman. 

18. vi. Bebecca-Christina, b. April 21, 1827 ; ra. William Peters, 



446 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

lY. Susannah Mueray,^ (Patrick, i) b. December 25, 
1795, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; cl. May 10, 1876, in De Kalb county, 
Ind. ; m., first, December, 1811, William Cazier, b. about 
1788, in Penn'a ; d. in 1822, in Canton, Starlv county, O. ; son 
of Abraham Cazier and Mary Jenkins. They had issue (sur- 
name Cazier) : 

%. James, b. September 12, 1S12, in Stark county, O. ; supposed 

to have been lost on the lakes in 1837. 
ii. Abraham, b. March 29, 1815, m Stark county, O. ; d. July 

2. 1841, in Hancock county, O. 
m. Mary, b. March 14, 1817, in Stark county, O. : d. Januaiy 

8, 1843, in Sandusky, O. ; m. September 23, 1841, Harmon 

E. Foster; no issue. 

19. iv. Murrai/,h. February 6, 1819 ; m. Sarah Colhoun. 

20. V. Elizabeth, b. March, 14 1821 ; m. Eli Fast. 

Susannah Murray Cazier, m., secondly, in Montgomery, 
Eichland county, 0., June 5. 1824, John Barber, b. April 
80, 1798, in the Province of Lower Canada ; d. July 9, 1863, 
in De Kalb county, Ind. ; son of Augustus Barber^" and Eliza- 
betli Smith. They had issue (surname Barber) : 

i. Alice-Ann, b. January 26, 1825, in Ashland county, O. ; d. 
July, 1846, in De Kalb county, Ind.; m. November 10, 
1842, Jonas H. Roe, of De Kalb county, Ind. 
ii. Levisa, b. December 30, 1826, in Sandusky, O. ; d. July, 
1846, in De Kalb county, Ind.; m. October 10, 1844, in 
De Kalb county, Ind., William Webster, and had issue 
(surname Webster) : 

1. Greorg^e, b. July 13, 1846, in De Kalb county, Ind. ; 
resides near JSTewville, Ind. 

21. Hi. John-Wesley, h. April 30, 1828; m. Jane Norris. 

iv. Julia, b. May 30, 1830, in Sandusky. O. ; m. Norman Smith. 
V. Levin a- Murray, b. August 26,1835, in Sandusky, O. ; d. 

in infancy. 
vi. Sarah-Ellen, b. April 17, 1838, in Sandusky, O. ; resides at 

Fort Wayne, Ind. 

V. William Murray, ^ (Patrick, ^) b. March 18, 1797, in 
Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. 1852, in Ashland county, O. ; m. Mary 
Chalcoat, b. in Washington county, Penn'a. They had issue : 

* Augustus Barber, b. in 1758, in the State of New York ; d. Decem- 
ber 10, 1854, in Stafford township, De Kalb county, Ind. ; m. Eliza- 
beth Smith, daughter of Benjamin Smith, of New York. 



Murray of Harris Ferry. 447 

i. George. 

ii. James. 
Hi. Bachel. 
iv. Mary. 

V. Hugh ; resides at Nora, Ashland county, O. 
vi. Samuel. 
lii. William, 
via. Agnes, 
ix. Jane- Ann. 

VI. John" Murray,^ (Patrick, i) b. April 5, 1799, in Har- 
risburg. Pa. ; d. August 4, 1850, in Morgan county, Mo. ; 
studied surveying; tifterwards became treasurer of Eichland 
county, O., two terms, and then removed to Missouri; m. De- 
cember 25, 1823. in Eichland county, 0., Elizabeth Urie, b. 
February 22, 1804, in Richland county, O. ; d. August 5, 1854, 
in Morgan county, Mo. They bad issue : 

22. ^". Georf/e-lFfts7a??(/iO)i, b. (September 27,1824; m. Nancy War- 

ring Fuqua. 
ii. William, b. July 15, 1826, in Richland county, O. ; d. July 
27, 1844. 

23. Hi. J'/a7'(/-JLw«, b. May 5, 1828; m. lirst, Robert Urie ; secondly, 

Alfred Jolm Leary. 

24. .iv. Elizabelh, h. June 17, ISSO; ro. John Pardee. 

V. John, b. September 27, 1832, in Richland county, O. ; d. 
September, 1863, by assassination, in Georgetown, 111. 

25. vi. Su!^anna]i,h. May 28,1835; m. Andrew Jackson Hunter. 
vii. Bthfxcn-Jave, b. March 28, 1838, in Richland county, O. ; 

d. of cholera, August 6, 1854, in Morgan county, Mo. 
viii. Thomas-McGuire, b. April 20, 1840, in Richland county, O. ; 
resides near Mexico, Audrain county, Mo. 

26. ix. Alvenla, b. August 8, 1843; m. Samuel Brandenburgh. 

X. Hiram, b. January 18, 1846, in Morgan county, Mo. ; d. 
August 22, 1849. 

27. xi. Commodore-Perry , b. March 13, 1848 ; m. Elizabeth T. Ridg- 

way. 

VII. Mary Murray, 2 (Patrick, i) b. April 13, 1801, in 
Westmoreland county. Pa. ; d. April 4, 1827, in Montgomery 
township, Ashland county, O. ; m., March 18, 1824, by Josiah 
Gallup, J. P., James E Alston, b. January 20, 1799, in Wash- 
ington county, Penn'a ; son of Eobert Ealston and Jane Wood- 
burn. They had issue (surname Ealston) : 



448 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

28. i. William., b. December 31, 1824 ; m. Agnes Finney. 

29. ii. ^ilexrtncZer, b. February 6, 1826 ; m. Salome Trauger. 

VIII. Elizabeth Murray,^ (Patrick,^) b. July 13, 1803, 
in Westmoreland county, Pa. ; d. October 13, 1861, at Ash- 
land, Ohio; in. January 5, 1832, at Ashland, O., by Daniel 
Campbell, J. P., George W. Urie, b. February 22, 1806, in 
Washington county, Pa. ; son of Solomon and Elizabeth Urie, 
and grandson of Col. Thomas Urie, of the Eevolution. In 1815 
lie accompanied his father's family to Ohio, locating in Orange 
township, in the present county of Ashland. He learned the 
trade of millwright, and also that of carpenter. Possessing strong 
military tastes, he was a prominent character at drill and gen- 
eral muster, passing through all the offices from captain to 
colonel. In the fall of 1845, he was elected treasurer of Rich- 
land county, and upon the erection of Ashland county, in 1846, 
resigned and was elected the first treasurer of the new county, 
which office he held two terms. In 1853, he was elected a mem- 
ber of the State Board of Equalization from the district com- 
prising Richland and Ashland counties, and in 1857, appointed 
deputy U. S. Marshal for the northern district of Ohio, and aided 
in taking the census of 1860. In 1865, he was elected recorder 
of Ashland county,, serving until 1874, when he was elected 
mayor of Ashland, which office he filled acceptably two years. 
He resides in Ashland, where he enjo3^s the continued confidence 
and esteem of his fellow-citizens; Has been twice married. 
By his first wife, Elizabeth Murray, there was issue (surname 
Urie) : 

Mary Jane., b. October 9, 1834; m. Giles Porter. 

Alice-Ann, b. January 24, 1836; m. Thomas Milton Beer. 

Elizabeth-Helen., b. April 30, 1837 ; m. William Wiley An- 
derson. 

Wilson- Shannon, b. February 17, 1839; d. July 17, 1844. 

Sarah-Annie, b. February 18, 1841, at Ashland, O. ; m. 
April 29, 1873, by Rev. John Robinson, D. D., Sherman 
Ward Beer, h, May 6, 1839, near Ashland, O. ; son of 
Judge William Beer and his wife Mary Mann ; reside at 
Ashland, O. 

Adeline-Murray, b. June 9, 1844; d. September 9, 1852. 



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Murray of Harris' Ferry. 449 

IX. Alice Ann Murkay,^ (Patrick, ^ ) b. August 14, 1805, 
in Westmoreland county, Pa. ; resides near Guilford, Ind. ; m. 
in Dearborn county, Ind., October 15, 1828, by Rev. George 
Randall, George Thompson, b. January 22, 1792, in York- 
shire, England ; d. August 5, 1873, in Dearborn county, Ind. 
They had issue (surname Thompson) : 

i. James-Murray, b, August 12, 1829, in Cincinnati, Ohio; 

d. September 26, 1848, in Dearborn county, Ind. 
ii. William, b. April 2, 1832, in Cincinnati, Oliio : d. July 14, 
1866, in Dearborn county, Ind.; m., August 24, 1865, by 
Kev. Benjamin Plvimmer, Eliza Ann Smith, b. Novem- 
ber 3, 1833, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; daughter of John 
Smith and Catharine Tucker, (she subsequently m. Robert 
Haddock,) and had issue (surname Thompson) : 

1. William, b. May 24, 1866; d. December 8, 1868, 
in Dearborn county, Ind. 

iii. Mary- Ann, b. March 20, 1834, in Cincinnati, O. ; d. March 
19, 1835. 

33. iv. George- Wilson, b. September 7, 1836 ; m. Catharine Cordelia 

Lockridge. 

34. V. Jane-Ann, b. September 3, 1838; m. Luke Firth. 

vi. John, b. September 2, 1841 ; resides in Cincinnati, O. ; m. 
May 2, 1867, by Rev. Maxwell P. Gaddis, Ella Lowe, of 
Cincinnati, O. They had issue (surname Thompson): 
1. Claude, b. February 23, 1868. 

35. vii. Jacoh-Beatty, b. October 10, 1843 ; m. Jenny Jumper. 
SQ.viii. Ifary-Elizaheth, b. October 31, 1847; m. Melancthon 

Eleazer Washburn. 

X. George Murray, ^ (Patrick,^) b. December, 1809, in 
Stark county, Ohio ; d. August 23, 1854, in Ashland county, 
Ohio ; m. January 1, 1835, by John Snurr, J. P., Jane A. 
Urie, b. August 30, 1815, in Hopewell township, Washing- 
ton county. Pa. ; d. August 26, 1879, in Ashland, 0. ; daughter 
of Thomas Urie and Rebecca Crosby. The}^ had issue : 

37. i. Adeline-A., b. February 14, 1838 ; m. Ohio Pancoast. 

38. ii. Addison, b. January 10, 1840 ; m. Agnes Jourdan. 

XL Anne Hill Murray,^ (Patrick,i)b. January 1, 1813, 

in Stark county, Ohio ; resides at Paradise Hill, Ashland 

county, Ohio; m. in Ashland, Ohio, October 17, 1836, by 

David Campbell, J. P., Jacob Brandeberry, b. December 

29 



450 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

25, 1812, in New Lisbon, Columbiana comity, 0. ; d. Novem- 
ber 9, 1884, in Caiiforoia ; son of Rudolph Brandeberry and 
Susan Reifsnyder. They had issue (surname Brandeberry) : 

i. Milton-Murray, b. September 6, 1837, in Ashland county, 
O.; d. March 22, 1840. 

39. ii. Mary-Jane, b. February 12, 1841 ; m. IsTehemiah S. Carl. 

40. in. Annette, b. April 16, 1843; m. David Huff. 

iv. Elizabeth, b. February 23, 1845; resides at Savannah, Ash- 
land county, O. ; m. December 20, 1871, by Kev. William 
Saddler, Kewton A. Craft, and had issue (surname Craft): 
1. Mary-Anna, b. May 11, 1873. 
11. Irwin- Budolph, b. January 17, 1847, in Eaton county, 

Mich. ; when last heard from was in Montana. 
vi. Adaline, b. October 17, 1850 ; resides in Orange, Ashland 
county, O. ; m. October 17, 1872, by Eev. George Z. 
Coekel, Clark Kendig, b. 1854, in Orange township, Ash- 
land county, O. ; son of Jacob Kendig and Magdalena 
Workman, and had issue (surname Kendig) : 
1. Mary-Annette, b. April 25, 1873. 

XII. Hugh Murray, ^ (Patrick, i) b. March 4, 1816, in 
Ashland, county, 0. ; d. June 12, 1850, in Orange township, 
Ashland county, O. ; m. in Richland county, O., October 6, 
1843, by Rev. George Liller, Elizabeth JSTazor, b. March 20, 
1820, in Lancaster county, Pa. ; daughter of Jacob Nazor and. 
Susan Sherk; resides near Nankin, P. O., Ashland county, 0. 
They had issue : 

i. Elzy, b. July 13, 1844; resides at Bannock City, Montana. 

41. ii. Frances, b. November 11, 1845; m. Samuel Beeghly. 
Hi. Alexander, b. February 22, 1847. 

42. iv. Jtfari/, b. January 29, 1848; m. Joseph Beeghly. 

V. James-Patrick, b. August 8, 1849 ; resides at Bannock City, 
Montana. 

XIII. Francis Harrison Murray, ^ (James, ^ Patrick, i) 
b. February 2, 1829, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; resides at Day- 
ton, Campbell county, Ky. ; m. at Cincinnati, O., December 12, 
1852, by Rev. Mr. Thornburg, Martha Jane Cooper, b. Janu- 
ary 22, 1832, in Boone county, Ky. ; daughter of James Cooper 
and Mary Bradley. They had issue : 



Murray of Hams' Ferry. 451 

i. Eva-Jane., b. December 9,1853, in Cincinnati, Oliio; m., 
May 16, 1878, by llev. Mr. Thomas, George Dallas Stro- 
man, b. February 10, 1847, at Lebanon, AVarren county, 
O. ; son of James Stroman and Phoebe Thaker ; reside at 
Dayton, Ky. ; and had issue (surname Stroman) : 

1. Harrison-Dallas, b. June 22, 1880. 

2. Anna-Blanche, b. January 19, 1882. 

3. Ilarley, b. April 21, 1884. 

ii. James-Edgar, b. July 27, 1855, in Cincinnati, O. ; m. Sep- 
tember, 20, 1881, by Rev. E. R. TJiompson, Alice E. Hun- 
ter, of Richland county, O., and had issue : 

1. Carl, b. July 3, 1882. 

2. Bernice, b. June 23, 1884. 

iii. Anna-Mary, b. October 23, 1857, in Yersailles, Ind. ; m. 
Joseph Murray, (see xlvi.) 

iv. Jfac?/--B., b. November 13,1859, in Versailles, Ind. ; m. Sep- 
tember 22, 1881, James I. Hunter,fof Richland county, 
O., and had issue (surname Hunter) : 

1. Leona-A., b. May 16, 1883. 

2. B.-ArUe, b. November 19, 1884. 

(v. John-Hansell, b. September 27, 1862, in Versailles, Ind.; 
d. May 13, 1864, at Morris Hill, Ind. 

vi. Martha-Effie, b. November 10, 1864, at Morris Hill, Ind. ; 
d. September 6, 1883, in Guilford, Ind. ; buried in Day- 
ton, Ky. 
vii. Harrison- Wilher, b. September 28, 1867, in Dayton, Ky. 

XIV. Catharine Elizabeth Murray, ^ (Edward, ^ Pat- 
rick, i) b. December 4, 1814, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; resides near 
Nankin P. O., Ashland county, Pa. ; m. in Ashland county, 
O., by David Campbell, J. P., November 24, 1840, Henry 
Gerkey, b. August 8, 1818, in Dauphin county, Pa. ; son of 
George Gerkey and Eegina Martin. They had issue, all born 
in Liberty, Hardin county, O., (surname Gerkey): 

i. George, b. August 12, 1844, in Liberty, Hardin county, O. ; 
resides at Hastings, Barry county, Mich.; m. January 
17, 1867, in^Van Buren, Hancock county, O., by Eliba 
Hasson, J. P., Hannah Snyder, b. at Pickington, Pair- 
" field county, O., and had issue, all born in Carlton, Barry 
county, Mich., (surname Gerkey) : 

1. Marquibell, b. November 30, 1873. 

2. Henrietta, b. May 9, 1875. 

3. Belladonna, b. November 30, 1877. 



452 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

ii. John-Henry, b. September 25, 1849, in Liberty, Hardin 
county, O. ; resides at Hastings, Barry county, Mich. ; 
m. January 12, 1871, by Rev. Marshall Chandler, Minerva 
Garlinger, b. February 8, 1850, in Liberty, Hardin county, 
O., and had issue (surname Gerkey) : 

1. Mo.ry -Catharine, b. February 13, 1877, in Carlton, 
Barry county, Mich. 

XY. John W. Murray. ^ (Edward, ^ Patrick, i)b. February 
1, 1820, in Ashland county, O. ; resides near Lima, Allen 
county, 0. ; m. October 27, 1840, in Ashland county, O., by 
David Campbell, J. P., Christina Reese, b. May 8, 1824. in 
Stark county, O. ; daughter of Daniel Reese. They had issue i 

i. Daniel, 
ii. Melissa- Ann. 

Hi. Lorenzo-Dow, b. September 4, 1849, in Ashland county, O. 
iv. Boxilla. 

V. Mary-Bell, b. April 10, 1854, in Ashland county, O. 
vi. Charles, b. July 18, 1860, in Allen county, O. 

XYI. Campbell Murray, ^ (Edward, ^ Patrick, i)b. March 
28, 1822, in Ashland county, 0. ; d. February 8, 1850, in Ash- 
land county, O. ; m. October 12, 1843, by David Campbell, J. 
P., Matilda Fast, b. January 7, 1823, in Ashland county, O. ; 
d. February 7, 1850, in Ashland county, O. ; daughter of Jacob 
Fast, and grand-daughter of Christian Fast, a soldier of the Vir- 
ginia Line in the Revolution. They had issue : 

43. i. Wilson- Shannon, b. December 9, 1845; m. Isabel Fulks 

Stough. 

XVII Edward Murray, ^ (Edward, ^ Patrick, i) b. Novem- 
ber 27, 1824, in Ashland county, O. ; resides near Adario, 
Richland county, O. ; m. December 23, 1847, in Ashland 
county, 0., by Rev. Charles Demming, Mary Elizabeth 
Coleman, b. January 5, 1830, in Columbia county, Pa. ; 
daughter of Joseph Coleman and Diadem Kinney. They had 
issue : 

44. i. John, b. October 20, 1849; m. Ellen Cline. 

45. ii. Diadem, b. May 26, 1851 ; m. Louis Milton Viers. 

46. Hi. Joseph, b. October 21, 1853; m. Anna Mary Murray. 
iv. William, b. May 9, 1866, in Richland county, O. 



Murray of Harris' Ferry. 453 

XYIII. Rebecca Christin-a Murray,^ (Edward, 2 Pat- 
rick,!) b. April 21, 1827 ; d. July 20, 1869, in Ashland county, 
O. ; m. November 2, 1845, in Orange township, Ashland county, 
O., by David Campbell, J. P., William Peters, b. December 
8, 1823, in Lebanon county. Pa. ; son of Edward Peters and 
Mary Trosel] ; resides near Nankin P. O., Ashland county, O. 
They had issue (surname Peters): 

i. Jo/m, b. December 29, 1846; d. July 6, 1871, in Ashland 
county, O. ; m. April 23, 1868, by Rev. William Saddler, 
Virginia ^Nunemaker, b. January 28, 1850, in Brooke 
county, West Virginia ; daughter of Andrew jS'unemaker 
and Rachel Phillips, and had issue (surname Peters) : 

1. William- Edward, b. April 12, 1869, in Ashland 

county, O. 

2. Eva-May, b. September 30, 1870, in Ashland 

county, O. 

ii. William, b. April 27, 1853 ; resides near J^Tankin P. O., 
Ashland county, O. ; m. January 13, 1876, by Rev. John 
Cyrens, Rosella Fast, b. May 9, 1858, in Ashland county, 
O. ; daughter of Eli Fast and Lydia Berry. 
Hi. Mary-Jane, b. December 5, 1856; d. October 5, 1878, in 
Orange township, Ashland county O. ; m. JSfovember 12, 
1876, by Rev. George Worst, George William Pixley, b. 
April 22, 1851, in Lorain county, O. ; son of Willard Pix- 
ley and Lydia Smith, and had issue (surname Pixley) : 
1. Leon, b. January 29, 1878, in Ashland county, O. 

iv. Catharine, b. October 30, 1859 ; m. November 1, 1877, by 
Rev. George Worst, William Franks, b. November 11, 
1853, in Centre county. Pa. ; son of Michael Franks and 
AnnaHoman ; reside near Nankin P.O., Ashland county, 
O. 

XIX. Murray Cazier, 3 (Susannah, 2 Patrick, i)b. February 
6, 1819, in Stark county, O. ; resides at Brimfield; Noble county, 
Ind. ; m. April 6, 1843, in Seneca county, O., by Eev. Mr. 
Turner, Sarah Colhoun", b. September 11, 1818, in Schuyl- 
kill county, Pa. ; d. September 24, 1874, in Noble county, Ind. ; 
daughter of Frederick Colhoun and Elizabeth Baker. They 
had issue (surname Cazier) : 

i. Oliva, b. January 12, 1844, in Seneca county, O. ; d. Feb- 
ruary 20, 1844. 



454 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

a. William, b. May 14, 1847, in De Kalb county, Ind. ; resides 
at Melvern, Mills county, Iowa ; m. ISTovember 22, 1872, 
in Mills county, Iowa, Martha Williams, b. September 
9, 1856, in Mills county, Iowa ; daughter of Amos Wil- 
liams and Caroline Mclntire, and had issue (surname 
Cazier) : 

1. Ray.h. May 22, 1875. 

2. Bertha-May, b. February 13, 1877. 

in. Elizabeth, b. August 22, 1848, in De Kalb county, Ind. ; 
resides at Brimfield, Noble county, Ind. ; m. January 9, 
1873, by Rev. William Wilson, Wesley Barnes, b. No- 
vember 8, 1845, in Morrow county, O. ; d. March, 1875, 
in Jewell county, Kansas ; son of Ashman Barnes and 
Sarah Imes, and had issue (surname Barnes) : 

1. Clyde, b. November 3, 1874, in Holt county, Mo. 

iv. Marion-Hovxird, b. November 29, 1850, in De Kalb county, 

Ind. ; resides at Albion, Ind. 
V. Mary, b. September 5, 1853, in De Kalb county, Ind. ; re- 
sides at Bellevue, O. ; m. September 5, 1877, in Noble 
county, O., by Rev. Preston McKinney, Charles Fred- 
erick Murray, b. July 20, 1844, in Oberlin, O. ; son of 
John Russell Murray and Abigail Hopkins. 

vi. George, h. December 10, 1855, in Williams county, O. 

vii. Alice, b. April 7, 1858, in Noble county, Ind. 

XX. Elizabeth Cazier, ^ (Susannah, ^ Patrick, i) b. March 
14, 1821, in Ashland county, O. ; resides near Brimfield, Noble 
county, Ind. ; m. first, JSTovember 8, 1842, in De Kalb county, 
Ind., Eli Fast, b. March 4, 1816, in Penn'a; d. March 16, 
1861, in Ashland county, O. ; son of Jacob Fast and Catharine 
Eex. They had issue (surname Fast) : 

i. Julia-Ann, b. August 22, 1843, in Ashland county, O. ; re- 
sides near Nora P. O., Ashland county, O. ; m. March 4, 
1876, by Henry Summers, J. P., George Phelps, b. April 
2, 1884, in Benton, Yates county, New York ; son of 
Elisha P. Phelps and Jane E. Kniffin, and had issue (sur- 
name Phelps) : 

1. Ada-Frances, b. January 24, 1864. 

2. Edivard-Bernard, b. March 1, 1873. 

ii. Elzina- Alice, b. July 11, 1846, in Ashland county, O. ; re- 
sides near Nora P. O., Ashland county, O. ; m. March 
31, 1875, by Rev. Christian Weaver, Emmett Eddy, b. 
September 30, 1853, in Avilla, Noble county, Ind. ; son 
of Ithamar Eddy and Elizabeth Hite. 



Murray of Harris Ferry. 455 

in. James-Lafayette, h. iSTovember 17, 1854; resides at Troj% 
Ashland county, O. 

Mrs. Elizabeth Cazier Fast, m. secondly, March 12, 1876, 
Benjamin Feanklin Boots, b. May 12, 1823, in Penn Yan, 
N. Y. ; son of Benjamin Boots and Susan Basum. 

XXI John Wesley Baebee,^ (Susannah, ^ Patrick, i) b. 
April 30, 1828, in Sandusky county, 0. ; resides at Butler, 
De Kalb county, Ind. ; m. September 20, 1846, Jane Noeeis, 
b. June 14, 1827, in Tuscarawas county, O. They had issue 
(surname Barber) : 

i. Alice-Ann., b. July 19, 1848, in De Kalb county, Ind. ; re- 
sides near Albion, Koble county, Ind.; m. August 28, 
1874, by Elder Ward, James Gaby, b. July 7, 1848, in 
l^oble county, Ind. ; son of Timothy Gaby and Amanda 
Edmonds. 
a. Levisa-Ann, (twin,) b. July 19, 1848; resides near Albion, 
ISToble county, Ind. : m. March 10, 1870, by Elder James 
Hadsell, William Henry Wickard, b. June 25, 1843, in 
Stark county, O. ; son of David Wickard and Elizabeth 
Shoe, and had issue (surname Wickard) : 

1. Charles-Edwin, b. January 16, 1872. 

2. Mary -Elizabeth, b. January 7, 1876. 
Hi. JereTfiiah- Augustus, b. December 10, 1851. 

iv. Catharine, b. July 12, 1854. 
V. Susannah, b. December 15, 1856. 
vi. Edwin-Eugene, b. March 20, 1859. 
vii. George-Ellsworth, h. June 26, 1861. 
via. John-Charles, b. July 1, 1863. 

XXII. Geoege Washington Mueeay, ^ (John, ^ Patrick, ^ ) 
b. September 27, 1824, in Kichland county, Ohio; resides near 
Shawnee Mound, Henry county, Mo.; m., in Benton county. 
Mo., June 18, 1846, by Hosea Powers, J. P., Nancy Waeeing 
FuQUA, b. December 4, 1826, in Grreenup county, Ky.; d. Feb- 
ruary 12, 1879, in Henry county, Mo.; daughter of William 
Fuqua"^ and Lydia Warring. They had issue : 

* William Fuqua, b. March 8, 1800, in Virginia; d. January 4, 
1853, in Jackson county. Mo.; m. Lydia Warring, b. February 16, 
1802, in Mason county, Ky.; d. May 6, 1877, in Henry county, Mo. 



456 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

i. Virginia-Ann^ b. May 18, 1847, in Morgan county, Mo.; m. 
December 24, 1868, John B. Simpson, and had issue (sur- 
name Simpson): 

1. Eddie, b. November 14, 1869, in Clinton county. 

Mo.; d. August, 1876, in Memphis, Tenn. 

2. Elizaheth, b. March 12, 1871, in Henry county, 

Missouri. 

3. Albert, b. February, 1877, in Memphis, Tenn. 

it. Gaylord-Canada, b. August 20, 1848, in Morgan county, 
Missouri. 

Hi. Dorcas-Elizabeth, b. April 28, 1850, in Morgan county, Mo.; 
d. May 11, 1865, in Henry county. Mo. 

iv. Mary-Urie, b. April 21, 1852; d. November 14, 1855, in 

Morgan county. Mo. 
V. Thomas-Calvin, b. December 14, 1853, in Morgan county, 
Missouri. 

vi. Cynthia-Caroline, b. August 8, 1855, in Morgan county, 
Mo.; resides near Shawnee Mound, Henry county, Mo.; 
m. July 18, 1877, by Rev. W. L. King, James Willis Wi- 
ley, b. September 14, 1853, in Henry county. Mo.; son of 
John and Eliza Jane Wiley. 

vii. Joseph-Wiliary, b. May 24, 1857, in Henry county. Mo. 
viii. Samuel, b. November 10, 1859. 

ix. Luella, b. April 19, 1861. 

XXriI. Mary Ann Murray, ^ (Jolin,^ Patrick, i) b. May 
5, 1828, in Richland county, 0. ; resides near Brownsville, Sa- 
line county, Mo. ; m., first, in Morgan county, Mo., May 7, 
1847, Robert Urie, b. October 1, 1823, in Orange township, 
Ashland county, 0. ; d. October 1, 1848, in Bates county, Mo. ; 
son of Thomas Urie and Margaret Culbertson. They had 
issue (surname Urie) : 

i. Julia- Ann-Bobert, b. August 27, 1848, near Versailles, Mo. 

Mrs. Urie m., secondly, in Morgan county, Mo., January 20, 
I860, Alfred John Leary, b. June 14, 1880, at Kingston, 
Canada West ; son of Benjamin Leary and Mary Kendall. 
They had issue (surname Leary) : 

ii. John-Oeorge, b. November 4, 1860, in Florence, Mo. 
Hi. Pleasant- Alfred, b. March 17, 1863, in Henry county, Mo. ; 

d. July 27, 1864, in Sedalia, Pettis county. Mo. 
iv. Mary-Susan, b. August 18, 1865, in Sedalia, Mo. 
V. William-Frank, b. June 19, 1867, in Sedalia, Mo. ; d. Sep- 
tember 11, 1869. 
vi. Alice-Belle, b. August 4, 1869, in Sedalia, Mo. 



Murray of Harris Ferry. 457 

XXIV. Elizabeth Murray, ^ (John, 2 Patrick, i) b. June 

17, 1880, in Eichland county, O. ; d. September 10, 1864, in 
Bates county, Mo. ; m. in Morgan county, Mo., February 14, 
1861, by 'Squire MulhoUand, John Pardee, b. May 27, 1820, 
in Wytheville, Wythe county, Ya. ; son of Philo Pardee and 
Rachel Montgomery ; resides near Crescent Hill, Bates county, 
Mo. They had issue (surname Pardee) : 

i. William, b. July 23, 1863, in Harrisonville, Cass county, 
Mo. 

XXV. Susannah Murray,-^ (^ John, 2 Patrick, i) b. May 28, 
1835, in Richland county, O. ; resides at Hunter's Warm 
Springs, Montana ; m. in Benton county. Mo., October 12, 1858, 
by 'Squire Hindsworth, Andrew Jackson Hunter, b. March 

18, 1816, in Franklin county, Va. ; son of John Hunter* and 
Sarah Price ; is a physician of prominence ; a graduate of Tran- 
sylvania University, Ky., and the owner of the celebrated Hot 
Springs of Montana. They had issue (surname Hunter) : 

i. Mary-Lee, b. July 7, 1859, in Georgetown, Randolph county, 
111. 

a. Davis-Beauregard, b. February 25, 1861, in Shamrock, Cal- 
laway county, Mo. 

Hi. Lizzie-Kate, b. January 25, 1863, in Downeyville, Jackson 
county. 111. 

iv. Tliomas-Stonewall-Jackson, b. November 25, 1864, in Vir- 
ginia City, Montana; d. at Benson's Landing, on the 
Yellowstone. 

V Monta7m-Queen,h. ISTovember 4, 1866, in New York City, 
Montana; d. s. p. 

vi Sallie-Price, b. November 27, 1867, in New York City, Mon- 
tana. 
vii. Emma- Sidney -Johnson, b. October 24, 1869, at Confederate 
Gulch, Montana ; d. at Hot Springs, Montana. 

XXVI. Alverda Murray, 3 (John,^ Patrick, i) b. August 
8, 1843, in Richland county, Ohio ; resides near Batchelor, Cal- 
laway connty, Mo.; m. in Benton county. Mo., October 16, 1861, 

*J0HN Hunter, b. 1760, in Franklin county, Va. ; d. 1819, in 
Cumberland county, Ky. ; m. Sarah Price, b. 1766, in Franklin 
county, Va. ; d. 1854, in Cumberland county, Ky. 



458 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

by Elder William B. Douglass, Samuel Brandenburgh, h. 
October 17, 1836, in Montgomery county, Mo.; son of Jonathan 
Brandenburgli and Mary Smith. They had issue, all b. in 
Callaway county. Mo., (surname Brandenburgh) :] 

i. Jackson-Davis, b. January 27, 1863. 
a. Mary-Susan, b. April 7, 1865.1 
in. Nancy-Jane, b. June 30, 1867. 
iv. Carrie-Jerusha, b. August 4, 1869. 

V. Algie-Mason, b. April 4, 1872. 
vi. Emma-Tliomas, b. September 28, 1874. 
vii. Samuel-Eclivard, b. April 27, 1877. 

XXYII. Commodore Ferry Murray, ^ (John,^ Patrick, i) 
K March 13, 1848, in Morgan county. Mo.; resides near Ben- 
ton City, Audrain county. Mo.; m. in Callaway county. Mo., 
March 20, 1873, by Elder William C. Ridgway, Elizabeth 
Frances Ridgway, b. June 11, 1855, in Callaway county, Mo.; 
daughter of Ambrose Dudley Ridgway and Ann America 
Vest. They had issue, all b. in Audrain county, Mo.: 

i. Clara-Leelie, b. February 2, 1874. 
ii. Annie-Eliza, b. February 4, 1876. 
Hi. Thomas-PinJcney , b. June 23, 1878. 

XXVIII. William Ralston, ^ (Mary, 2 Patrick, 1) b. De- 
camber 31, 1824; resides at Fayetteville, Tenn.; m. in Mans- 
field, Ohio., May 15, 1860, by the Rev. David Paul, Agnes 
Finney, b. April 20, 1830, in Mansfield, Ohio ; daughter of 
Thomas Finney and Nancy Culbertson. They had issue (sur- 
name Ralston) : 

i. William, b. July 10, 1861, at Ashland, Ohio. 
ii. J.-Huss, b. September 1, 1862, at Ashland, Ohio. 
Hi. Thomas-Franklin, b. November 24, 1863, at Ashland, Ohio. 
iv. Mary, b. September 11, 1865, at Ashland, Ohio. 
V. James, b. August 3, 1867, at Ashland, Ohio. 
vi. Joseph-Guy, b. February 10, 1869, at Ashland, Ohio; d. 

August 16, 1877, at Fayetteville, Tenn. 
vii. Agnes, b. July 16, 1871, at Ashland, Ohio. 
viii. Columbia, b. July 4, 1873, at Mansfield, Ohio ; d. Septem- 
ber 15. 1877, at Fayetteville, Tenn. 
ix. Oscar, b. October 24, 1875, at Mansfield, Ohio. 
X. McNeil, b. December 30, 1878, at Fayetteville, Tenn. 



Murray of ITarris Ferry. 459 

XXIX. Alexandee E ALSTON", 3 (Mar J, ^ Patrick, ^ ) b. Feb- 
ruary 6, 1826, at Ashland, Ohio; resides at Calhoun, Eicb- 
land county. 111.; m. at Plymouth, Ohio, November 24, 1855, 
by Eev. George N. H. Peters, Salome Traug-er, b. February 
12, 1834, in Bucks county. Pa.; daughter of Samuel Harpel 
Trauger and Susanna Maust. They had issue (surname Eal- 
ston) : 

i. Mary-Lura, b. June 10, 1859, at Plymouth, Richland county, 

Ohio. 
ii. Mack-Trauger , b. April 5, 1865, at Auburn, DeKalb county, 
Indiana. 

XXX. Mary Jane Urie,^ (Elizabeth, ^ Patrick, i)b. Oc- 
tober 9, 1834, in Ashland, O. ; d. September 10, 1875, in Ash- 
land, 0. ; m. November 9. 1865, bv Eev. John Eobinson, D. 
D., Giles Porter, b. January 1, 1832, in Huron county, 0. ; 
son of Ira Porter and Lucy Smith ; resides at Geneseo, 111. 
They had issue (surname Porter) : 

i. Ella, b. December 2, 1867. 
ii. Bertha, b. February 14, 1870. 

XXXI. Alice Ann Urie,^ (Elizabeth, ^ Patrick, i) b. Jan- 
uary 24, 1836, in Ashland, 0. ; m. May 8, 1852, by Eev. 
Thomas Beer, Thomas Milton" Beer, b. March 2, 1837, near 
Ashland, 0. ; son of Eichard Beer and Jane Anderson; reside 
in Ashland, O. They had issue (surname Beer) : 

i. Lizzie- J anette, b. December 24, 1863. 
ii. Frank, b. December, 24, 1868. 
Hi. Harry -Caleb, b. February 12, 1876. 

XXXII. Elizabeth Helen Urie,^ (Elizabeth, ^ Patrick, ^ 
b. April 30, 1837, in Ashland, 0. ; resides at Belleville, Eich- 
land county, O. ; m. June 29, 1865, by Eev. John Eobinson, 
D. D., William Wiley Anderson, b. November 6, 1839, in 
West Eushville, Fairfield county, O. ; son of Eev. James An- 
derson and Lawrence Marvin : is a minister of the Presbyte- 
rian church. They had issue (surname Anderson) : 

i. Clara, b. June 2, 1868. 
ii. Dora, b. November 4, 1872. 



460 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XXXIII. GrEORGE WiLLiAM THOMPSON, ^ (Alice- Ann, ^ 
Patrick^) b. September 7, 1836, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; re- 
sides at Cen'treville, Iowa ; rn. January 1, 1867, by Rev. Ben- 
jamine Plummer, Catharine Cordelia Lockridge, b. Octo- 
ber 18, 1846, in Yorkville, Dearborn county, Ind. ; daughter 
of Hollis Stuart Lockridge* and Hannah E. Perrine. They 
had issue (surname Thompson) : 

i. Eddie-Stuart, b. September 14, 1867, at Cameron, Mo. ; d. 
s. p. 

n. Willie-Loclcridge, b. March 20, 1869, at Cameron, Mo. ; d. 
s. p. 

in. Truman-Wilson, b. March 8, 1871 ; d. February 4. 1872, at 
Cameron, Mo. 

iv. Jenny-Bell, b. September 14, 1873, at Cameron, Mo. ; d. Sep- 
tember 5, 1876, at Centreville, Iowa. 
V. John-Murray,h. February 27, 1876, at Centreville, Iowa; 
d. s. p. 

vL Frederick, h. December 19, 1878, at Centreville, Iowa; d. 
February 23, 1879. 

XXXIY. Jane Ann Thompson, ^ ( Alice- Ann, ^ Patrick, i) 
b. September 3, 1838, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; resides at 
Mirabile, Caldwell county, Mo. ; m. August 30, 1866, by Eev. 
Benjamin Plummer, Luke Firth, b. July 5, 1836, in Boone 
county, Ky. ; son of William Firth and Ann Stubs, both na- 
tives of England. They had issue (surname Firth) : 

i. Alice-Ann, b. July 2, 1867. 
a. Mary -Elizabeth, b. September 13, 1869 ; d. January 1-5, 1879, 

in Caldwell county, Mo. 
Hi. Viola-Eliza, b. August 6, 1871. 
iv. William-Thompson , b. February 5, 1873. 
V. Luella, b. June 24, 1874. 
•vi. Oliver-Francis, b. March 11, 1877. 

XXXY. Jacob Beatty Thompson, ^ (Alice- Ann, ^ Pat- 
rick,^) b. October 10, 1843, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; resides 
Melvern, Osage county, Kansas ; m. in Ripley county, Ind., at 
December 1, 1867, by Allen Campbell , J. P., Jenny Jumper, 
b. August 31, 1846, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; daughter of Al- 

* Hollis Stuart Lockridge, b. June 2, 1815, at Madison, Ind. ; m. 
Hannah E. Perrine, b. March 25, 1820, at Yorkville, Dearborn county, 
Ind. 



Murray of Harris Ferry. 461 

den H. Jumper and Amanda F. Noyes. '^ They had issue (sur- 
name Thompson) : 

i. Albert-Clyde, b. December 13, 1868, in Dearborn county, 

Ind. ; d. s. p. 
a. Willana, b. February 11, 1870, in Oswego county, Kansas. 
in. Alice- Ann, b. June 20, 1872, in Osage county, Kansas. 
iv. Mhel-M., b. May 1, 1875, in Caldwell county, Mo. 

XXXVI. Mary Elizabeth Thompsoin^,^ (Alice- Ann. ^ 
Patrick, 1) b. October 31, 1847, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; re- 
sides near Guilford, Dearborn county, Ind. ; m. October 31, 
1866, by Kev. Benjamin Plummer, Melancthon Eleazer 
WlSHBURN, b. April 20, 1836, in Coolville, Athens county, 
0. ; son of Roswell Washburn aud Lura Cleveland, f They 
had issue (sui'name Washburn) : 

i. Willie-Gordon, b. November 3, 1868. 
a. Charles- Thompson, b. September 25, 1873 ; d. November 18, 

1874. 
Hi. Cora-Pearl, b. October 4, 1876. 
iv. John, b. August 22, 1878. 

XXXVII. Adaline a. Murray, 3 (George, ^ Patrick, i) b. 
February 14, 1838, in Orange township, Ashland county, O. ; 
resides in Ashland, 0. ; m. June 6, 1867, by Rev. John Rob- 
inson, D. D., Ohio Pancoast, b. March 6, 1839, in AVooster, 
O. ; son of Hezekiah B. and Rebecca Pancoast. They had 
issue (surname Pancoast) : 

i. Duff, b. March 1, 1868. 
ii. Anna, b. January 12, 1870. 
Hi. Bay, b. October 23, 1872. 

XXXVIII. Addison Murray, ^ (George, ^ Patrick, i) b. 
January 10, 1840, in Orange township, Ashland county. Pa. ; 
resides at Gabon, O. ; m. May 25, 1869, by Rev. Mr. Miller, 
Agnes Jourdan, b. in Gabon, O. ; daughter of Joseph and 
Catharine Jourdan. They had issue : 

* Alden H. Jumper, b. February 16, 1819, in Lincoln county, Maine ; 
m. Amanda F. Noyes, b. September 1, 1825, in Dearborn county, Ind. ; 
reside in Osage county, Kansas. 

tRoswell Washburn, b. 1792, in Deerfield, Conn. ; d. May 17, 1873, 
in Athens county, O.; m. in 1827, Lura Cleveland, b. 1803, in Athens 
county, O. ; d. July 9, 1839. 



462 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. Alfaretia, b. ISfovember 30, 1870, in Gallon, O. 
ii. Addie, b. November 23, 1879. 

XXXIX. Maey Jane Brandeberry,^, (Anne-Hill,^ Pat- 
rick,^) b. February 12, 1841, in -Ashland, O. ; resides at Dres- 
den, Powshick county, Iowa; m. April 26, 1866, Nehemiah S. 
Carl. They had issue (surname Carl) : 

i. Albert- A., b. February 1, 1867. 
n. Anne-Hill, b. February, 27, 1869. 
in. Bavid-J., b. September 4, 1870 ; d. March 11, 1871. 
iv. Elias-JSf., b. March 9, 1872. 

V. Matthew, b. January 18, 1874 ; d. August 14, 1874. 
vi. Martha, (twin,) b. January 18, 1874. 
vii. Isaac, b. July 31, 1876 ; d. August 9, 1876. 

XL. Annette Brandeberry,^ (Anne-Hill, ^ Patrick,^) b. 
April 16, 1842, in Ashland, O., where she now resides; m. 
December 6, 1860, by Thomas Hayes, J. P., David Huff, b. 
March 3, 1839, in Hancock county, O. ; son of Andrew Huff 
and Grace Reeves. They had issue (surname Huff) : 

i. WilUarn-Irwi7i, b. October 2, 1861, in Hancock county, O. 
a. Eliza-Murray, b. July 23, 1864, in Ashland, O. 
Hi. Mary-Ella, b. July 21, 1866, in Ashland, Ohio. 
iv. Arthur- Evington, b. March 27, 1871, in Ashland, Ohio. 

XLI. Frances Murray, ^ (Hugh,^ Patrick, i) b. Novem- 
ber 11, 1845, in Ashland, Ohio, where she now resides; m. 
September 6, 1865, by Rev. P. J. Brown, Samuel Beeg-hly, b. 
February 1, 1839, in Somerset county. Pa.; son of John. 
Beeghly and Catharine Peek. They had issue (surname 
Beeghly) : 

i. Elzy-Murray, b. April 17, 1867. 
ii. Cora- Alice, b. May 27, 1869 ; d. September 14, 1871. 
Hi. Tullius-Cicero, h. April 26, 1873. 
iv. Calvin-Murray , h. July 26, 1876. 

XLII. Mary Murray, ^ (Hugh,^ Patrick, i) b. January 29, 
1845, in Ashland county, Ohio, where she now resides ; m. 
September 24, 1868, by Rev. WilKam Saddler, Joseph 
Beeghly, b. March 31, 1837, in Somerset county, Pa.; son of 



Murray of Harris' Ferry. 463 

John Beeghly and Catharine Peek. They had issue (surname 
Beeghly) : 

%. James-Urhana, b. March 12, 1870. 
n. Clark-Edmund, b. November 18, 1874. 

XLIII. Wilson Shannon Mueray,'* (Campbell, ^ Ed- 
ward, ^ Patrick,!) b. December 9, 1845, in Orange county, O.; 
resides near Adario, Richland county, Ohio; m. October 8, 
1868, by James Alberson, J. P., Isabel Fulks Stough, b. 
May 29, 1849, in Montgomery township, Ashland county, O.; 
daughter of Jonas Stough and Mary Ann Gerhart, They had 
issue : 

I. Sarah-Matilda, h. August 10, 1869, in Euggles township, 
Ashland county, Ohio. 

n. Mahel, b. February 10, 1871, in Orange township, Asliland 

county, Ohio, 
m. Wiward-A., b. December 16, 1872, in Butler township, 

Ricliland county, Ohio. 
iv. WilUe-Blance, b. March 8, 1875, in Butler township, Rich- 
land county, Ohio. 

V. Lizzie- Artimisa, b. March 15, 1877, in Butler township, 
Richland county, Ohio. 

XLIY. John Murray, ^ (Edward, ^ Edward, ^ Patrick, i) 
b. October 20, 1849, in Orange township, Ashland county, O.; 
resides near Adario, Richland county, O.; m. March 2, 1876, 
by Rev. Mr. Lawrence, Ellen Cline, b. July 16, 1852, in 
Butler township, Richland county, O.; daughter of Samuel 
Cline and Elizabeth Baird. They had issue : 

i. Boy, b. October 31, 1876. 
a. Bay, [twin,] b. October 31, 1876. 
m. Edward, b. March 13, 1884. 

XLV. Diadem Murray, * (Edward, ^ Edward, ^ Patrick, i) 
b. May 26, 1851, in Orauge township, Ashland county, Ohio ; 
resides near Adario, Richland county, Ohio; m. February 19, 
1874, by Rev. S. T. Boyd, Louis Milton Viers, b. Febru- 
ary 14, 1851, in Richland county, Ohio ; son of Liverton Viers 
and Jane Parker. They had issue (surname Viers) : 

i. Lottie, b. December 19, 1874. 
■ a. Edward, b. May 16, 1876. 



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Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 



in. Nettie, b. June 9, 1878. 
iv. Mary-Jane, b. February 16, 1882. 
V. Bertha-Grace, b. September 30, 1883. 
vi. Clark, b. March 26, 1885. 

XLYI Joseph Mureay,* (Edward, ^ Edward, ^ Patrick, ■•) 
b. October 21, 1853, in Ashland county, Ohio; resides near 
Adario, Richland county, Ohio ; m. October 9, 1879, by the 
Rev. E, L. Sanders, at Dayton, Ky., Anna Mary Murray, 
b. October 23, 1857, in Versailles, Ind. ; daughter of Francis 
Harrison Murray, ^ (James, ^ Patrick,^). They had issue: 

i. Martha-Blanche, b. January 1, 1881. 
ii. Edna-Lee, b. December 27, 1883. 



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MURRAY OF SWATARA 



1. John" Mukeay, ^ a native of ScotlaBcl, came to America 
late in life with his two sons and their families. He probablj' 
died a few years afterwards. The only members of his family 
of whom we have record are the following: 

2. i. William^ b. February 24, 1690; m. [Isabella] Lindley. 

3. n. John, b. 1691 ; m. and had issue. 

II. William Mueeay,^ (John,i) b. February 24, 1690, in 
Scotland, emigrated to America in 1732. His father and 
brother John accompanied him. They settled on the Swatara, 
in the Province of Pennsylvania. Hem. [Isabella] Lindley, 
sister of Thomas Lindley, of Scotland, who also emigrated to 
Pennsylvania about the same time, and located in the neighbor- 
hood of the Murrays. It is not definitely known whether either 
the Murrays or Lindley s came direct from Scotland or had 
sojourned in Ireland for some time. William Murray d. on 
his farm July 21:, 1773, his wafe probably preceding him. They 
had issue, among others : 

4. i. James, b. 1729 ; m. Rebecca McLean. 
[ 5. ii. John, b. 1731 ; m. Margaret Mayes. 

in. Thomas; settled at Muncy, Pa. ; m. and left issue. 

III. John Mureay,^ (John,i) b. about 1691, in Scotland; 
emigrated to the Province of Pennsylvania in 1732 in company 
with his brother and other friends. On the 10th of January, 
1737, he obtained a land warrant from the Proprietaries of 
Pennsylvania, and on the " 14th of ye 9th month," 1739, had 
the same located upon two hundred acres and twelve perches 
of land adjoining the northwest side of "Swahatawro" (Swatara) 
creek, then in Hanover township, Lancaster county, Pa. Adam 
Eeed, an early settler and prominent in frontier times, held an 

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466 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

adjoining tract on the north by improvement. On the first of 
March, 1744, John Murray obtained another warrant, which 
was located, about a year afterward, east of the other tract, 
and between it and land of James Stewart. This latter tract 
is now within the limits of Lebanon county, the former, the 
homestead, being within the present bounds of Dauphin county 
a short distance from Dixon"s Ford on the Swatara. The date 
of death or name of John Murray's wife we have been unable 
to gather. Of their children, however, we have the following : 

i. William, b. 171-1 ; m. and had issue, amoncj others : ' 

1. John, b. 1737 ; known as " Presbyterian John " to 
distinguisli him from his cousin, John Murray, 
son of Robert, (see VI. J In early life he went 
to New York and entered the store of his uncle, 
Robert Murray, with whom he became asso- 
ciated in 1771, in business under the firm name 
of Robert & John Murray; subsequently, he 
withdrew from the co-partnership and with his 
sons formed that of John Murray & Sons; in 
hischurch relations, he was a Presbyterian, and 
for many years an elder in Rev. Dr. John Rod- 
gers' church ; in politics, a Federalist, enjoy- 
ing the intimate acquaintance of such men as 
Rufus King and Alexander Hamilton. He was 
greatly esteemed in the mercantile community, 
and presided over the New York Ciiamber of 
Commerce from 1798 to 1806 ; d. at his country 
seat, on Murray Hill, October 17, 1808 ; his chil- 
dren were John-R., Hamilton, Hannah, and 
Mary, 
a. Samuel, b. 1717 ; about the j^ear 1755, went to the Carolinas ; 

nothing further known of him. 
6. Hi. Robert, b. 1721 ; m. Mary Lindley. 

iv. A'>'ahella, b. 1725; d. 1775; m. John Dixon, (see Dixon of 

Dixon'' s Ford.) 

IV. James Murray.^ (William,^ John,i) b. about 1729, in 
Scotland; d. March 15, 1804, in Upper Paxtang township, 
Dauphin county, Pa. In 1768, he entered an application for the 
tract of land on which he resided, located in Upper Paxtang 
township, and it was surveyed to him. In 1775, he was chosen 
a member of the Committee of Safety for his township, and on 



Murray of Swatara. 467 

the 8th of November, of that year, took his place in the general 
committee for Lancaster countj. On the 4th of July, 1776, 
at a military convention representing the fifty-three battalions 
■of the Associators, he was present as one of the captains for that 
county. A roll of his company is printed in Dr. Egle's His- 
tory of Dauphin County. With John Eodgers and John Harris, 
on the 8th of July, 1776, by appointment of the Provincial 
Conference, he superintended the election held at Garber's Mill 
for the sixth district of Lancaster county, to make a choice of 
delegates to the convention that assembled on the 15th of the 
month, and which framed the fii'st constitution of the State. 
During that and the following year he was in almost constant 
active military service with his company. He commanded one 
of the companies of the Tenth battalion, Lancaster county militia, 
and was with the expedition up the West Branch in 1779. The 
exposures to which Capt. Murray was subjected during the 
Eevolutionary struggle, brought on an attack of rheumatism, 
from which for many years prior to his death he was a constant 
sufferer. He m. Eebecca McLean, a native of Scotland. 
They had issue : 

7. i. Margaret, b. 1756; m, John Simpson. 

n. TT'lZZmi?!, b. 1759 ; settled in Tennessee. 

in. Annie, b. 1761 ; m. Samuel Davidson. 

iv. liehecca, b. 1763 ; m. Samuel Brown, of Hanover. 
V. Isabella, b. 1765 ; m. Robert Chambers. 

vi. John, b. 1768; settled on Chillisquaque creek, Northum- 
berland county. He was a member of the House of 
Representatives from 1807 to 1810, and served as a mem- 
ber of Congress, 1817 to 1821. He married Margaret 
Murray, a daughter of Col. John Murray, (see V.J 

V. JoHK MuERAY,3 (William, ^ John,^) b. about 1731, in 
Scotland ; d. February 3, 1798, in Dauphin county, Pa. In 
1766, he took up a tract of land lying on the Susquehanna, 
immediately above his brother James' farm, which adjoined 
the present town of Dauphin. He commanded a rifle company, 
which in March, 1776, was attached to Col. Samuel Miles' bat- 
talion, and participated in the battles of Long Island, White 
Plains, Trenton, and Princeton. He was promoted to major 
April 18, 1777, and lieutenant-colonel of the Second Pennsyl- 



468 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

vania regiment in 1780, serving until the disbanding of the 
army in 1783. He then returned to his family and farm. 
Governor Mifflin appointed him a justice of the peace August 
29, 1791, the only political office he ever held. He was an 
ardent Whig of the Revolution, and a brave officer. Col. Mur- 
ray, m. December 29, 1762, by Rev. John Elder, Margaret 
Mayes, b. 1783, in the north of Ireland ; d. June 22, 1807, in 
Upper Paxtang township, Dauphin county. Pa. ; buried by the 
side of her husband in the old cemetery near Dauphin borough ; 
daughter of Andrew and ^. Reb ecca Mayes. They had issue, 
among others : 

i. William.h. September 6,1764; d. March IS, 1840 ; in 1805, 
removed to Ohio; m. March 17, 1796, Deborah Latta, 
and had issue. 
ii. Margaret, b. February 5, 1770; m. John Murray, son of 
Capt. James Murray, of Paxtang; both buried in the 
Chillisquaque cemetery, Northumberland county. Pa. 
Hi. Eehecca, b. October 19, 1774 ; d. January 6, 1837 ; m. April 
19, 1804, Innis Green, b. March 25, 1776; d. August 4, 
1830; son of Col. Timothy Green and Mary Innis; re- 
ceived a tolerably fair English education, an essential in 
the Scotch-Irish settlements ; his father who built a mill 
at the mouth of Stony creek, on the Susquehanna about 
1790, dying in 1812, Innes took charge of it ; he was ap- 
pointed by Gov. Findlay, one of the associate judges of 
the county of Daupliin, August 10, 1818, resigning how- 
ever, October 23, 1827, having been elected to the National 
House of Representatives ; he served during the twentieth 
and twenty-first Congresses; Gov. Wolf, re-appointed 
him, January 26, 1832, associate judge, a position he held 
at the time of his death. 

VI. Robert Murray,-'' (John,^ John,i) b. about 1721, in 
Scotland : d. July 22, 1786, in the city of New York. He 
came to America with his parents, and remained on the Swatara, 
until about the year 1750, when he removed to North Carolina 
when the immigration thither was in full tide. Two or three 
years sufficed, however, when he turned his face northward and 
settled in the city of New York, where he entered into mer- 
cantile pursuits ; subsequently purchasing the tract of land 
known as " Murray Hill," now in the heart of the metro- 
polis. This became historical as the spot, where Mrs. Murray 



Murray of Swuiara. 469 

during the Revolution, entertained Lord Howe and his officers 
long enough to enable the American troops under Putnam to 
escape. Although brought up in the Westminster Confession, 
and members oi Old Derry church, whatever may have been 
the cause we know not, Robert Murray and his wife joined the 
Society of Friends in New York, and it was therefore in the 
tenets of this persuasion that his large family of children were 
instructed. Of his parents, the son, in his autobiography, thus 
writes : " My parents were of respectable characters, and in the 
middle station of life. My father possessed a good flour mill 
at Swatara, but being of an enterprising spirit and anxious to 
provide handsomely for his family, he made several voyages to 
the West Indies, in the way of trade, by which he considerably 
augmented his jDroperty. Pursuing his inclinations, he, in time, 
acquired large possessions, and became one of the most re- 
spectable merchants in America. * * ^ * * * ]\|j 
mother was a woman of an amiable disposition, and remarkable 
for mildness, humanity, and liberality of sentiment. She was, 
indeed, a faithful and affectionate wife, a tender mother, and a 
kind mistress." Robert Murray, m. in 1744, Mary Lindley, 
daughter of Thomas Lindley. They had issue, twelve children, 
of whom we have the names of only four: 

8. i. Lindley, b. 1745; tn. Hannah . 

9. ii. John ; m. Catharine Bowne. 

10. m. Beulah; m. Martin Hoffman. 

if. Susan; d. 1808; m, Gilbert Golden Willett. 

YII Margaret Murray, ^ (James, =^ William, ^ John,i) b. 
1756, in Paxtang township, Lancaster county, Pa.; d. April 27, 
1826, at Huntingdon, Pa.; m. May 7, 1776, by Rev. John El- 
der, John Simpson, b. about 1744, in Newtown or Bucking- 
ham township, Bucks county. Pa.; d. February 8, 1807, in 
Huntingdon, Pa. His parents went south and were residing 
in North Carolina in 1783 and in Georgia in 1791. He learned 
blacksmi thing, and, in 1763, settled on the Susquehanna, in 
what was then Upper Paxtang township, Lancaster, now Dau- 
phin county. On the 15th of August, 1775, he was commis- 
sioned second lieutenant of Capt. James Murray's company in 
the Fourth Battalion of Associators, of Lancaster county. On 



470 Fennsylvania Genealogies. 

the 28th of January, 1777, Lieutenant-Colonel Cornelius Cox, 
of the battalion, ordered him to remain in the "Continental 
smith-shop " at Bristol. He served during the greater part of 
the Revolution, towards its close in command of a company 
of militia, when he returned to his farm. In the spring of 
1793 he removed to Huntingdon, where he passed the re- 
mainder of his days. They had issue, save the last two, all 
born in Paxtang (surname Simpson) : 

11. i. Rebecca, b. April 8, 1777; m. John Patton. 

ii. Margaret, b. Jannaiy 30, 1779; d. March 3, 1829 ; unm. 
in. James, b. June 20, 1781 ; d. January 31, 1851, in Hunting- 
don, Pa.; was a surveyor, and elected commissioner of 
Huntingdon county, in 1819; was, in liis younger days, 
an officer of the militia, and passed through all the grades 
from lieutenant to colonel. 

iv. Martha, b. Februai-y 15, 1786; m. May 6, 1806, George An- 
shutz, jr., who removed to Pittsburgh, where they both 
died, and had issue (surname Anshutz) : George-S., Mar- 
garetta-S., in. Thomas Linford ; OUver-B., JSdmund- Mur- 
ray and Theodore. 
V. Anna, b. July 9, 1788; d. May 26, 1856, in Franklin town- 
ship, Huntingdon county, Pa.; m. William Curry. 

vi. Sarah, b. September 10, 1791 ; d, s. p. 

12. vii. Elizabeth-Isabella, b. August 22, 1794; m. Daniel Africa. 

13. viii. John, b. June 21, 1798 ; d. July 19,1872; m., first, Mrs. Eliz- 

abeth Eamsey ; secondly, Mrs. Mary McAllister. 

YIII. LlNDLEY MuREAY,^ (Robert, ^ John, 2 John,^) b. in 
1745 on the banks of the Swatara, in Lancaster, now Dauphin 
county, Pa.; d. February 16, 1826, at his residence near York, 
England. He received a good education, but, having a dislike 
to mercantile pursuits, studied law and was admitted to the bar 
at the age of twenty-one. The year after he married. His 
limited practice was temporarily interrupted by a visit to Eng- 
land, whither his father had preceded him in hope of benefit- 
ing his health. He returned to New York in 1771, and re- 
newed the practice of law with marked success; tiring of it, 
however, when the Revolution broke out and New York was 
occupied by the British army, or, having no sympathy with 
the cause of Independence, he removed to Islip, on Long Island, 
and entered a mercantile life. We have always given Lkid- 



Murray of Swatara. 471 

ley Murray credit for his religions principles as having pre- 
cluded him from taking part in the struggle between the Col- 
onies and the mother country, but in a letter in our possession, 
written by William Darbv to his friend, Mrs. Anna Dixon, 
the true incentive is, perhaps, given. Mr. Darby was well 
acquainted with the men of his time — he was intimate with the 
patriots of the Eevolution, and learned much of the inward 
history of the people, concerning whom, it is to be regretted, 
he did not give his reminiscences. William' Darby was born 
in the same neighborhood, and was intimate with the Dixons 
and Roans, to the former of whom Murray was related, and 
through them learned more of him than biographers choose to 
tell. In the success and greatness of a man, we too often 
lose sight of the grave errors into which he may have fallen. 
But we are loath to dispel the bright halo which glimmers 
around the life of the celebrated grammarian. Sabine classes 
him among the Loj^alists 'of the Revolution, and Darby, in con- 
trasting him with his cousin, Robert Dixon, whose blood was 
the first Pennsylvania offering to the cause of Independence, 
speaks of Murray's taking sides with the enemies of his country. 
This we can easily understand. Surrounded by his religious 
friends whose peace principles would not allow them to take 
up arms — although many hundreds did, who were subsequenly 
^disowned for it — and in a city occupied by the king's troops, 
he himself says he had little faith in the successful resistance 
of the Colonies. It was thus he became a loyalist. His 
father's business and his own thrived, and the rule of England 
was sufficient, for him. We venture the opinion that there 
were really few instances where religious principles made men 
Tories. Mercenary motives were generally at the bottom of 
it. It is to be regretted that Lindley Murray's silent influ- 
ence should have been on the side of British oppression and 
tyranny. At the close of the war he had amassed a fortune, 
and, when peace had dawned, he sailed away from the land of 
his nativity and the home of liberty. His attachment to the 
home of his fathers, he said, "was founded on many pleasing 
associations. In particular, I had strong prepossessions in 
favor of a residence in England, because I was ever partial to 



472 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

its political cons*"itutioii and the mildness and wisdom of its 
general laws. * * * On leaving my native country, there 
was not, therefore, any land in which I could cast my eyes 
with so much pleasure, nor is there any which could have af- 
forded me so much real satisfaction as I have found in Great 
Britain. May its political fabric, which has stood the test of 
ages, and long attracted the admiration of the world, be sup- 
ported and perpetuated by Divine Providence." In 1784, he 
went to England, and, after visiting several localities, purchased 
a small estate at Holdgate, about a mile from York, upon 
which he resided until his death. Living in ease and retire- 
ment, he entered upon a literary life which proved a successful 
one, and has inscribed his name high up on Fame's portals. 
In 1787, he published a small work entitled " The Power of 
Psligion on the Mind," which passed through seventeen edit- 
ions. His next work, and that by which he is principally 
known, was his "English Grrammer," first published in 1795, 
and such was the unexpected demand for it that several edi- 
tions were published during the same year. Following this, 
appeared "English Exercises" and a "Key," an abridgement 
of which treatises were published in one volume in 1797. His 
other writings are "The English Reader," with an "Introduc- 
tion and Sequel," "The English Spelling Book," a new edition 
of his Grammar, "Exercises and Key" in two octavo volumes, 
a selection from Home's "Commentary on the Psalms," and 
" The Dutv and Benefit of Reading the Scriptures." Lind 
ley Murray's educational publications were not alone confined 
to his mother tongue. He prepared two French works, " In- 
troduction au Lecteur Fran93is"and "LecteurFranQois," which 
soon came into general use, were highly commended, and 
passed through a large number of editions. His life in Eng- 
land was a busy one, as it was an eventful one. No American 
who made a European tour failed to visit Holdgate. His per- 
sonal appearance, his unassuming demeanor and his conversa- 
tional powers excited in the minds of all visitors great admir- 
ation. Lindiey Murray m. June 22, 1767, Hanjstah ; 

d. in England and buried by the side of her husband at Hold- 
gate. They had no children. 



Murray of Sioatara. 473 

IX. JoHisr MuEEAY,* (Robert, 3 Jolii!,^ John,i) b. August 
8, 1758 ; d. August 4, 1819, in the city of New York. He 
was known as " Quaker John ; " was a member of the Manu- 
mission Society ; a director of the New York hospital, and in 
1811, vice president of the New York Free School Society ; he 
was deeply interested in the cause of education, and the meet- 
ing of prominent citizens of New York, which led to the or- 
ganization of the old Public School Society, was held at his 
residence in Franklin square ; he m. Cathaeine Bowne, sis- 
ter of Walter Bowne, who was at one time mayor of New 
York. They had issue : 

i. Bobert-J.; m. Elizabeth Golden, and had issue, J).- Co/cZen, 
Bohert, Caroline, Mary, and Gertrude. 

a. Linclley; m. Elizabeth Cheeseman, and had Lindley, Jr., 
John, Ann-Eliza, Catharine, Maryaretta, Jane, Hannah, 
Joseph-K., William, Edward, and Mary-K.; Lindley, Jr., 
m. and had Lindley, FranJc-T., John, Oeorgianna-T., 
Catharine-B., Grace, Louisa-T., Bertha, nwd Endly ; while 
John had a son John. 

Hi. Mary; m. Dr. Perkins, and had issue (surname Perkins), 
Benjaniin. 

iv. Susan; m. William O^den, and had issue (surname Og- 
den), Susan-Lhidley ; m. Lindley Murray Hoifman. 

X. Beulah Mueeay,4 (Robert, 3 John,^ John,i) b. in the 
city of New York ; lived and died there ; m. Maetin" Hoff- 
MAisr, of that city ; one of New York's prominent early citizens. 
They had issue (surname Hoffman) : 

i. Murray, b. 1792; d.. 1878; m., first, Prances Burrall ; sec- 
ondly, Mary Ogden, and had issue, Jidia, Murray, Wil- 
liam, Frances, Burrall, and Susan-Ogden. 
a. Lindley-Murray, b. 1794; m. Susan Lindley Ogden, and 
had issue, Susan-Ogden, William-Ogden, Edward, Katha- 
rine, and Elizabeth; Elizabeth Hoffman m. George M. 
Miller, and had issue (surname Miller), Hoffman; m. 
Edith McKeever; Mary-L., Leverett-S., Elizabeth-H., 
and Edith-M. 
Hi. Martin, b. 1796; m. Elizabeth Hale Gilman, and had issue, 
Lindley-Murray, Emily, Martin, Arthur, Matilda, Leigh- 
ton, and Serena; Lindley Murray Hoffman m. Margaret 
V,^ L. Ring, [nee Mott,) and had issue, Louisa-G., Emily, 
"^ Virginia- Golden, and Martin, 
iv. Anna-Maria, b. 1797 ; m. Anthony R. Livingston. 



474 Pennsylvania Oenenlogies. 

XL Rebecca Simpson, ^ (Margaret,* James, ^ William, ^ 
John,^) b. April 8, 1777, in Paxtang township, Lancaster 
county, Penn'a ; d. October 15, 1845, in IXuntingdon, Hunting- 
don count}^, Penn'a; m. April 16, 1801, John Patton, b. 
December 25, 1757, in Franklin county. Penn'a ; d. May 23, 
1836, on his farm in Woodcock valley, Walker township, Hunt- 
ingdon county, Penn'a. In his earlier years he resided in the 
town of Huntingdon, and was six times elected sheriff, and 
his term of service as principal and deputy extended over a 
period of twenty years ; he was an efficient public officer. 
They had issue (surname Patton) : 

i. William-Moore, h. February 16,1803; d. August 9,1871; 
m. in 1842, Rebecca Boal, of Ohio, and settled in Ken- 
tucky; they liad issue (surname Patton): George-Bool, 
William, d. s. p., William-A., and Clara-Bell. 

a. John-Simpson, b. June 15, 1806; d. August 30, 1850; re- 
sided a few years on the homestead farm ; appointed col- 
lector of tolls on the canal, removed to Huntingdon ; 
afterwards settling in Kentucky, where he died ; m. Sep- 
tember 1, 1836, Catliavine Huyett, and had issue (sur- 
name Patton) : Elizabeth, Margaret-Murray , Caroline, 
and William-Penn. 
Hi. Elizabeth, b. June 30, 1808; d. March 31, 1811. 

iv. James, (twin,) b. June 30, 1808; d. September 16, 1836; 
m. March, 1832, Elizabetli Yandevander, daughter of 
Isaac Vandevander; and had issue (surname Patton): 
Rebecca, Annie, and John. 

V. Joseph, b. October 6, 1810; resides in Kentucky; was 
thrice married ; m. first, January 9, 1840, IsTancy Givin, 
daughter of John Givin, and had issue (surname Patton): 
Ellen, John, Jame^, and Silas; by a second marriage, 
there was issne, William and Joseph: his second wife 
dying about 1857. He married again in 1864. 

vi. Benjamin-F.,h. November 26,1812; resided in Altoona, 

Pa., and died there , 1885 ; for many years 

in the mercantile business at Warrior's Mark, Pa., and 
served two terms as associate judge of Huntingdon 
county ; m. January 23, 1836, Eliza Addleman ; and had 
issue (surname Patton) : Uebecca, Ettie, Sarah, Emma, 
John-T., Ceorqe-A., William, 'cind Harry. 
vii. Bebecca- Simpson, b. March 14, 1815 ; d. December 13, 
1862; m. December 24, 1840, James Campbell, of Mc- 
Connellstown, Pa.; and had issue (surname Campbell) : 



Murray of Swaiara. 475 

Margaretta. m. Dr. G. L. Kobb, of Huntingdon, Mnry, 
and Caroline. 
viii. George-W., b. September 6, 1817 ; d. March 7, 1882, in the 
city of Philadelphia ; buried at Altoona, Pa.; for several 
years was one of the lessees of Union Furnace, and man- 
ager at Blair Furnace, but removed to Altoona at an 
early day ; in 1854, he was chosen the first chief burgess 
of that borough, and reelected in 1855 ; in 1861 , appointed 
postmaster, serving eight yeai's, and in 1870, elected an 
associate judge ; subsequently removing to Philadelphia ; 
he was twice married; m. first, .June 10, 1845, Mary B. 
Burket, d. March 28, 1856, and had issue (surname Pat- 
ton): 

1. T/iorii as- Blair; postmaster at Altoona. 

2. Willia7n-A.\ in the office of the President Penn- 

sylvania Railroad Company. 

3. John-Howard ; Pennsylvania railroad office, Al- 

toona. 
Mr. Patton m. secondly, December 19, 1861, Emma J. 
Havvksworth ; and had issue : 

5. Mary-V. 

6. Margaret-Murray . 

XII. Elizabeth Isabella Simpson, ^ (Margaret,"* James, ^ 
William,^ John,^) b. August 22, 1794, in the borougli of Hunt- 
ingdon ; cl. 1867, at Atsion, N. J. ; buried in the cemetery at 
Huntingdon, Pa. ; m. August 19, 1830, Daniel Africa, b. 
1794, at Huntino;don, Pa. ; d. December 13, 1865, in his native 
town and there buried. His grandfather, Christopher Africa, 
emigrated from near Hanover, Grermany, and at first settled at 
Germantown, Pa., subsequently removing to Hanover, York 
county, that State. He had two sons, Michael and Jacob 
Michael Africa m. Catharine Graffius, of York, and in 1791, 
removed to Huntingdon. They were the parents of Daniel 
Africa. The latter was a man of prominence and influence in 
the community ; was deputy surveyor for that county from 
1824 until 1830, and for twenty-two years a justice of the peace. 
His knowledge of the law was much more thorough than that 
usually possessed by magistrates. He was familiar with many 
of the English and American decisions, especially with those 
of the Pennsylvania courts, and kept a book in which he noted 
a great number of important cases, many of these relating to the 



476 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

land laws. Daniel Africa and his wife had issue (surname 
Africa) : 

i. Mar qaret- Murray ; d. s. p. 
14. a. John- Simpson, b. September 15, 1832 ; m. Dorothea C. 
G-reenland. 

XIII. John Simpson, ^ (Margaret, ^ James, ^ William, ^ 
John,i) b. June 21, 1798, in the borough of Huntingdon, Pa. ; 
d. July 19, 1872. He was twice married ; m., first, Mrs. Eliza- 
beth E.AMSEY ; d. April 14, 1852. Thej had issue, (surname 
Simpson) : 

i. John-Murraij ; a farmer ; resides ia Oneida township, Hunt- 
ingdon county, Pa. 

ii. Anna-^M. 
Hi. Lydia-M. 

iv. George- A. ; was color-bearer of the 125th regiment, Penn- 
sylvania volunteers, and killed at the battle of Antietam, 
September 17, 1862. 

V. James-Bandolph ; seriously wounded at Antietam ; in 1866, 
elected protlionotary of Huntingdon county ; now prac- 
ticing law in the borough of Huntingdon, Pa. 

John Simpson m., secondly, Mrs. Mary McAllister. They 

had issue (surname Simpson) : 

vi. Fannie; m. 1882. 

XIY. John Simpson Africa, 6 (Elizabeth-Isabella, 5 [Simp- 
son,] Margaret,"^ James, ^ William. ^ John,^) b. September 15, 
1832, in Huntingdon, Pa., where he resides. He was educated 
in the public schools and Huntingdon Academy. After leav- 
ing school he learned the practice of surveying and civil en- 
gineering with his father and uncle, James Simpson. His first 
work after completing his studies was with Samuel W. Mifflin, 
chief engineer in the locating of the Huntingdon and Broad Top 
railroad. In 1853, he was elected county surveyor. During 
the sessions of 1858 and 1859, he was one of the clerks of the 
State Senate, and in 1859 elected to the Lugislature. In 1854 
and 1855, he served as burgess of the borough, and in 1871, 
elected to the same office for three years. Under the Constitu- 
tion of 1873, the department of Internal Affairs was organized, 
and Mr. Africa was appointed deputy secretary under General 



Murray of Swatara. 477 

William McCandless. "His knowledge and experience pecu- 
liarly qualified him for putting the new department into suc- 
cessful operation. The entire labor and responsibility of doing 
so devolved upon him, and it is well known to the people of 
the State how faithfully the duty was performed, and how 
creditably and honorably he acquitted himself in the important 
trust." In 1878, he was nominated ,by the Democratic State 
Convention for the head of that department, and although his 
vote was highly flattering, he failed of an election. Four years 
afterwards, in 1882, however, he was again nominated for the 
same position, and was elected for the term of four years. In 
1880, President Hayes appointed him supervisor of the census 
for the Seventh district of Pennsylvania, comprising fourteen 
counties in the central part of the State. He was elected 
cashier of the First National Bank of Huntingdon in 1881, 
and served until he was sworn in as Secretary of Internal Af- 
fairs in 1883. In addition to these public and official duties, 
he has been identified with the leading business enterprises of 
his native town. Mr. Africa m. January 1, 1856, Doeothea C. 
Geeenland, daughter of Joshua Grreenland, of Huntingdon. 
They had issue (surname Africa) : 

i. Benjamin-Fran'klin^h. 1856; d. 1857. 

ii. Benjmriin-FranJiHn, (second;) m. November 5, 1885, by 
Kev. Eobert J. Keeling, D. D., Susan I. Meyers, daughter 
of Benjamin F. Meyers, of Harrisburg, Pa. 

iii. James-Murray. 



iv. Walter-0. f 

V. Bessie ; d. February, 1867, at Atsion, N. J. 



478 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



NEVILLE AND CRAIG. 



I. John Neville, ^ son of RiGHitftD Neville,^ and Ann 
Burroughs, who was a cousin of Lord Fairfax, was b. July 26, 
1731, on the head waters of Occoquan river, Virginia. His 
father's residence is laid down on Gov. Pownall's, and Fry and 
Jefferson's maps, also on map in Spark's "Life and Writings of 
Washington." On the map in " Jefferson's Notes on Virginia," 
edition of 1787, it is laid down near the head of Bull Run, a 
branch of the Occoquan. He was an early acquaintance of 
Washington, and served with him in Braddock's expedition. 
He subsequently settled near Winchester, Frederick county, 
where he held the office of sheriff. He was in Dunmore's ex- 
pedition of 1774. Prior to this, he had made large entries and 
purchases of land on Chartier's creek, and built a house, now 
owned and occupied by Mrs. Mary Wrenshall, and was about 
to remove there when the Revolutionary troubles began. He 
was elected a delegate from Augusta county to the Provincial 
Convention of Virginia, which appointed George Washington, 
Peyton Randolph, and others to the first Continental Congress, 
but was prevented by sickness from attending. On the 7th of 
August, 1775, the Provincial Convention of Virginia ordered 
him to march with his company and take possession of Fort 
Pitt. December 23, 1776, he was appointed a justice of Yoho- 
gania county court, but considering the distracted state of the 
country, occasioned by the boundary dispute, and his position 
as commandant at Fort Pitt, he prudently declined the appoint- 
ment. He was colonel of the 4th Virginia regiment in the 
Revolutionary war. Subsequent to the Revolution, he was a 
member of the Board of Property, and of the Supreme Executive 
Council of Pennsylvania, and of the Pennsylvania Convention 
which ratified the Federal Constitution ; he was also a member 






Neville and Craig, 479 

of the Convention which formed the Constitution of Pennsyl- 
vania, in 1789-90. In 1791, at the urgent solicitation of the 
President and the Secretary of the Treasury, he accepted the 
appointment of Inspector of the Revenue in the Fourth Survey 
of the District of Pennsylvania, which he held until after the 
suppression of the Whiskey Insurrection and establishment 
of the supremacy of the law^s of the United States. He was 
appointed agent, at Pittsburgh, for the sale of lands, under the 
act of Congress, passed May 18, 1796, entitled "an act for the 
sale of the lands of the United States in the Territory north- 
west of the Ohio, &c." lie died on Montour's Island, now ISTe- 
ville township, Allegheny count}^, Pa.., July 29, 1803, and was 
buried in the First Presbyterian church-yard, Pittsburgh. The 
inscription on his tombstone, now almost illegible, is as follows: 

In memory of \ General John Neville, | who departed 
this life I July 29, 1803; | Aged 12 years and 3 days. \ During 
his long life \ he filled many important offices^ | hoth \ Civil and 
Military ; \ in the former^ he ivas virtuous and disinterested ; | in 
the latter, he was patriotic a7id brave. | He enjoyed] the friendship 
and confidence of the \ illustrious Washington. \ The day of his 
death witnessed the \ most pleasing Tribute \ that can be paid to 
the I memory \ of a mortal, \ Tlie sincere regrets of his \ friends \ 
and the | tears \ of the neighboring poor. 

Gen. Neville was a consistent member of the Protestant 
Episcopal church ; and the first Episcopal church west of the 
Allegheny mountains was built at his expense, on the site of 
the present stone church at Woodville, Allegheny county, Pa. 
He m. August 24, 1754, Winifred Oldham, \b. 1736, in 
Virginia; d. 1797, in Pittsburgh, Pa. She was descended from 
John Oldham, who emigrated to Virginia from England, in 
March, 1635. His son, Thomas Oldham, was the father of 
Col. Samuel Oldham, of Westmoreland count}^, Va., b. 1680 ; 
d. 1762 ; m. Elizabeth Newton, b. 1687 ; d. 1759. Their son, 
John Oldham, b. 1705; m. Anne Conway, and had Winifred, 
m. John Neville; Mary- Ann, m. Major Abraham Kirkpatrick, 
and Col. William, m. Penelope Pope. Major Abraham Kirh- 
patrick had three daughters ; one of whom Mary-Ann, m. Dr. 
Joel Lewis, and had A. Kirk Lewis, and Mrs. Maria L. Bigham ; 



480 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Eliza, m. Christopher Cowan, and was the mother of Mrs. Marj 
Wrensball, Mrs. Ebbs, and Mrs. Swartzwelder ; Amelia- Louisa^ 
m. Judge Shaler, and was the mother of Conway, Clarence, 
Louisa- Amelia, and Augusta. Louisa A. Shaler was killed by 
a fall from a horse. Col. William Oldham., killed at St. Clair's 
defeat in 1791 ; m. in 1784, Penelope Pope, had Ahhy, who m. 
Samuel Churchill, and had Samuel B. Churchill, of Louisville, 
Ky. The children of Gren. Neville were : 

2. i. Presley., b. September 6, 1755; m. Nancy Morgan. 

3. n. Amelia, b. 1763 ; m. Major Isaac Craig. 



II. Presley Neville,^ (John, 2 fii^i^,i) b. September 
6, 1755, at Winchester, Ya.; d. December 1, 1818, at his resi- 
dence near Neville, Clermont county, Ohio, thirty miles above 
Cincinnati. After gi-aduating at the University of Philadel- 
phia, with distinguished reputation for classical attainments, 
he entered the army in 1775, in the twentieth year of his age, 
as a lieutenant in the company commanded by his father. Gen- 
eral John Neville. He quickly rose to the rank of major, and, 
as such, became aid-de-camp to the Marquis de la Fayette. 
Similarity of feeling and manners created an ardent friend- 
sliip between these accomplished, and, at that time, young 
officers, which continued uninterrupted, and retained Major 
Neville in the family of the Marquis two years. In January, 
1780, the Fourth Virginia Regiment, commanded by his father, 
General John Neville, was ordered to Charleston, S. G, with 
Presley Neville as lieutenant-colonel. He was made prisoner 
at the surrender of Charleston, and returned thence to Vir- 
ginia on parole, but was exchanged before the close of the 
war. Presley Neville took part in the battles of Trenton, 
Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. At 
Monmouth he had a horse killed under him. After his mar- 
riage, he moved to a property he owned on Chartier s creek, 
called Woodville. In 1792, he removed to Pittsburgh, where 
he resided until 1816. Presley Neville was always honored 
with the friendship of General Washington, and held many of 
the most confidential ofiices under the general and State gov- 
ernments." An obituar}^ notice of him by Mr. Ormsby in the 



Neville, and Craig. 481 

Pittsburgh Gazette^ of December 18, 1818, says: "It falls to 
the lot of but few men to enjoy so great a degree of personal 
popularity, as has attended the subject of this notice through 
life. He was favored by Providence with the possession of an 
ample fortune, which enabled him to indulge to excess a be- 
nevolence as warm and as expansive as ever glowed in a mortal 
breast. It had a faalt : it was too lavish for prudential max- 
ims to mingle in its council, and too honorable to doubt the 
rectitude of its ardent impulses. Like most generous men, he 
suffered dearly for his liberality ; but he repined not at this 
dispensation of Providence, nor repented of those acts which 
he performed with pleasure and reflected on with pride. He 
was admired by his equals, respected by his inferiors, and 
loved by all who knew him ; the oppressed clung to him for 
support, and the prayers of the needy ascended to heaven in 
his favor. * -^ * jjg breathed his last on the 

banks of the Ohio, not surrounded by all the comforts of life, 
for this would have been too great a happiness for an old sol- 
dier, but he drew his last sigh surrounded by his children, on 
the soil granted to him for his Revolutionary services. At the 
present day, the remembrance of those services are of little 
value, except as a theme of pride to his descendants ; but the 
future historian will rank him among those heroes to whom 
his country owes her independence." There are some inci- 
dents in the life of Louis Phillipe, connected with the Nevilles, 
so creditable to him, that they are here introduced : "About 
the year 1796, the Duke of Orleans, afterwards Louis Phillipe, 
King of France, accompanied by his two brothers, Montpen- 
sier and Beaujolais, came to the western country. On arriving 
at Pittsburgh, then a small village, the}' found one or two em- 
igres, who had formerly filled prominent stations under the 
ancienne regime, but who were now earning a scanty subsist- 
ence in carrying on some little business of merchandise. One 
of them, the Chevalier Du Bac, proposed to General Neville, 
whose house was alwa3^s the temple of hospitality, where he 
was in the habit of dining every Sunday, and at whose table 
and fireside the unfortunate emigre was sure to find a heartv 
welcome, to introduce the travelers. The general at first re- 
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482 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

ceived the proposition with coldness. He said he had been a 
soldier of the Eevolution, the intimate of Rochambeau and La 
Fayette, and, of course, entertained a feeling of the deepest re- 
spect for the memory of the unfortunate Louis, not as a mon- 
arch, but as a most amiable and virtuous man. He insisted 
that no good could spring from the infamous exciter of the 
Jacobins, the profligate Egalite. But, "mon General," (said 
the chevalier, with a shrug of the shoulders, and most melan- 
choly contortion of his wrinkled features,) " ils sont dans les 
grande mis^re, et 'ils out ete chasse, comme nous autres, par 
ces vilains sans culottes." The chevalier knew his man, and 
the hon hommie. of the General prevailed. " Eh, bien ! cheva- 
lier, allez, rendre nos devoirs aux voyageurs, et qu'ils dinent 
chez nous demain." The strangers accepted the courtesy, and 
became intimate with and attached to the family of the kind- 
hearted American ; the charms of the conversation of the Duke 
of Orleans, and his various literary attainments, soon obliter- 
ated for the moment the horrible career of his father from the 
minds of his hearers. The brothers, on quitting Pittsburgh, 
left a most favorable impression on the minds of the little 
circle in which they were received so kindly. The recollec- 
tion of the amiable Beaujolais was particularly cherished ; and 
when the news of his death in Sicily, a few years after, readied 
the West, the family of General jSTeville expressed the sin- 
cerest sorrow." Many years later, the Cincinnati Rej^uhlican 
says: "Immediately upon the landing of the Prince De Join- 
ville, in this city, he inquired for Morgan Neville, expressed a 
desire to see him, and regretted to hear of his death. Louis 
Philippe, the father of the young Prince, when an exile in 
this country, became acquainted with Morgan Neville, then a 
lad residing at Pittsburgh, and with the late General Neville, 
his father, into whose house the exile was hospitably received. 
Louis Philippe had remembered this little kindness amid the 
varied and embarrassing scenes of his life, and gave it in charge 
of his son, when coming to this country, to find out Morgan 
Neville and renew the acquaintance." A few years later, 
another son of the General, '"Captain Frederick Neville, of the 
United States navy, happened to enter the port of Marseilles; 



Neville and Craig. 483 

Louis Philippe hearing of it, sent for him and received him, 
with utmost kindness and attention, into his family." General 
Neville, m. October 15, 1782, Nancy Morgan, of whom 
Breckenridge in his Recollections of Persons and Places of the 
West, writing of Presley Neville, says: "He married the 
daughter of the celebrated General Morgan, an elegant and ac- 
complished lady, who blessed him with an offspring as numer- 
ous and beautiful as the children of Niobe."' They had issue 
(surname Neville): 

i. Morgan, b. December 25, 1783 ; d. March 1, 1840 ; attorney- 
at-law, author and editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette ; about 
1824, removed to Cincinnati and became secretary of an 
insurance company ; m. March 6,1811, Nancy Barker; 
and had issue: 

1. Morgan-LaFayette; m. a sister of Governor Den- 

nison, of Ohio. 

2. Julian; d. July, 1882; a wealthy mercliant of 

New Orleans before the Rebellion ; an out 
spoken Union man, who was stripped of every- 
thing, and died poor. 

3. John ; d. in New York. 

4. Eugene; d. s. p. 

5. Cornelia; m. Hon. James Graham, of New Or- 

leans, member of Congress and historian ; au- 
thor of " Life of General Morgan." 
a. Emily, b. February 15, 1786; d. February 5, 1821 ; m. No- 
vember 5, 1807, Col. W. D. Simms, of Alexandria, Ya.; 
and had issue (surname Simms): 

1. Virginia; m. Frank Taylor, of Washington, D. C. 

2. Neville; m. Miss McGuire. 
Hi. Fayette, b. February 25, 1788; d. unm. 

ic. Elizabeth, b. November 18, 1789; m. January 24, 1810, 

James O'Hara, Jr. ; no issue. 
V. Nancy; m. Major John Head, IJ. S. A.; they had issue 
(surname Kead): 

1. Dr. Bobert; d. in California. 

2. Nancy ; m. Jesse Farmer. 

3. Emily ; m. in 1863, Richard Oldham. 

4. Winifred-Neville; m. William L. Kid well, of 

Missouri. 
vi. Fanny; m. first, Charles Simms, of Alexandria, Va.; sec- 
ondly, Charles Wilkins, of Pittsburgli ; and had issue 
(surname Wilkins), Presley-Neville; m. thirdly. Cap- 
tain Forster ; and had issue (surname Forster), Rhoda. 



•iS-i Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

vii. Presley, Jr.; m. Olivia Kerr ; and had issue : 

1. Sarah ; m. Hugh Wilson, of Washington, Pa. 

2. Frederick ; went to Texas. 
via. Edgar. 

ix. Clarence. 
X. Winifred ; m., first, March 22, 1822, Major Matthew Magee, 

U. S. A.; secondly, Dr. Nathan Kouns, M. D.; they had 

issue (surname Kouns) : 

1. Dr. J acob-JSfeville', the great traveler. 

2. Presley-Morgan ; d. in California. 

3. Nathan-C.\ author, &c. 

4. Dr. Ivan-Wisy\er \ deceased. 

xi. Francis ; lost on the United States sloop ^'■Hornet " Sep- 
tember, 1829. 
xii. Ellen-, d. 1842; m. 1831, James Burns; and had, with 
others, issue (surname Burns) : 

1. Olivia:, m. Walter Browji, of Fort Leaven- 

worth. 

2. Winifred. 

xiii. Frederick; captain in U. S. navy ; d. in Philadelphia, Oc- 
tober 21, 1877. 
xiv. Monti7nore; d. s. p. X jyT^tlje^ 

III. Amelia Neville, ^ (John,^ Eiefea*d,^) b. April 4, 
1763, at Winchester, Va.; d. February, 1849, on Montour's 
Island, near Pittsburgh, Pa.; m. February 1, 1785, Isaac 
Craig, ^ b. 1741, near Hillsborough, county Down, Ireland ; d. 
May 14, 1826, on Montour's Island, and is buried in the 
grave-yard of the First Presbyterian church, Pittsburgh. He 
emigrated to America in 1765, and settled in Philadelphia, 
wdiere he became a master-builder. In November, 1775, he 
received an appointment as ranking lieutenant of Marines in 
the Navy then being fitted out, and in that capacity served ten 
months on board the Andrew Doria, commanded by the gal- 
lant and unfortunate Nicholas Biddle. "While on the Doria, 
that vessel formed one of the squadron of Commodore Hop- 
kins, which captured the two Forts, Nassau and Montague, 
upon the island of New Providence, in the West Indies, cap- 
turing the Governor and a large number of cannon and military 
stores, then much needed by the Americans, and subsequently 
used ill the forts in Ehode Island and on the Delaware. On 
his return, he received a captain's commission dated October 
22, 1776. In the latter part of November, the marines were 



Neville and Craig. 485 

ordered to join the army and do duty as infantry, and in that 
capacity, Captain Craig was present at the crossing of the Del- 
aware, the capture of the Hessians at Trenton, and at the battle 
of Princeton. On the 3d of March, 1777, he was appointed a 
captain in a regiment of artillery then formed, under the com- 
mand of Colonel Thomas Proctor, in whicli he continued to 
serve until it was disbanded at the close of the Revolution. 
On the 11th of September, 1777, he was engaged in the battle 
of Brandywine, where he was severely wounded. The ensu- 
ing month he was at the battle of Germantown, and his com- 
pany was one of those which cannonaded Chew's house, which 
was so gallantly defended by Major Musgrave. Having passed 
the ordeal of Yalley Forge, early in the spring of 1778 Captain 
Craig and several other officers were ordered to Carlisle to learn 
the laboratory art, under the instruction of Captain Isaac Coren, 
an officer of skill and experience. On the 29th of March, 
1779, he was ordered to the command of the Fort at Billings- 
port, on the Delaware, below Philadelphia. May 20th the reg- 
iment was ordered to Easton, and joined Sullivan in his expe- 
dition against the Six Nations, returning to Easton on the 18th 
of October following. The severe winter of 1779-80 he was 
with the army at Morristown, New Jersey. On the 20th of 
April, 1780, Captain Craig was ordered to Fort Pitt with a de- 
tachment of artillery and military stores, where he arrived on 
the 2oth of June. Here he continued in command of the ar- 
tillery until the 29th of July, 1781, when he left with his de- 
tachment for the Falls of the Ohio (Louisville) to join General 
Clark in his intended expedition against Detroit. He returned 
to Fort Pitt the 26th of November. During his absence down 
the river, he had been prom.oted to the rank of major, from 
the 7th of October, 1781. In November, 1782, General Irvine 
received intelligence that the British had established a military 
post at Sandusky, and were abont to establish one either at 
Cuyahoga or Grand river. He, therefore, ordered Major Craig 
to take with him the General's aid, Lieutenant Pose, and six 
active men, and proceed to Cuyahoga and Grand river, to as- 
certain whether the enemy were making such attempts. This 
order was eloquent in urging Major Craig to be cautious, and 



486 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

not be stimulated by his zeal for the service to venture too far, 
and concludes by saying : " One man falling into the hands of 
the enemy may not only ruin your whole present business, but 
also prevent future .discovery." The Major and his party 
started on their expedition on the 13th of ISTovember, taking 
with them one horse, with a supply of provisions. They 
crossed the Big Beaver river at its mouth. Thence they pro- 
ceeded in a direction south of west, as if bound to the Indian 
town at the forks of Muskingum, pursuing that course until 
night, and then turned directly north, and traveled all night in 
that direction. This was done to mislead and elude the pur- 
suit of Indians who may have followed them. When they 
arrived, as they supposed, within a day's march of the mouth 
of the Cuyahoga, they left one man with the extra provisions. 
It was the intention, upon rejoining this man, to have taken a 
fresh supply of provisions, and then proceed to examine the 
V mouth of Grand river. General Irvine had, in his instructions, 
treated this as a point of less importance than the Cuyahoga, 
but yet worthy of attention. The weather proved very unfa- 
vorable after the separation, and the Major, with his party, was 
detained beyond the appointed time, and the soldier, with the 
horse, had disappeared ; so that when they reached the desig- 
nated place, weary and half famished, they found no relief, and 
had before them a journey of more than one hundred miles 
through a hostile wilderness. The examination of Grand river 
had to be abandoned, and the party was compelled to hasten 
back to Fort Pitt. Variable and tempestuous weather made 
the return journey laborious and painful. Pursuing the most 
direct course homeward, before they reached the Conoquenes- 
sing, the weather became extremely cold, and they found the 
stream frozen over, but the ice not firm enough to bear the 
weight of a man. They resorted to the following expedient as 
the best the circumstances allowed : A large fire was kindled 
on the northern bank, and when it was burning freely, the 
party stripped off their clothes ; one man took a heavy blud- 
geon to break the ice, while each of the others followed with 
portions of the clothes and arms in one hand and a fire-brand 
in the other. Upon reaching the southern bank of the stream, 



Neville and Craig. 487 

these brands were placed together and a brisk fire soon raised, 
by which the party dressed themselves. Upon reaching the 
Cranberry plains, they were delighted to find there a hunting 
party, consisting of Captain Uriah Springer and other officers, 
and some soldiers from Fort Pitt. Here, of course, they were 
welcomed and kindly treated. They reached the Fort on the 
2d of December, and Major Craig reported that there was no 
sign of occupancy at the mouth of the Cuyahoga. At the very 
time the party were crossing the Conoquenessing, November 
the 30th, 1782, the Treaty of Peace between the United States 
and Great Britain was signed at Paris. The treaty was ratified 
by Congress on the 19th of April, 1783, and the disbandment 
of the army soon followed. Major Craig and Colonel Stephen 
Bayard formed a partnership to carry on the mercantile busi- 
ness in Pittsburgh, and to deal in lands. On the 22d of Janu- 
ary, 1784, by articles of agreement, they purchased from the 
Penns the first ground that was sold within the limits of Pitts- 
burgh. In September, 1787, an act was passed by the Legisla- 
ture incorporating the Presbyterian Congregation of the town 
of Pittsburgh ; eleven trustees were named, of whom six were 
officers of the Revolutionary army, Major Craig being one. In 
the spring of 1788, Major Craig retired from business to Farm- 
Hill, adjoining the farms of his father-in-law, and brother-in- 
law Colonel Presley Neville. He remained there but a short 
time. When the National Government was organized, his old 
commander ai-d true friend. General Henry Knox, was ap- 
pointed the first Secretary of War, and in February, 1791, 
offered him the situation of Quartermaster and Military Store- 
keeper at Pittsburgh, then a frontier town; this he accepted 
and held until after the election of Jefferson. Major Craig, like 
the great majority of the officers of the Revolution, belonged to 
the party of which Washington and Hamilton were the leaders, 
and not very long after Jefferson came into power he was re- 
moved from office. After the declaration of war in 1812, his 
services were again sought for, when the knowledge acquired 
from Captain Coren at Carlisle was found valuable in preparing 
munitions of war for the north-western army. After this war, 
he removed to Montour's Island, where he died. Major Isaac 



488 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

Craig liad two brothers, James Craig, who resided in Phila- 
delphia, and died there of yellow fever, August 20, 1798, had 
a daughter, Eliza, who m. Edward Gray; their daughter, 
Elizabeth Gray, m. Hon. John P. Kennedy, Secretary of the 
Navy, under Fillmore; John Ceaig, the other brother, was a 
Loyalist; he resided in New York; his daughter, Ann Craig, 
who was very wealthy, died in Jersey City in 1875. Major 
Craig had a sister, Jane, who never married ; she died in New 
York. His father was agent for the Earl of Hillsborougk, and 
died at Hillsborough. Major Craig and his wife, Amelia Ne- 
ville, had issue, beside three children d. in infancy, (surname 
Craig) : 

i. Harriet, b. December 26, 1785 ; d. May 29, 1867 ; m. July 5, 
1809, John H. Chaplin. They had issue (surname Chap- 
lin) : 

1. William- Or dig, b. April 10, 1810; d. April 25, 

1856; lieutenant commander, U. S. navy; m. 
July 31, 1839, Sarah J. Crossan. 

2. Amelia, b. December 1, 1812; m. Thomas L. 

Shields. 
4. ii. Neville-B., b. March 29, 1787 ; m. Jane Ann Fulton. 

Hi. Matilda, b. March 12, 1788; d. ; m. December, 

1811, Beese E. Fleeson, and had issue (surname Fleeson): 

1. Eeese-C. ; d. 1863 ; owner and editor of Pittsburgh 

Dispatch. 

2. Isaac-Craig ; d. s. p. 

3. William ; d. s. p. 

4. Thomas-Plunket. 

5. Eugene; d. 

iv. Presley-Hamilton, b. May 28, 1789 ; d. August 8, 1848 ; sur- 
geon U. S. A. ; medical director of tiie army under Gen- 
eral Taylor in Mexico. 
V. Henry-Knox, b. March 7, 1791 ; d. December 7, 1869; gen- 
eral and chief of ordnance, U. S. A.; m. Maria B., 
daughter of Major Hunt, of the Massachusetts Line in 
the Revolutionary war, and a descendant of Peter Fan- 
euil, who, in 1742, presented Faneuil Hall to the city of 
Boston. They had issue (surname (^raig) : 

1. Benjamin-Faneuil, M. D., deceased, of the 

Smithsonian Institution. 

2. John-Neville; captain, U. S. A.; d. 1885. 

3. Jane-Bethime; m. General Hawkins, U. S. A. 



Neville and Craig. 489 

4. Pres?e.i!/-0?r7/iam; lieutenant, U. S. artillery ; vol- 
unteered in Hunt's battery at first battle of 
, Bull Run, and killed in that action. . iv. 

L, y^yiAj ^iMZ^^'"^- -^fw.V, deceased:; m. General Hunt. JL^Jllf^^, X3\/9 /> 
../V>-^/) ^ (U 6. ^melia-Weville. t 0. 

vi. John-Neville, b. February 7, 1793 ; -d. July 21, 1870; unm. 
m. William, b. November 26, 1794 ; d. young. 
via. Isaac-Eugene, b. March 3. 1797 ; a lieutenant in U. S. en- 
gineer corps; fell in a duel with I^ieutenant Maul, at 
Bay St, Louis, July 25, 1819 ; the duel was caused by re- 
marks of Lieutenant Maul regarding a lady of Carlisle, 
Pa.; both fell at the first fire. The Pittsburgh Gazette, of 
September 28, 1819, says : " in a farewell letter addressed 
to his brother the minute before he met his antagonist, 
he expressed his repugnance to the practice, but, like the 
lamented Hamilton, he submitted, because otherwise he 
feared his usefulness would be destroyed," 
ix. Oldham-G., b, March 14, 1800; d, suddenly of heart dis- 
ease at Cologne, Germany, October 4, 1874, when on his 
way to visit his eldest son ; he was for many years teller 
in the bank of Pittsburgh ; m, Matilda Roberts, daughter 
of Hon. Samuel Roberts, and had issue (surname Craig) : 

1, Isaac- Eugene; an artist, residing at Florence, 
. Italy. 

2, Sa^rniel- Roberts ; d, 

3, Caroline-Roberts, deceased; m. Rev, William 

Ely, of Germantown, Pa. 

4, Morgan ; d, 

X. Amelia-Neville, b, July 7, 1801 ; d. October 22, 1877 ; unm. 

ly. Neville B, Craig, ^ (Isaac, i) b. March 29, 1787, in 
Col. Bouquet's redoubt ; d. March 3, 1863. He was educated 
at the famous Pittsburgh Academy and Princeton College ; ad- 
mitted to the bar August 13, 1810 ; was city solicitor from 1821 
to 1830 ; owner and editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette^ (which he 
converted to the first daily in Pittsburgh,) from 1829 to 1841, 
About this time, he was elected to the Legislature ; subsequently, 
an investigation was made in regard to members supplying 
themselves with merchandise at the expense of the State, show- 
ing that "every member, except Mr, Craig, of Allegheny, had 
received a share." *'The Centennial volume of the First Pres- 
byterian church of Pittsburgh" styles him "the historian par 
excellence of the city he adorned." His publications are au- 



490 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

thorities; they are "The Olcleii Time," two volumes, 1846-7; 
"History of Pittsburgh," 1851; "Memoir of Major Eobert 
Stobo,'' 1854; "Life and Services of Major Isaac Craig," 1854, 
and " An Exposure of a few of the many Misstatements in H. 
M. Brackenridge's History of the Whiskey Insurrection," 1859. 
He was a member of the First Presbyterian church, and of the 
American Antiquarian and other societies. Mr. Craig m. May 
1, 1811, Jane Ann Pulton, b. August 11, 1789, in Harris- 
burg, Pa, ; d. January 14, 1852, in Pittsburgh, Pa. ; daughter 
of Henry and Isabel Fulton, {see Fulton record.) They had 
issue (surname Craig) : 

5. i. Isnhel-Wilson., b. September 25, 1812; m. Rev. Henry G. 

Comingo. 

6. a. Einily-Nei-ille,h. June 29, 1814; m. Lieut. Alfred Beckley, 

U. S. A. 

Hi. Mary-Jane, b. March 23, 1816; d. April 22, 1834, at Wash- 
ington, Pa. ; m. Rev. William Orr. 

it}. Harriett- Matilda, b. September 26, 1817; d. January 14, 
1850. 

r. Margaret-Fulton, b. July 16, 1820 ; d. August 22, 1821. 

7. vi. Isaac, b. July 18, 1822; ra. Rebecca McKibbin. 

vii. Henry-Fulton, b. August 5, 1824; d. December 12, 1824. 

8. via. Eliza-Gray, b. August 27, 1828 ; m. Alexander M. Walling- 

f ord . 

9. ix. Annie-Neville, b. July 11, 1830 ; ni. John S. Davison. 
X. Fresley-mmlle, b. July 12, 1833 ; d. April 22, 1834. 

y. Isabel Wilson Craig, ^ (Neville-B.,^ Isaac, i) b. Sep- 
tember 25, 1812 ; m. April 10, 1838, Kev. Henry C. Comingo, 
D. R, b. Febuary 2, 1809, near Harrodsburg, Kentucky; d. 
December 1, 1861, at Steubenville, 0. His family were a part 
of a Dutch colony coming from Adams county. Pa., and before 
that from New York. He graduated at Centre College, Ky., in 
1832, being chosen valedictorian of his class. After graduation 
he became a tutor in the college. In 1834, he entered Prince- 
ton Theological Seminary, and was licensed to preach by the 
Presbytery of New Brunswick, February 3, 1836. Stopping 
to preach in Steubenville, O., on his way home to Kentucky, 
he was detained by the ice in the river, and called to the pas- 
torate of the First Presbyterian church, and ordained May 24, 
1837. Here he continued twenty-five years. In 1855, his 



Neville and Craig. 491 

health being seriously impaired, be went abroad for nearly a 
year. On the 17th of November, 1861, he preached a sermon 
on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his coming to the church ; 
preached again the next Sabbath, and the next, the 1st of De- 
cember, died. He was a member of the Boards of Directors of 
Washington College, Pa., and the Western Theological Semi- 
nary, in Allegheny City, Pa. He was a man of deep piety, 
broad sympathies, emimently genial disposition, and great use- 
fulness. A memorial of Dr. Comingo was published by his 
church, and a more extended one afterwards privately printed 
by his widow; also, a sketch o£ him is given in Nevin's Cj^clo- 
pedia of the Presbyterian Church, They had issue (surname 
Comingo) : 

i. Henry, h. February 25, 1839; d. April 25, 1839. 
n. Edward-Gray, b. June 22, 1848 ; d. March 22, 1884. 
in. JSFcville-B. -Craig, b. March 8, 1850. 

VI. Emily Neville Craig, ^ (Neville-B.,^ Isaac, M b. June 
29, 1814; d. March 9, 1845, at Fayette C. H., Ya. ; m. Decem- 
ber 13, 1831, Alfred Beckley, a native of Lexington, Ky. ; 
appointed second lieut. fourth artillery, July 1, 1823 ; first 
lieut., July 31, 1831; resigned October 24, 1836. They had 
issue (surname Beckley) : 

i. John, b. March 26, 1833 ; m. Marj^aret Price, and had Mary- 
Emily, d, s, p., Bettie-Bixon, John, and several who died 
in infancy. 

ii. Neville- Graig,h. December 5, 1834; d. October 16, 1885; 
m. Elizabeth O. Love, and had Emily, Bobert-Wliitton, 
Annie-Bavison, Neville and Mary-Alice. 

Hi. Henry-Martyn, b. November 23, 1836; m. Mary Johnson, 
and had A^inie-Isahel, d. s. p., Gilbert-Bee and Clarence. 

iv. William- Gregory, b. July 29, 1839; m, Margaret Esther 
Duncan, and had Emily-Virginia, Baura-Steel, Walter- 
Bee, Emily-Neville and John-Buncan. 
V. Isaac-Craig, b. March 2, 1841 ; m. Mary Duncan, and had 
Clinton- ITieodore, Bobina, Edioard-Gray-Comingo and 
Sarah. 

vi. Alfred, b. Marcli 5, 1843; m. Emma Virginia Carper, and 
had Annie-Bavison, Eliza- Walling ford and one child d. 
in infancy. 

vii. Emily-Neville, b. January 12, 1845 ; d. May 12, 1848. 



492 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

VII. Isaac Craig-, ^ (Neville-B.,3 Isaac, i) b. July 18, 1822. 
Few men in Pennsylvania are deserving of more grateful rec- 
ognition than Mr. Craig, As author and historian, he is an 
authority on the history of Western Pennsylvania and the 
Ohio valley ; and the historical societies of Pennsylvania, Chi- 
cago, Buffalo, Virginia, and the Aztec Club have testified their 
appreciation of his services by electing him a member of their 
organizations. His life has been devoted to study and research. 
Ke resides in Allegheny City. Mr. Craig m. January 12, 
1847, Eebecca McKibbin", daughter of Hon. Chambers Mc- 
Kibbin. They had issue (surname Craig) : 

i. Neville-B., b. December 1, 1847; m. Margaret Sullivan, 
n. Jane, b. July 14, 1849 ; d. July 24, 1857. 
m. Emily-Neville, b. May 11, 1851 ; d. August 28, 1851. 
iv. Winifred- Oldham, b. November 10, 1852. 

V. ChamberS'McKihbin, b. December 26, 1854. 
vi. Henry-Fulton, b. November 21, 1858; d. July 29, 1861. 
vii. Isaac, b. December 27, 1860. 
via. Rebecca, b. May 1, 1863. 
ix. Presley-Nei-ille, b. April 2, 1865; d. December 17, 1870. 

X. Oldham-Gray, b. September 3, 1869. 

VIII. Eliza Gray Craig, ^ (Neville-B., ^ Isaac, "^ ) b. August 
27, 1828 ; d. March 12, 1881 ; m. December 80, 1851, Alex- 
ander M. Wallingford, b. at Harrodsburg, Ky. They had 
issue (surname Waliingford) : 

i. Annie-Craig, b. October 20, 1852 ; d. July 25, 1853. 

ii Presley-mville, b. July 8, 1854; d. July 19, 1854. 

Hi. John, "b. April 17, 1856; d. September 15, 1856. 

iv. Nerille, [twin,] b. April 17,1856; d. September 17,1856. 

V. Emily -Neville, b. May, 1864; d. August 19, 1867. 

IX. Annie Neville Craig, ^ (ISreville-B.,^ Isaac, i) b. July 
11, 1830; m. May 1, 1855, John S. Davison, b. in New York 
City. They had issue (surname Davison) : 

i. John-Boberts, b. September 25, 1856; d. July 2, 1868. 
ii. N'eville-Oraig, b. January 3, 1860. 
m. _FrecZericfc, b. June 11, 1862, 
iv. Mary -Louisa, b. April 6, 1864. 



Orth oj Lebanon. 493 



ORTH OF LEBANON. 



1. Balzer or Balthaser Orth, ^ b. May 5, 1703 ; emigrated 
from the Palatinate, Germany, to Lebanon township, Lancaster, 
now Lebanon county, Pa., about the year 1730. On the right 
bank of the Danube, about fifteen miles east of Vienna, is the 
village of Orth, containing about three thousand inhabitants. 
In the year 1170, Hartneid von Orthe purchased the village 
and estate surrounding it, founded a church, and erected a 
castle. It remained in the family for several successive gen- 
erations, when the proprietor, about the close of the seventeenth 
century, sold out and removed to Moravia, one of the northern 
provinces of Austria. The family cannot be traced from Mo- 
ravia to the Rhine. Balzer Orth had warranted to him, on the 
25th of November, 1735, three hundred acres of land in Leb- 
anon township, "whereon he has been long settled." He d. 
October 20, 1788, at the extreme age of eighty-five years ; his 
wife, Anna Catharine, cl. March 29, 1773, aged about seventy 
years. Their children were ; 

2. i. Adam, b. March 10, 1733; m. Catharine Kucher. 

ii. John, b. 1735 ; d. December 31, 1792; m. and left issue. 

3. in. Balzer, b. July 14, 1736; m. Rosanna Kucher. 

II Adam Orth, 2 (Balzer, ^) b. March 10, 1733, in Lebanon 
township, Lancaster, now Lebanon county. Pa. ; d. November 
15, 1794, in Lebanon township ; buried in Hebron Moravian 
grave-j^ard, near Lebanon, Pa. He came with his parents to 
America in 1730, and was brought uyj amid the dangers and 
struggles of Pennsylvania pioneer life. He received the limited 
education of the "back settlements," and yet, by self-culture 
and reading, became a man well informed and of more than 
ordinary intelligence. During the French and Indian war, he 



494: Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

commanded the Lebanon township company in Eev. John 
Elder's ranging battalion. In 1769, he was one of the commis- 
sioners of the county of Lancaster. During the Eevolution, he 
was early identified with the movement, and, although well ad- 
vanced in years, assisted in the organization of the associated 
battalions, and was appointed sub-lieutenant of the county- 
March 12, 1777. Upon the formation of the county of Dau- 
jjhin, he served as a representative in the General Assembly 
in 1789 and 1790. He was opposed to the adoption of the 
Federal Constitution, and took an active part in the Harrisburg 
Conference of 1788. For a long period he operated and owned 
New Market forge, which, at his death, he bequeathed to his 
son, Henry. One of the pioneers in the manufacture of iron 
in Lebanon county, a man of energy and indomitable persever- 
ance, we are glad to preserve this record of him and his ser- 
vices. Col. Orth m. May 24, 1757, by Eev. George Weiser, 
Catharine Kucher, b. January 12, 1738 ; d. September 17, 
1794; daughter of Peter and Barbara Kucher,'"^ of Lebanon 
township, Lancaster county. Pa. They had issue : 

i. Elizabeth, b. June 3, 1758 ; d. 1764. 
n. John, b. March 9, 1760 ; d. July 9, 1764. 

in. Bosina, b. Marcli 19, 1762; m. Smith. 

iv. Joseph, b. April 3, 1764; d. January 29, 1769. 
V. Maria- Elizabeth, b. April 5, 1766; m., first, John Keller; 
secondly, Shaffner. 

4. vi. Catharine, b. October 31, 1767 ; m. John Gloninger. 

5. vii. Beyina, b. October 9, 1770 ; m. David Krause. 

■6. via. Christian-Henry , b. March 24, 1773; m. Rebecca Eahm. 
ix Johanna, b. January 25, 1777. 

* Peter Kucher, of Lebanon township, d. January, 1775, leav- 
ing a wife, Barbara, and children as follows: 

i. Christopher; m. Mary . 

ii. Catharine, b. January 12, 1738; m. Adam Orth. 
m. Hasina, b. March 19, 1741 ; m. Balthaser Orth. 
iv. Peter. 

V. George-Michael, h. February 10, 1747 ; d. March 18, 1748. 
vi. Qottleib, b. April 8, 1753; d. October 3, 1776 ; unm. 
vii. Barbara; m. John Stone, and had issue (surname Stone), 
Joseph and Margaret. 



Orth of Lebanon. 495 

III. Balzer Orth, 2 (Balzer, 1 ) b. July 14, 1736, in Leb- 
anon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon county, Pa. ; d. Oc- 
tober 6, 1794, in Lebanon township; m. April 26, 1763, in 
Hebron church, near Lebanon, by Rev. Zahm, RosiNA Kucher, 
b. March 19, 1741 ; d. April 3, 1814, in Lebanon township, 
and buried beside her husband in Hebron church-yard. They 
had issue: 

7. %. Gottleib, b. February 23, 1764; m. Sarah Steiner. 

ii. Andreas^ b. February 11, 1765; d. October 16, 1788; buried 

at Hebron, 
iii. Johann-Jacob, b. October 11, 1766; d. November 6, 1790; 
m. and left issue. 

8. ii\ Ilaria-Barlara, b. Kovember 9, 1768; m. firs*", Matthias 

Morrett ; secondly, Martin Light. 
V. Joseph, h. December 19, 1770; d. April 18,1848; m. Eliza- 
beth Giesman. 
vi. Jtistina-Elizabeth, b. March 3, 1773 ; d. December 2, 1775. 
vii. Christina- J ulianna, b. April 22, 1775; m. and left issue. 
via. Johanna-Cathai-ine, b. December 21,1777; m. October 8, 
1797, Jacob Widener, of Chambersburg, Pa. 

IV. Catharine Orth, 3 (Adam,^ Balzer, i) b. October 31, 
1767, in Lebanon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon count}^. 
Pa. ; d June 17, 1848, in Lebanon, Pa. ; m. John Gloninger, 
b. September 19, 1758, in Lebanon township, then Lancaster 
county. Pa. ; d. January 22, 1836, in Lebanon, Pa. ; with his 
wife buried in the Reformed church grave-yard ; son of Philip 
and Anna Barbara Gloninger. His ancestors were among the 
earliest settlers in that locality. His father, born in 1719, died 
December 11, 1796 ; his mother, born March 12, 1831, died 
September 23, 1810, and are both buried in the old Reformed 
church cemetery at Lebanon. John Gloninger received most 
of his instruction from the pastor of the Reformed church, who 
was also teacher of the school. When the Revolution broke 
out he served as a subaltern officer in the Associators. Towards 
the close of the war he was in command of the battalion of 
militia. Upon the organization of the county of Dauphin he 
was appointed by the Supreme Executive Council, county 
lieutenant, May 6, 1785. He was a delegate to the Constitutional 
Convention of 1790, a representative to the General Assembly, 



496 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

in 1790, resigning to accept the position of State senator, which 
office he also in time resigned, preferring the quiet of home-life 
to the vexations of legislative experience. He was appointed 
\>j Governor Mifilin — a warm, personal friend — one of the as- 
sociate judges of the county of Dauphin, August 17, 1791. 
This position, owing to the distance and the inconvenience of 
travel, he afterward's resigned. However, upon the erection 
of the new county of Lebanon, in 1813, he was commissioned 
one of the associate judges, an office he filled many years. Few 
men had more extended influence, and were more highly re- 
spected and beloved, than Judge Gloninger. They had ipsue 
(surname Gloninger) : 

i. Philip, b. February 17, 1788, in Lebanon, Pa. ; d. there 
September 10, 1816. Having acquired the necessary pre- 
paratory education in the schools of his native town, he 
entered Dickinson College, where he early completed his 
literary course. Subsequently he studied divinity under 
the Eev. C. L. Becker, D. D., of Baltimore, one of the 
most distinguished theologians and pulpit orators of the 
age. At a meeting of the Reformed Synod, held at Ger 
mantown, in the autumn of 1808, Mr. Gloninger was pres- 
ent, and presented a call from the Reformed church at 
Harrisburg, with the request that he be " placed over 
them as their pastor." At the same Synod lie was or- 
dained. Beside the congregation at Harrisburg there 
were four others in his charge — Shoop's, Wenrick's, Mid- 
dletown,and Ilummelstown. Hesoon became prominent 
in his church, and was appointed by Synod one of the 
first two delegates sent by that body to the Synod of the 
Dutch Reformed church. Owing to " bodily inflrmitie.=," 
he resigned his charge in June, 1814. He returned to 
Lebanon, where he died. He was a man of sujierior 
pulpit talents, naturally gifted, and reared under cir- 
cumstances highly favorable to the development of his 
moral and intellectual endowments, became distinguislied 
as a preacher, and early attained a prominent position 
among his ministerial brethren. He was a faithful pas- 
tor, and our paternal grandmother, who was one of his 
parishioners, in her four score years, spoke veiy tenderly 
of the youthful preacher, Gloninger, so dearly beloved and 
highly esteemed. He m. in 1810, Eliza Clark. The widow 
afterward's married Lieut. Robert H. Hammond. 



Orih of Lebanon. 497 

9. ii. Jolin-W., b. September 23, 1798 ; m. first, Mary Ann Has- 

singer; secondly, Catharine Arndt. 
in. Cyrus, b. 1804; d. December 22, 1821. 

y. Eegina Orth,3 (Adam, 3 Balzer/) b. October 9, 1770, 
in Lebanon township, then Lancaster county. Pa. ; d. Novem- 
ber 3, 1847, in Lebanon, Pa. ; m. Bayid KRAUSE,*b. August 
30, 1752, in Lebanon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon county, 
Pa. ; d. December 22, 1820, in Lebanon, Pa. ; son of Andrew 
Krause, a native of Prussia, a physician and an early settler in 
Lebanon township, and his wife Barbara. David Krause was a 
farmer by occupation. During the Revolutionary war he was an 
active participant, commanded a company of Associators in the 
Jersey campaign of 1776, and the campaign around Philadelphia, 
in 1777; subsequently commissary of Col. Greenawalt's bat- 
talion. He was elected a member of the Assembly from Dauphin 
county, in 1785, and under the Constitution of 1790, served in 
the House of Representatives from 17S7 to 1799. From 1795 
to 1797, he was one of the commissioners of Dauphin county. 
He was afterwards appointed by Governor Snyder one of 
the associate judges of the county of Lebanon, holding the po- 
sition at his death. They had issue (surname Krause) : 

i. Catharine, b. March 20, 1788; d. June 3, 1864; m. Jacob 

Green await, (s(e Grtenawalt record.) 
ii. Elizabeth, b. September 23, 1796; d. April 23, 1847; m. 

Frederick Boas, {see Boas record.) 

10. Hi. John, b. December 17, 1798 ; m. Elizabeth G. Lineaweaver. 

11. iv. David, h. November 2, 1800; m. Catharine Orr. 

YL Christian Henry Orth,^ (Adam,^ Balzer,^) b. March 
24, 1773, in Lebanon township, Lancaster, now Lebanon 
county. Pa.; d. 1816, in the city of Baltimore, Md.; in life went 
by the name of Henry, dropping Christian. He received a 
good English education, and was brought up in the iron busi- 
ness. Upon the death of his father, he became the owner of 
New Market forge, but, being elected sheriff of the county of 
Dauphin, commissioned October 17, 1797, like the vast major- 
ity who have followed him in that office, he became financially 
shipwrecked. In 1801, he was elected State Senator, serving 
until 1804, when he positively declined further continuance in 
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498 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

office. Governor Snyder appointed him flour inspector of the 
port of Philadelphia in January, 1809, but he resigned this of- 
fice in April following, when be entered mercantile pursuits in 
Philadelphia. He remained in that city until about the com- 
mencement of the late war with England, when he removed to 
Baltimore, tmd had there established a successful business as a 
merchant, when he suddenly died, at the age of forty-three. Mr. 
Orth m., in 1794, Eebecca Eahm, b. November 22, 1773; d. 
December 31, 1843, at Harrisburg, Pa.; daughter of Conrad 
Eahm and Catharine Weiser. They had issue : 

12, i. Catharine^h. January 1,1795; m., first, John Wliitehill ; 
secondly, Col. William Piper. 
ii. Aclmi-IIenry, b. 1798; d. October 15, 1833, in Harrisburg, 
Pa.; studied law, and was admitted to the Daupliin 
county bar at the November term, 1822; he lield the of- 
fice of district attorney for Daupliin county in 1827 and 
1828, and,- for several years, in addition to the duties of 
his profession, he was transcribing clerk of the House of 
Representatives; he m. May 3, 1832, Elizabeth Cox, b. 
1813; d. January 13, 1836; daughter of John B. Cox, of 
Estherton,and had one son, Adam, who died young. 

Rebecca, b. 1800; m. Luther Reily. 

Henry, h. 1803; d. 1821. 

WUlia>m,h. 1806; d. 1824. 

Caroline, b. 1812 ; m. John O. Witman. 

Ed'wardi- Lawrence, h. 1814; m. Martha Cummins Kerr. 

YII. GoTTLEiB [Godlove] Orth,^ (Balzer,^ Balzer,^) b. 
February 23, 1764, in Lebanon township, then Lancaster, now 
Lebanon, county, Penn'a. ; d., 1831, in Lebanon, Penn'a. ; m. 
November 3, 1795, Sarah Steiner, b. 1773 ; cl. 1834. They 
had issue : 

i. Balzer, b. August 10, 1796; m. and left issue. 
ii. Eosina, b. September 30, 1798; m. J. Behm. 
Hi. Andrew, b. February 1, 1801 ; d. June 20, 1825. 
iv. Henry, b. May 20, 1803 ; m. first, Sarah Fox, of Harrisburg, 

Penna.,; secondly, Maria Stein; no further knowledge. 
V. Eebecca, b. 1805; d. June 18, 1805. 
vi. Adam, b. May 8, 1808 ; m. Frances Seibert ; nothing 

further is known of him. 
16. vii. Oottleib [Godlove] Steiner, h. April 22, 1817 ; m., first, Sarah 

E. Miller; secondly, Mary A. Ayres. 



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Orth of Lebanon. 499 

yill. Maria Barbara Orth,^ (Balzer,^ Balzer,i) b. No- 
vember 9, 1768, in Lebanon township, Pa.; d. May 14, 1861, 
at the residence of John Egle, near Decatur, 111.; was twice 
married ; first, to Matthias Morrett, a Huguenot, who died 
in November, 1795, leaving issue (surname Morrett) : 

i. Elizabeth, b, November 13, 1791; d. March 15, 1879; m. 
October 25, 1812, John Egle, b. March 19, 1788; d. Feb- 
ruary 6, 1863, near Decatur, 111., having issue. (See Egle 
record.) 

Mrs. Morrett m. secondly, Martin Light, of Lebanon, Pa. 
They had issue (surname Light) : 

ii. Orth; d. at Lebanon, Pa. 
Hi. Sarah ; m. Samuel Rice. 

IX. John W. Gloninger,* (Catharine, ^ Adam,^ Balzer,i) 
b. September 23, 1798, at Lebanon, Pa.; d. March 10, 1874, 
in his native town. lie received his education at the principal 
schools of Lebanon and Harrisburg, completing it in the city 
of Baltimore. In 1815, he returned home, and commenced 
the study of medicine with Dr. King. Early in 1816, he went 
to Philadelphia, and became a private pupil of Professor Dor- 
sey, then in the height of his fame, at the same time attending 
lectures in the medical department of the University of Penn- 
sylvania and at Blockley Hospital. In 1817, he was elected a 
member of the Philadelphia Medical Society. He continued 
his studies in Philadelphia until the death of Professor Hor- 
sey, which occurred in 1818, when he went with the majority 
of Doctor Dorsey's private pupils to New York. Here he en- 
tered the office of the distinguished Professor Hosack, at the 
same time attending lectures in the College of Physicians and 
Surgeons, where he graduated April 1, 1819. He continued 
his studies in the hospitals of New York and Philadelphia, 
and early in 1820, returned to Lebanon, where he commenced 
the practice of medicine. There he soon took a leading posi- 
tion as a physician and surgeon, and maintained it for thirty 
years. As a general practitioner he was careful, attentive, and 
distinguished for his accuracy of diagnosis ; as a surgeon he 
was eminent, but his specialty was diseases of the eye, and as 



500 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

an oculist be ranked among the best in the country, being par- 
ticularly successful in operations for cataract. For the first 
twenty years of his professional career he was a frequent con- 
tributor to the medical journals. Many of the articles show 
that he was not only a careful observer but a close student, 
and that he was keeping pace with the progress of medical 
science. In 1828, he was elected a member of the Pittsburgh 
Medical Society ; in 1826, made a Fellow of the University of 
New York, and Jefferson Medical College, the same year, con- 
ferred upon him the honorar}^ degree of M. D. In 1838, he 
was elected an honorary member of the New York State Med- 
ical Society, and in 1841, the University of Maryland con- 
ferred the honorary degree of M. D. upon him, the University 
of Pennsylvania doing the same in 1848. In March, 1841, he 
was elected president of the Lebanon Bank, a position which 
he held until January 14, 1867, when he declined a reelection. 
He always took a deep interest in the church of his fathers, 
and was mainly instrumental in remodeling the First Eeformed 
Church, at Lebanon, about 1844, and later in the founding and 
building of St. John's Church. He freely contributed of his 
means to all church enterprises, and for many years was a 
trustee of Marshall College, and also one of the founders and 
trustees of the Lebanon Academy. Dr. Gloninger was twice 
married; m. first, December 25, 1820, Mary Ann Has- 
SINGER, of Philadelphia, who died in February, 1846. She 
was a woman of much culture and refinement, and the mother 
of all his children. They had issue (surname Grloninger) : 

L miza-B.,h. August 10, 1825; m. May 14, 1848, David B. 
Marshall, b. October 30, 1823, at Annville, Lebanon 
county. Pa.; d. June 29, 1861, at Lebanon, Pa., son of 
Dr. John Marshall and Elizabeth Behm. He received an 
excellent education at Mount Airy Academy, and in 
early manhood entered the office of his father as a stu- 
dent of medicine, attended lectures in the medical de- 
partment of the University of Pennsylvania, from which 
institution he graduated in the spring of 1844. After 
graduation, he began the practice of his profession in 
connection with his father at Annville, wliere he re- 
mained three years, subsequently practicing at Reading 
one year, when Jie permanently located at Lebanon. He 



Orih of Lebanon. ' 501 

soon acquired an extensive and lucrative practice, and 
took hiffli rank in the profession. Endowed with strong 
natural talent, good judgment, and strong powers of ob- 
servation and application, lie needed only the opportuni- 
ties wliich a large practice gave him to enable him to 
prove his ability as a practitioner, and to maintain a 
firm hold upon the affections of the people with whom he 
came in contact, and among whom he labored. He died 
in the prime of life. Possessed of a generous nature, he 
was greatly esteemed and respected by all, and his loss 
deeply lamented in the community as that of a valuable 
and upright citizen. They had five children, only one of 
whom survives (surname Marshall) : 

1. Eohert-L.; resides at Lebanon, Pa. 
17. a. Ci/rus-Dorsey, b. March 13, 1824; m. Julia A. Beaumont. 

in. Matikla, b. December 12, 1825; m. John Wetherill, Jr., of 
Philadelphia. 

iv. I)avid-Stanley,h.M.'AYch 28,1828; graduated in medicine 
in 1849, from University of Pennsylvania; m. Mrs. 
Abigail Smith ; and had issue (surname Gloninger), Dr. 
Ellwnod, Jo/m- P., an attornej^-at-law, and Lizzie-Mar, all 
of Philadelphia. 

V. Catharine- Alice, b. April 15, 1832; m. Dr. A. H. Light, of 
Lebanon, and had issue (surname Light) : 

1. Ralph-Hutchinhon. 

2. Matilda- Gloninger. 

3. Warren-Gloninger. 

4. Helen-Mar. 

Dr. Gloninger married, secondly, June 15, 1847, CATHAEiisrE 
Arjstdt ; d. August 8, 1885. at Lebanon, Pa. 

X. John Krause,* (Regina,'"* Adam,^ Balzer,i) b. Decem- 
ber 17, 1798, in Lebanon, Pa.; d. December 27, 1866, in Leb- 
anon, Pa. He received a good English education, and at dif- 
ferent periods was intrusted with official positions in the State. 
He was chief clerk of tlie Auditor Greneral's office under the 
administration of Grovernor Shulze ; chief clerk of the Treasury 
under Governor Porter, and was held in high esteem by the 
heads of departments for his integrity and capability. He served 
as a member, of the State Legislature from 1834 to 1836, and 
discharged his duty with signal ability. In social life he was 
genial and attractive, and always a high-toned Christian gen- 
tleman. Mr, Krause m. June 2, 1825, Elizabeth Gilbert 



502 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

LiNEAWEAVER, b. September 5, 1804 ; d. August 26, 1862, in 
Lebanon^ Pa.; daughter of Peter Lineaweaver and Susanna 
Gilbert. They had issue (surname Krause) : 

i. J.meZm--27.,b. February 18, 1826; m. January 13, 1848, John 
"Weidman Mish, b. April 22, 1822, in Lebanon, Pa.; son 
of John Bickel Misli* and Maria Weidman. He read 
law with his uncle, Jacob Barge Weidman, and was ad- 
mitted to the Lebanon bar at the August term, 1845. In 
1850, he was elected district attorney of Lebanon county. 
In 1856, at the organization of the Lebanon Gas Light 
company, was chosen secretary and treasurer, and con- 
tinues to hold that position. Served as vice president of 
the Lebanon National bank ; afterwards, president of 
the Lebanon Dime Saving's bank, and, subsequently, 
vice president and casliier of tlie First National bank, 
from which he retired June 5, 1885. He served as bor- 
ough treasurer several years, and during his term of of- 
fice succeeded in refunding two hundred tliousand dol- 
lars of seven per cent, loan at four per cent. He resides 
at Lebanon, Pa. Tliey had issue (surname Mish): 

* John Bickel Mish, son of Jacob Mish and Catharine Bickel, was 
b. January 12, 1791, at Harrisburg, Pa.; d. December 15, 1837, at Leb- 
anon, Pa. He was educated at the Harrisburg private schools and 
the academy, and studied medicine with Dr. Samuel Agnew, then 
one of the leading physicians in the State. He attended lectures at 
the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated therefrom in 1816. 
He began the practice of his profession at Jonestown, where he re- 
mained some four or Ave years. About the year 1821, he located in 
the town of Lebanon, where lie continued the pi'actice of medicine 
until the close of his life. He was prothonotary of the county in 
1837, and at the same time serving as cliief burgess of the borough 
during the " shin-plaster " era. Asa physician, he devoted his life 
to the work, and was exceedingly humane and philanthropic in his 
profession — highly respected and appreciated in the community. Dr. 
Mish m. about 1816, Maria Weidman, daughter of Capt. John Weid- 
man, of the Eevolution, b. May 10, 1793; d. in 1866, in Lebanon. 
They had issue (surname Mish) : 

^. John- Weidman; m. Amelia E. Krause. 
a. Phy side- Bickel; m. Catharine Hammond, sister of Colonel 

David Hammond, 
m. Catharine-Elizabeth. 

iv. Charles-Carroll ; studied medicine and graduated from the 
University of Pennsylvania in 1848 ; is in the active prac- 
tice of his profession at Lebanon, Penn'a ; he m. Martlia 
Lower, daughter of William Lower, of Philadelphia. 



Orth of Lehanon. 503 

1. John-Krause, b. August 3, 1849 ; d. September 7, 

1850. 

2. Matilda-Kline, b. December 17, 1852 ; m. Charles 

H. Killinger, and had issue (surname Kill- 
inger) : 

a. Amelia-Kruuse, b. February 22, 1880; d. 
October 18, 1884. 

6. Catharine-Hittel, b. December 11, 1883. 

3. Mason-Physick, b. July 20, 1 854 ; m. Carrie Stack- 

house. 

4. WilUant'Weidman, b. March 18, 1858. 

5. Elizabetli-Krause, b. July 7, 1861 ; d. April 17,1862. 

6. Robert- Coleman, b. June 11, 1863. 

7. John-Weidynan, b. April 11, 1867. 

XL David Krause/ (EegLna,^ Adam,^ Balzer,^) b. No- 
vember 2, 1800, in Lebanon, Pa. ; d. June 13, 1871, in Norris- 
town. Pa. He was educated under Eev. Mr. Ernst, of the Lu tlier- 
an cburch at Lebanon, and subsequently studied law with Hon. 
Jonathan "Walker, of Pittsburgh, and there admitted to the bar. 
He returned to Lebanon, and began practice. He went to Har- 
risburg as the private secretary of Governor Shulze, and was 
admitted to the Dauphin courts August 15, 1825. He was ap- 
pointed deputy attorney -general in August, 1826, and re-ap- 
pointed in 1829. From 1825 to 1826, with Gen. Simon Cam- 
eron, he published and edited the Pennsylvania Intelligencer. 
He was elected a member of the House of Representatives in 
1835 and 1836. On the election of Governor Porter, in 1839, 
he took editorial charge of the State Journal, which he con- 
ducted with much ability. In January, 1845, a vacancy oc- 
curring in the Montgomery and Bucks county judicial district, 
Mr. Kranse was appointed to that bench. He filled the position 
acceptably and honorably, but, in L851, when the judiciary be- 
came elective, he positively declined the office. He then retired 
to private life. In 1862, and again in 1863, upon the invasion 
ol Pennsylvania by the Confederates, he volunteered as a private 
sold'ar in the Pennsylvania militia, although then in the sixty- 
third year of his age. Judge Krause m. in September, 1826, 
Catharine Orr, of Philadelphia ; b. September, 1800 ; d. De- 
cember, 1875, at ISTorristown, Pa. They had issue (surname 
Kranse) : 



504 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

i. Emily-Eegina, b. 1827; d. in infancy. 
ii. Annie, b. 1829; d. in infancy, 
m. Annie-E., b. February 16, 1830. 
iv. Emily-C, b. March, 1833; d. September 24, 1854, 

V. Mary, b. February 7, 1835 ; m. October, 1867, Mahlon Pres- 

ton, b. January, 1839, in Cain, Chester county. Pa. ; son 
of Isaac C. Preston and Mary Price ; he was educated at 
Greenwood Dell academy ; studied medicine with Dr. J. 
B. Wood, of West Chester, and graduated in 1861 from 
the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, loca- 
ted at Philadelphia ; in 1862, located at Norristown , where 
he continues in the practice of his profession ; and had 
issue (surname Preston) : 

1. Frederick-Hahnemann, b. September 7, 1868. 

2. Catharine- Urause, b. April 7, 1872. 

3. Emily -Krause, b. March 18, 1875. 

VI. Frederica, b. March 3, 1837 ; m. Henry Orth Witman. 

vii. David, b. December, 1840; appointed first lieut., 14th in- 
fantry, May 14, 1861 ; captain, July 31, 1863 ; brevet ma- 
jor, March 13, 1865, for gallant and meritorious service 
in the battle of Gettysburg ; subsequently promoted ma- 
jor ; d. September 12, 1885, at his post, Fort Sully, Dakota ; 
was unm. 
via. William, b. April, 1844 ; graduated from West Point ; ap- 
pointed second lieut. ; and first lieut., 19th infantry, June 
23, 1865 ; transferred to 37th infantry, September 21, 1866 ; 
transferred to 3d infantry, August 11, 1869 ; subsequently 
promoted captain ; m. October 1, 1879, Alice Higgins, of 
Montana. 

Xn. Cathakine Okth,* (Henry, ^ Adam,^ Balzer,i) b, 
January 1, 1795, in now Lebanon county, Pa. ; d. July 25, 
1844. She was twice married, m. first, November 30, 1820, 
JoHi^^ Sanderson Whitehill, b. November 12, 1793, in the 
Pequa settlement, Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. August 18, 1829 ; 
son of George and Abigail Whitehill.* They had issue (sur- 
name Whitehill) : 

* George Whitehill (1760-1821) and Abigail, (1762-1825) his 
wife, had issue (surname Whitehill) : 

i. John, b. April 26, 1788 ; d. September 30, 1790. 
ii. James-Scull, b. December 27, 1789 ; d. 1799. 
Hi. Nancy, b. November 4, 1791 ; d. 1794. 
iv. Jo/in-SancZerson, b. November 12, 1793 ; d. August 18, 1829 ; 

m. Catharine Orth. 
V. Nancy, (second,) b. March 21, 1797; d. 1801. 
vi. Eleanor, b. October 8, 1800; m. Philip Frazer. 



Orth of Lebanon. 505 

i. George, b. July 4, 1822 ; resides at Hopewell. Bedford county. 
Pa. ; m. Mary Roberts, and had issue, Emma, Edward, 
Luther, and Ella, 
a. Henry, b. August 18, 1825; d. October 31, 1856. 
Hi. Bebccca, b. August 14, 1829 ; a widow, resides at Harrisburg, 
Pa. ; m. March 2, 1854, James Elder, and had issue, (see 
Elder record.) 

Mrs. Whitehill m. secondly, in October, 1834, William 
Piper, of Bedford county, Pa., b. 1784; d. February, 1853; 
son of Col. John Piper of the Ee volution, and his wife Eliza- 
beth Lask. He represented Bedford county in the Legislature 
of Pa. ; commanded a regiment of militia during the war of 
1812-1814, and was Adjutant Greneral of the State during the 
administration of Grov. Pitner. He was a remarkable athlete. 
They had issae (surname Piper) : 

u'. Luther-Reily,h. October, 1835; severely wounded in the 
battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, from the 
effects of which he died, January 1, 1863. 
V. William, (twin,) b. October, 1835; d. in infancy. 

XIII. Eebecca Orth, 4 (Henry, ^ Adam,^ Balzer,i) b. about 
1800, in Harrisburg, Pa.; d. October 15, 1854; m., in 1820, 
Luther Reily, b. 1794, in Myerstown, Pa.: d. February 20, 
1854, in Harrisburg, Pa.; son of Capt. John Reily,* of the 

* John Keily was born at Leeds, England, on the 12th of April, 
1752. His father, Benjamin Keily, emigrated soon after, and was a 
gentleman of some note in the Province of Pennsylvania. Keceiving 
a classical education, the former began the study of law, and was ad- 
mitted to the bar on the eve of the Revolution. Accepting a com- 
mission as captain in the Twelfth regiment of the Pennsylvania Line, 
subsequently (1778) transferred to the Third regiment, he served with 
valor and distinction, and was severely wounded at Bonhamton, N". 
J., being shot through the body. Returning home he slowly recovered, 
when he resumed the practice of his profession. He was present and 
took part in the first term of the Dauphin county court, in May, 1785. 
In 1795, he published at Harrisburg "A Compendium for Pennsyl- 
vania Justices of the Peace," the first work of that character printed 
in America, Capt. Reily d. at Myerstown, May 2, 1810. He m., at 
Lancaster, on May 20, 1773, by Rev. Thomas Barton, of the Episco- 
pal church, Elizabeth Myer, the daughter of the founder of Myers- 
town, Lebanon county ; b. April 2, 1755 ; d. April 2, 1800. They had 
a large family. Capt. Reily was not a brilliant orator, but was per- 



506 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

array of the EevoluLion, and his wife, EUzabeth Myer. He 
studied medicine with Dr. Martin Luther, a prominent physi- 
cian of that period, and located at Harrisburg ; served as a med- 
ical officer in the war of 1812-14:; became quite popular in 
political affairs, and was elected to the Twenty-fifth Congress 
of the United States. Preferring his professional life to that 
of a public one, he positively declined further honors, and de- 
voted the remainder of his days to that calling in which he 
was so successful, and on which he shed a bright lustre. They 
had issue (surname Reily) : 

i. Catharine^ b. September, 1822; d. July, 1823. 
ii. Bebecca-Elizaheth, b. 1824; d. August 2, 1882. 
Hi. Mary-MJmili/, b. 1827 ; m., December 28, 1854, George W. 
Porter, M. D., of Harrisburg, Pa.; son of David R. Por- 
ter, Governor of Pennsylvania; he studied medicine, and 
graduated from tlie medical department of the University 
of Pennsylvania in 1851; located at Harrisburg, and was 
engaged in the active practice of his profession up to the 
time of his appointment by President Buchanan, in 1857, 
as postmaster — a position which he filled until 1861 ; re- 
sides at Harrisburg, Pa. They had issue (surname Por- 
ter) : 

1. Jiebecca-Reily. 

2. George- W. 

3. Caroline- Reily. 

4. Josephine; m., .June 7, 1883, William Buehler 

Hammond, son of Charles Elliot Hammond, 
and had issue (surname Hammond), George- 
Porter. 

5. Emma-Wagener. 

6. Elizabeth- Reily. 

io. John-Whitehill, b. 1830; d. March 20, 1860; m., April 30, 
1858, Catliarine Elder Doll (see Elder record), and had 
issue (surname Reily) : 

1. Rebecca-Elizabeth. 

2. John-Whitehill. 

V. George- Wolf, b. 1834 ; educated at Yale College ; studied 
medicine, and graduated from the medical department, 

fectly reliable as a lawyer, and had an extensive practice at the Lan- 
caster, Berks and Dauphin courts. He was a tall, courtly gentleman, 
and an ardent Whig oC the Revolutionary era ; was a polished writer, 
and a manuscript book of literary excerpts in the possession of his 
descendants show a refined and cultivated taste. 



Orth of Lelmnon. 507 

University of Pennsylvania, 1857 ; in 1870, elected presi- 
dent of the Harrisbur^ National Bank, and relinquished 
the practice of his profession ; m., Februai'y 5, 1861, Eliz- 
abeth H. Kerr, daughter of William M. Kerr, and had 
issue (surname Reily) : 

1. Luther., b. November, 1861 ; d. 1862. 

2. William-Kerr, b. 1862; d. 1863. 

3. Elizaheth-H. 

4. George- Wolf. 

5. CciroUne. 

6. Mary-Emily. 
vi. Caroline- Matilda, b. 1836. 

Xiy. Caroline Orth,'* ( Henry, ^ Adam,^ Balzer,^) b. 
-, 1812, in Harrisburg, Penn'a; d. January 10, 



1848, in Harrisburg, Pa.; m., April 17, 1828, John Otto Wit- 
man, b. January 11, 1802, in Heading, Penn'a; d. April 12, 
1884, in Halifax, Daupliin county, Pa., son of Benjamin Wit- 
man and Margaret Otto. He was educated at private schools 
and the Eeading Academy. He was a clerk in the Surveyor 
General's office under Gabriel Hiester, during Governor Shulze's 
administration ; studied medicine under Doctor Luther Reily , 
attended lectures at University of Pennsylvania in 1826-27 ; 
was physician to the Dauphin county almshouse in 1827-28; 
received the honorary degree of M. D. from the University of 
Maryland in 1843 ; commenced the practice of medicine in 
Harrisburg, in 1827, and continued till 1832, when he removed 
to Gratz, Dauphin county. Pa., where he practiced till 1837, 
when he returned to Harrisburg and associated himself with 
Doctors Luther Reily and E. L. Orth, which continued until 
1840; then removed to Halifax, Dauphin county. Pa., where 
he continued in an active and extensive practice till the fall of 
1870, when bodily infirmity compelled him to relinquish all 
■except ofiice-work. They had issue (surname Witman) : 

i. Henry-Orth, b. January 22, 1830 ; educated in the public 
schools, and at Captain Alden Partridge's Military and 
Scientific Institute, Harrisburg ; studied medicine with 
his father, and graduated from Jefferson Medical College, 
Philadelphia, in 1851 ; for a number of years practiced 
his profession at Halifax ; subsequently removing to 
Harrisburg, Pa., where he continues in his profession; 
during the war for the Union, served as lieutenant of 



508 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

company E, Sixth regiment, P. V. M., and captain of 
company C, Thirty-sixtli regiment, P. V. M.; he m., 
October 11, 1866, Frederica Krause, b. March 3, 1837 ; 
daughter of Judge Krause, of Norristown, Pa., (see xi) ; 
and had issue (surname Witman) : 

1. Bertha, b. August 8, 1867. 

2. Caroline, b. October 23, 1869. 

3. Tialph, b. June 6, 1872. 

4. Alice, b. February 7, 1875. 

n. Luthcr-Beily, b. 1836; d. August 6, 1864, at Chattanooga, 

from wounds received at Peacli Tree Creek, near At- 

• lanta, Ga., July 20, 1864; appointed sergeant major of 

Fortj^-sixth regiment, Pa. Vols., May 1, 1862; promoted 

adjutant, February 12, 1863. 

Hi. Edward-Laxorence, b. 1838, entered the service during the 
Kebellion as first lieutenant of company D, Forty- 
sixth regiment. Pa. Vols., September 2, 1861 ; promoted 
captain in September, 1862 ; promoted lieutenant colonel 
Two Hundred and Tenth regiment, P. V., September 
26, 1864 ; commissioned colonel April 12, 1865 ; mustered 
out with regiment May 30, 1865. 

iv. Behecca-Catharine, b. 1844; m., April 26, 1871, Robert H. 
Moffitt, D. D. S.; reside at Harrisburg, Pa.; and had 
issue (surname Moffitt) : 

1. Liither-lieily, b. December 28, 1872. 

2. John- Jordan , b. August 13, 1874. 

3. Eohert-HopUns, b. March 22, 1876. 

4. CaroUne-Beily , b. January 13, 1878. 

5. George-Eeily, h.^oy ember 15,1879. 

6. Btbecca-Charlotte, b. February 8, 1881. 

7. Thomas-Bohinson, b. February 26, 1884. 

Dr. John O. W^itman, m., secondly, February 14, 1851, 
Margaeet S. Eeed. 

XV. Edward Lawrence Orth,'* (Henry, ^ Adam,^ Bal- 
zer, 1) b. January 4, 1814, in the city of Baltimore, Maryland; 
d. April 15, 1861, in Harrisburg, Pa. His father dying while 
the son was in early life, the mother removed to her former 
home, Harrisburg, where the boy was carefully brought up. 
He received the education of the borough schools, and entered 
the Harrisburg Academy where he pursued the higher branches. 
He subsequently began the study of medicine with his brother- 
in-law, Doctor Luther Reily, afterwards attending the lectures 
at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from which institu- 



Orth of Lebanon. 509 

tion he graduated March 12, 1834. Locating at Harrisburg, 
he began the practice of his profession in partnership with 
Doctor Reilj, which continued until the death of the latter. 
Few practitioners became as successful as these noted physicians 
were, and none at the Capital were ever so deservedly popular. 
For seven years after the death of his life-long friend. Doctor 
Orth continued his professional life, enjoying not only a large 
practice, but the confidence and love of his numerous patients. 
As a physician, he was learned, skillful, self-sacrificing, sympa- 
thetic, and faithful. In the community he was greatl};- be-, 
loved for his unassuming, gentle, and gentlemanly demeanor. 
In the language of a contemporary, "he was a man of fine 
culture, a careful, attentive, and conscientious physician, quiet 
and unobtrusive in manner.'' For many years he was one of 
the trustees of the Presbyterian church ; was a director of the 
Harrisburg Bank, and served in the borough council. Doctor 
Orth married Maktha Cummins Kerr, daughter of the Rev. 
William Kerr, of Donegal, and Mary Wilson. (^S'ee note to 
Alricks^ record^ p. 19.) They had issue: 

i. Mary-Wilson \ m., September 3, 1860, Jacob Fridley Seller, 
son of Jacob Seller and Susan Fridley, b. at Harrisburg, 
Penn'a; he graduated from Yale College in 1854; con- 
ducted a private school several years, and since 1860 has 
been principal of tiie old Harrisburg Academy ; they had 
issue (surname Seiler) : 

1. Martha-Orth. 

2. Susan. 

ii. Henry-Luther ; studied medicine with Doctor George W. 
Reily ; served some time as a medical cadet in the 
army ; graduated from medical department, University 
of Pennsylvania in 1866; located, in the practice of his 
profession at Harrisburg, Pa. ; since 1870 has been the 
surgeon of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at that 
point ; for ten years served as a member of the pension 
board of medical examiners for the district ; was presi- 
dent of the Dauphin County Medical society ; and is at 
present one of the governing committee of the Harrisburg 
Club. He m., June 30, 1868, Elizabeth-Bridgman Dixon ; 
and had issue : 

1. Educard-Lawrence. 

2. Anna- Shipley -Dixon. 
8. lioberto.-E. 



510 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Hi. James- Wilson, m., Bertie E. lioss, d. s. p. 
iv. liebecca-Reily. 

XYI. GoDLOVE Steinee Orth,4 (Godlove,3 Balzer,^ 
Balzer,^) b. April 22, 1817, in Lebanon township, Lebanon 
county, Pa.; baptised June 1, 1817, by Rev. Abram Reinke, 
of the Moravian church ; d. December 16, 1882, in La Fayette, 
Ind. He-was educated at Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg; 
studied law, and upon his admission to the bar in 1839, re- 
moved to La Fayette, Ind. From 1843 to 1850, continuously, 
he served as a member of the State Senate of Indiana ; elected 
president of that body in 1845, and thus became acting Lieu- 
tenant Governor of the State. He was Presidential elector on 
the Taylor and Fillmore ticket, 1848, and a member of the Peace 
Conference in 1861. In 1862, he entered the service as captain 
in the Seventy-sixth regiment, Indiana volunteers, being placed 
in charge of the United States ram "Horner," and assigned to 
duty on the Ohio river. He was elected to the Thirt}' -eighth, 
Thirty-ninth, Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses from his dis- 
trict, and to the Forty-third Congress from the State at large. 
Upon the adjournment of the latter Congress, he was appointed 
and accepted the position of United States Minister to Vienna, 
having previously declined the mission to Brazil, tendered him 
by President Grant, filling the duties of that position with re- 
markable ability. It is stated that, upon his first presentation 
to the Emperor, the conversation, agreeably to Mr. Orth, was 
conducted in German. After a short conversation, the Em- 
peror asked, " Tell me, in what part of Germany were you 
born? " Mr. Orth replied, " Not in Germany, but in Pennsyl- 
vania, in the United States." "But," said the Emperor, "you 
speak the pleasing accent of the Rhine." This shows that the 
so-called Pennsylvania German is a dialect of the great German 
language of Europe, from whence it was brought, and where, 
to this dav, it is living in all its freshness and vigor as it did 
centuries ago. On his return from Vienna, Mr. Orth was 
elected to the Forty-sixth Congress, and in 1879, received the 
complimentary vote of his party for United States Senator 
against Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees, and was reelected to the 
Forty-seventh Congress as a Republican. In August, 1882, he 



Orth of Lebanon. ' 511 

was unanimonsly nominated by his party for Representative 
in the Forty-eighth Congress. He was a man of warm ar.d 
sincere friendships, a sturdy honor, and a clear and vigorous 
intellect. Few men had a wider and more steadfast acquain- 
tance and friendships, none more honest in his duties to man 
and to his country. He was devotedly and tenderly attached 
to his family and fireside, caring more for those than the honors 
of success and the applause of the world. He left a name 
honorable to his memory, dear to his family, and a part of the 
history of his State and Nation. Upon the death of Matthew 
Carpenter, he used language in his eulogy fitly applicable to 
his own life, career and character : " Strong in the conviction 
of a well-matured and equally well-balanced mind, he stood 
firm in the conscious rectitude of his position, and hence he 
was a safe legislator, a wise counsellor, and a true friend. He 
stood erect as God created him, and dared to do right for the 
sake of the right." Mr. Orth was twice married; m., first, in 
1840, Sakah Elizabeth Miller, of Gettysburg, Pa., who d. 
in 1849. They had issue : 

i. Dr. WilUam-M., b. 1842. 
n. Julia, b. 1844; d. 1849. 

Godlove S. Orth m., secondly, August 28, 1850, Mary A. 
Ayers, only daughter of one of the earliest settlers of La 
Fayette, Ind., who survives. They had issue : 

in. 31ary-B., b. September 29, 1851. 

iv. Hurry- Ayers, b. September 27, 1856; an attorney-at-law, 
residing at La Fayette, Ind. 

XYII. Cyrus Dorsey Gloninger,^ (John W.* [Glon- 
mger], Catharine, ^ Adam,^ Balzer, ^) b. March 13, 1824; d. 
August 23, 1872, at Lebanon, Pa. His preliminary studies 
were pursued at the Lebanon Academy, after which he entered 
Marshall College, then at Mercersburg, graduating in 1843. 
He began the study of medicine with his father ; attended lec- 
tures at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1846. 
The two following years were spent in the medical universi- 
ties and hospitals of Europe, his accu.rate and familiar ac- 
quaintance with the French and German languages greatly fa- 



512 • Pennsylvania Oeneahgies. 

cilitating his studies in the scientific centres of the Old World. 
Keturning home, he commenced the practice of medicine, and 
shortly acquired a marked reputation for ability and skill in 
every department of his profession. Like his father, he de- 
voted much of his attention to diseases of the eye, and, in the 
course of twenty-six 3'ears, attained a high rank in this im- 
portant specialty. He was strictly scientific and regular, faith- 
ful to his patients, and honorable to his professional brethren. 
Aside from the science of medicine, Doctor Gloninger's literary 
studies were extensive. He was especially well informed in 
all that relates to the collateral sciences, and his knowledge of 
sacred and profane history, strengthened by travel and obser- 
vation, made him an agreeable and entertaining companion. 
His contributions to various journals and periodicals, showed a 
highly-cultivated mind. As a public man he was greatly es- 
teemed; was twice nominated by the Democratic party, of 
which he was an adherent, a candidate for Congress, in 1866 and 
in 1870, but defeated, owing to the strength of the opposition 
in his district. In the industrial enterprises of his native town 
he took a warm interest. He was one of the founders of the 
Lebanon Manufacturing company, of which he was president ; 
he was president of the Lebanon National Bank, and in his 
church, St. John's Reformed, was an active and zealous mem- 
ber. His private charities were numerous, and he gave a will- 
ing support to the various evangelical and christianizing enter 
prises of the day. The poor found in him a friend, and his 
professional life was a philanthropic mission. Doctor Cyrus 
D. Gloninger m., December, 1851, Julia A. Beaumont, b. at 
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., daughter of Hon. Andrew Beaumont and 
Julia Colt. They had issue (surname Gloninger) : 

i. Mary-A.; m. Harry E. Gilroy, member of the Philadel- 
phia bar ; and had issue (surname Gilroy), Julia, 
li. Nellie-B.; m. Rev. Walter Jorden, of Philadelphia; and 

had issue (surname Jorden), Walter-B. 
in. Dr. Andrexv-B. ; studied medicine under Doctor D. Stanley 
Gloninger, and graduated from the medical department 
of the University of Pennsylvania, April 13, 1883; is in 
the active practice of his profession at ]jebanon, Penna. 
iv. Cyrus-Dorsey. 



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PARKER AND "DENNY. 



2. 


i. 


3. 


ii. 


4. 


Hi. 




IV. 



T. Richard Parker^ and Janet, his wife, emigrated from 
the Province of Ulster, Ireland, in 1725, and settled three miles 
from Carlisle, acquiring land by patent near the Presbyterian 
Grlebe Meeting-house, on the Gonedoguinet creek, in Cumber- 
land county, Province of Pennsylvania, in 17'34 His applica- 
tion, made at that date, was for the land on which he had "re- 
sided y* ten years past." We have no record of their death, 
save that Richard Parker died prior to 1-750, his wife surviving 
hfteen years. They had, among other children, issue as fol- 
lows: 

Jo/m, b. 1716; m.^Margaret MbCltttei 
T/iomas, b. 1720 ; m. Eleanor Ferguson. 
Richard., b. 1725 ; m. Martha — ^— -. 

William., b. 1727; m. and had issue, Dr. Thomas., of Pitts- 
burgh, Pa., who m. Lydia McDowell, and left two sons. 
V. Martha:, d. unm. at the age of eighty-four years. 
vi. Susannah-^ m. Dunning, and left issue. 

5. vii. James:, m. Mary [Eleanor] :Boyd. 

II. John Parker,^ (Richard, i) b. about the year 1716; d. 
prior to 1785 ; m. Margaret McCldre, who d. May, 1792. 
They had issue : 

6. i. Agnes, b. 1741 ; m. William Denny. 

ii. Richard, b. 1743 ; served in tlie war of the Revolution ; m. 
and removed to Kentucliy, where he died; his daughter 
m. Thomas Crittenden, brother of Hon. John J. Critten- 
den. 
Elizabeth, b. 1746; m. Francis Campbell. 
Mary, b. 1748; m. William Fleming. 

Margaret, b. 1751 ; m. John Caliioun ; removed to George- 
town, D. C. ; no further information. 
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iv. 




V. 



514 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

9. m. Alexander, b. 1753; m. Rebecca Blair."^ 

vii. Andreiv* served in the war of the Revolution, and accom- 
panied his brother Eichard to Kentuck}'. 

III. Thomas Parker, ^ (Eichard, i) b. about 1720, in the 
north of Ireland ; d. April 23, 1776, in Cumberland county, 
Pa. He was a prominent man on the frontiers during the 
French and Indian wars, and was an officer in the Provincial 
service. He m. Eleanor Ferguson, b. 1727, in Ireland ; d, 
July 23, 1775, at Carlisle, Pa. They had issue : 

i. William, h.l7i9\ d. December 24, 1812; m. Elizabeth Tem- 
pleton, b. 1752 ; d. 1829, and had issue : 

1. David ; d. May 28, 1829 ; unm. 

2. Eleanor ; d. s. p., 

a. John, b. 1751 ; served in the war of tlie Revolution ; m. 

Graham ; no further record of liim, save that his 

descendants inter-married with the Ankeneys and Till- 
sons. of Somerset county, Pa. 

10. Hi. Jane., b. February 14, 1753 ; m. Joim Dunbar. 

iv. Susanna ; m. Robert Forbes, and had issue (surname 

Forbes), Elizabeth, Thomas, Andrew and Bobert. 
v. Martha; d. February 11, 1837 ; unm. 

vi. Bichard, b. September 8, 1763; d. April 26, 1814; unm.; 
he was a major in the U. S. army, and at the time of his 
death military store-keeper at Carlisle, Fa. 
vii. Mattheoj ; probably d. s. p. , 

IV. Richard Parker, ^ (Richard, i) b. about 1725, in Ire- 
land; d. August, 1774, in West Pennsboro' township, Cum- 
berland county. Pa.; m. Martha . Of this branch of 

the family we have nothing definite, save that the older mem- 
bers went into the Virginia valley about the beginning of the 
Revolution; of the younger children, Dr. Lemuel Gustine was 
the guardian — he w^as their relative by marriage. They had 
issue : 

i. John., b. 1749. 
ii. Alexander, b. 1751. 
Hi. Mary, b. 1753. 

* So stated in the Memoir of Major Ebenezer Denny, by his son, 
as published in the " Publications of the Historical Society of Penn- 
sylvania," vol. VII, p. 208. 



Parker and Benny. 515 

iv. James, b. 1755. 

V. Margaret, b. 1758. 

vi. William, b. 1761. 

vii. Henry, b. 1763, 

via. Bichard, b. 1765. 

V. James Parkee,^ (Eicliard,i) b. about 1731: d. about 
the close of the Revolutionary war; m. Maey [Eleanor] 
Boyd. They had issue: 

i. Bichard, b. 1753 ; cl. February, 1778 ; m. Rebecca Boyd ; d. 
September, 1781 ; and bad issue, James. 

11. n. Jane, b. 1755; m. Jolin Forbes. 

12. Hi. Behecca, b. 1758; m. Dr. Lemuel Giistine. 

13. iv. Andrev:, b. 1763; m. Margaret Williams. 

VI. Agnes Parker, •'^ (John,^ Pichard,^) b. 1741, near Car- 
lisle, Pa.; m., in 1760, William Denny, b. 1737, in Chester 
county, Pa.; d. about the year 1800, in Carlisle, Pa.; removed 
to the Cumberland valley in 1745 ; was the first coroner of 
Cumberland county, and, during the Revolution, was commis- 
sary of issues ; he was the contractor for the erection of the 
court house at Carlisle in 1765, and which was destroyed by 
fire in 1845 ; was a gentleman of the old school, high-minded 
and dignified in manner and conversation. They had issue 
(surname Denny) : 

14. i. Ebenezer, b. March 11, 1761 ; m. Nancy Wilkins, of Pitts- 

burgh. 
a. Priscilla, b. May 28, 1763 ; d. February 22, 1849, at Carlisle, 

Pa.; m. Simon Boyd, of Carlisle, an officer in the Second 

battalion of associators of Cumberland county, in the 

Revolution ; left no issue. 
Hi. TRZKam, b. March 24, 1765; d. in infancy. 
iv. Nancy {Agnes}, b. August 31, 1768; d. January 11, 1845, 

unm., at Carlisle. 

15. V. Margaret, b. June 25, 1771 ; m. Samuel Simison. 

vi. Mary, (1st,) b. February 13, 1775 ; d. in her third year. 

16. vii. Mary [Polly'], (2d,) b. March 5,1778; m. George Murray, 

of Carlisle. 
tiii. Elizahah, b. April 22, 1781 ; d. March 27, 1848, unm., at 
Carlisle. 
ix. Boyd, b. February 20, 1783 ; d. at Pittsburgh, Pa. 



516 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

VII. Elizabeth Parkek,-'' (John.s RicharcV) b. about 
1746 ; d. prior to 1792 ; ra. Francis Campbell* b. 1737; d. 
in 1790 ; was a man of prominence in the public affairs of bis 
day. They had issue (surname Campbell) : 

17. %. Parfcer, b. 1768 ; m. Elizabetli Calhoun. 

18. ii. Agnes, b. 1770; m. Robert Tate. 
in. Francis., b. 1772; m. and had issue. 

*It may be interesting in this connection to give the following re- 
ference to the ancestry of Francis Campbell : 

1. DuNCAiSr Campbell.^ of the noble house of Breadalbane, born 
in Scotland ; married there in 1612, Mary McCoy, and removed with 
his wife, in the same year, to Ireland. They liad issue, among other 
children w^hose names have not been preserved by the descendants in 
America, a son John Campbell,'-' b. in 1621 ; m. in 1655, Grace 
Hay, daughter of Peter Hay, and had issue: 

i. Dufjald; liis descendants settled in Rockbridge county, Ya. 

2. ii. Jo/in, b. 1656; m. and had issue. 

Hi. Bobert, b. 1665; m. in 1696; his descendants settled in 
Orange, now Augusta county, Virginia, in 1740. 

II. John Campbell,^ (John,^ Duncan,^ b. 1656, in the nortli of 
Ireland; d. February 20, 17 14, in Derry township, then Lancaster 
county, Pa. ; buried in the grave-yard of old Derry cluirch ; in 1726, 
came to Pennsylvania, witii liis family, iiis wife probably dying before 
emigrating. They had issue : 

i. Itohert\ removed to Virginia; m. and had issue five chil- 
dren, four daughters and one son, the last dying young; 
the name of one daughter, Rebecca, has been transmitted. 

ii. Band ; in 1741, removed from Pennsylvania to Augusta 

county, Va. : m. Margaret Hamilton, and left issue. 
Hi. James, b. 1689; d. May 31, 1771 ; buried in Derry church 
grave-yard ; was twice mariied, his second wife, Agnes, 
b. 1707 ; d. April 3, 1757, and is buried by tlie side of her 
husband; tliey left issue. 
ic. Patrick, b. 1690; "a strong churchman;" removed from 
Pennsylvania to Virginia, about 1740. 

3. V. John, b. 1692; m. and had issue. 

III. John Campbell,* (Jolm,^ John,^ Duncan ,i) b. in 1692, in 
Ireland ; d. 1764, at York, Pa. ; a minister of the Episcopal church ; 

«m. and had issue : 

i. James, b. 1731 ; in 1760, removed to Virginia. 
ii. Eleanor, b. 1733: d. 1735. 
Hi. Francis, b. 1737 ; m. Elizabeth Parker. 
iv. John, b. 1740; d. 1797 ; was one of the most eminent law- 
- yers in Western Pennsylvania. 



Parker and Denny. 517 

iv. James., b. 1774 ; was a lawyer of brilliant talents ; m. Cas- 
sandana Miller, daughter of Gen. Henry Miller of the 
Revolution, and had issue. 
V. George., b. 1777; m. and had issue. 
vi. Elizabeth, b. 1779. 

vii. Ebenezer, b. 1781 ; m. Catharine Miller and had issue (sur- 
name Campbell,) Henry, Ellen and Mary-Ann. 

YIII. Mary Parker,^ (John,^ Kicharcl/) b. 1748, in Cum- 
berland county, Pa. ; m. William Fleming, b. in Cumberland 
C3unty, Pa. They bad issue (surname Fleming) : 

i. Ann ; m. [William] Lyon, (see Lyon record.) 
a. Nancy; m., first, Cliarles Gregs, and had issue (surname 
Gregg), Alexander, m. Mary Miller; she m., secondly, 
Robert Clarke. 
in. James; m. first, Frances Randolph, and had issue (sur- 
name Fleming) : 

1. Williayn; m. Rachel Moore. 

2. Ann ; m. first, Ichabod Randolpli ; secondly, 

Joseph Shrom. 
James Fleming, ra. secondly, Margaret Clark, and had 
issue (surname Fleming) : 

3. John; m. Martha Coyle. 

4. Margaret-Parker ; m. W illiara B. Murray. 
iv. John ; m. Margaret Fleming. 

V. Mary; m. Denny. 

vi. Rebecca ; m. Robert Elliott. 
vii. Susanna; m. Paul Randolph. 

via. Sarah ; m. Richard Crain, (see Grain record, p. 119.) 
ix. Margaret; m. George Crain. 
X. Elizabeth; m. William Crain. 

IX. Alexander Parker, ^ (John,^ Kichard,i) b. about 
1753, in Cumberland county, Pa.; d. about 1792, at Carlisle, 
Penn'a. He was an early associator at the outset of the war 
of the Eevolution ; was commissioned second lieutenant of the 
Sixth Penn'a battalion, Colonel William Irvine, January 9, 
1776 ; promoted first lieutenant, October 25, 1776 ; served 
as captain of the Penn'a Line in the Seventh regiment, 
March 21, 1777; transferred to Fourth Penn'a, January 17, 
1781, and subsequently to Second Penn'a, January 1, 1783, 
serving until the close of the war. He was one of the 
original members of the Society of the Cincinnati. He laid 
out the town of Parkersburg, at the mouth of the Little Ka- 



518 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

nawha, where he had extensive land possessions. In the old 
grave-yard at the Meeting-House springs, two miles north-west 
of Carlisle, there is a large slab covering the remains of Major 
Parker and two of his children, bearing this inscription : Sa- 
cred I to the memory of \ Major Alexander Parker \ and his tivo 
children \ Margaret and John. Strange to say there are no 
dates given of birth or death. Major Parker married, in 1783, 
Rebecca Blair, daughter of William Blair, b. 1753 ; d., sud- 
denly, April 23, 1826, while in attendance at service in the 
Associate or Seceder church, Carlisle, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Margaret, b. 1784; d. s. p. 
it. John, b. 1786; d. s. p. 
19. m. Mary, b. 1789 ; m. William Kobinson, 

iv. Anne- Alexander, b. 1791 ; d, April, 1809; buried in the old 
grave-yard at Carlisle, Penn'a. 

Mrs. Rebecca Blair Parker afterwards married Charles 
McClure, b. 1739; d. February 8, 1811, at Letort springs, 
near Carlisle, Penn'a. Mr. McClure had previously married, 
first, Anna Blair, who died young ; he then married, secondly, 
Amelia Blair, b. 1765 ; d. February 1. 1793 ; and had issue. 
Mrs. Rebecca Blair Parker and Charles McClure had issue 
(surname McClure) : 

I. Charlotte ; b. January 7, 1800 ; d. June 25, 1880, in Chicago, 
Illinois; m., in 1817, Adam Hays, b. 1792; d. August, 
1857 ; was educated at Dickinson College ; studied medi- 
cine witl) Doctor McCoskry, and graduated from the 
medical department, University of Pennsylvania, iu 
1811 ; entered the army as an assistant surgeon and re- 
signed at the close of the war ; practiced medicine in 
Chillicothe, O., and Carlisle; in 1829, removed to Pitts- 
burgh ; then to Madison, Indiana, where he died; and 
had issue (surname Hays) : 

1. Joseph, d. s. p. 

2. Bthecca-McGlure; m. Jesse Whitehead, and had 

issue. 

3. Charles, d. s. p. 

4. William, d. s. p. 

5. Mary-Robinson. 

ii. Charles; represented Cumberland county in the Legisla- 
ture in 1835 ; was Secretary of the Commonwealth under 
Governor Porter ; and a man of much prominence in 
public affairs ; m. Margaretta Gibson, daughter of Chief 
Justice Gibson ; and had issue (surname McClure): 



Parker and Denny. 519 

1. Charles: appointed captain commissary subsist- 

ence Volunteers, April 28, 1862; brevet major 
Volunteers, brevet lieuteuant-colonel Volun- 
teers, and brevet colonel Volunteers, October 
21, 1865, for faithful and meritorious service ; 
captain commissary subsistence U. S. A., Au- 
gust 17, 1866 ; brevet major, August 17, 1866, 
for faithful service in the subsistence depart- 
ment ; m. and had issue. 

2. William. 

3. George. 

Hi. William-Blair ; an attorney -at-law^, and was president 
judge of the courts at Pittsburgh, Penn'a.; m. Lydia S. 
Collins ; and had issue. 

ii}. Bebecca ; ra. Elisha White, and had issue (surname White), 
(Jharlotte, m. Rev. F. T. Brown, D. D. 

X. Jane Paeker,^ (Thomas,^ Eicliard,!) b. February 14, 
1753 ; d. March 8, 1833 ; m. John Dunbar, b. 1737 ; d. June 
2, 1810; son of William and Catharine Dunbar.* He was a 
man of mark in the decade preceding the War for Indepen- 
dence, and during that struggle took a prominent and decided 
part. He served his country well and faithfully. Mr. Dun- 
bar had been previously married to Mary Mitchel, their chil- 
dren behig William, m. Elizabeth Forbes, and Margaret, m. 
Thomas Urie. Both left descendants. Jane Parker and John 
Dunbar had issue (surname Dunbar) : 
20. i. Eleanor, b. April 4, 1775; m. John Creigh. 

* William Dunbar and Catharine, his wife, were natives of the 
north of Ireland, emigrating to America about the year 1730. They 
settled near Meeting-House spring, on the Conedoguinet, Cumber- 
land county, Penn'a, and were near neighbors of the Parkers and 
Creighs. They had issue (surname Dunbar) : 

i. Jane\ m. Andrew Mitchel; removed to Washington, Pa. 
a. Elizabeth:, m. John McConnell ; resided in Tuscarora 

valley. 
Hi. John:, m. Jane Parker. 

iv. Sarah ; m. John Young; removed to Virginia. 
V. Thomas ; m. Ann Keys ; settled in Tennessee. 
vi. Martha: m., first, James Keys ; secondly, James Watson. , 
vii. Mary ; m. John Quinh ; removed to Tennessee. ' 
via. William, 
ix. Samuel, (twin) ; m. Jane Clark ; removed to Kentucky. 
X. Margaret. 



520 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XL Jane Paekee,^ -(James, ^ Richard/) b. about 1755, in 
Cambei'land county, Pa.; m. John Foebes, also a native of 
that county, where they both lived and died. They had issue 
(surname Forbes) : 

^ i. Jane. 

U. Elizabeth; m. William Dunbar, and had issue (surname 
Dunbar) : 

1. Mary'., d. s. p. 

2. Jane; m. James Lindsey, and had issue (surname 

Lindsey) : 

a. Jane- Elizabeth \ m. Andrew Ralston. 

3. John ; m. Agnes Grayson, and had issue (surname 

Dunbar) , James- Grayson. John, William-Mitch- 
■ ell, James-Alfred, Andrew-Forbes, Mary-Eliz- 
abeth, Margaret-Jane and Alice. 
Hi. James; d. s. p. 
ii\ Andrew ; d. s. p. 

V. Lebecca; m. Matthew Agnew, and had issue (surname Ag- 
new) : 

1. John. 

2. Andrew; m. Rebecca Carothers. 

3. Nancy ; d. s. p. 

4. Jane. 

5. Samuel; m. Eberly. 

vi. John-P.; d. s. p. 

vii. Mary; m. William Lindsey, and had issue (surname Lind- 
sey), John, m. Rachel Davidson, and William, d. s. p. 
via. Margaret, 
ix. Bichard; d. August 30, 1823. 

XII. Rebecca Paekee,^ (James, ^ Richard, M b. about 1758, 
near Carlisle, Pa.; m. Lemuel Gustine, b. 1749, in Saybrook, 
Conn.; d. October 7, 1805, at Carlisle, Pa.; studied medicine 
in the Wyoming settlement, probably with Dr. William Hooker 
Smith, whose daughter became his first wife; she died in 1778, 
and their daughter, Sarah, in 1792, became the wife of the 
Rev. Nathaniel Snowden. At the surrender of the Wyoming 
troops, in July, 1778, Dr. Grustine signed the terms of capitu- 
lation, and succeeded in making his escape with his daughtei'. 
reaching Fort Augusta in a boat ; afterwards Harris' Ferry, and 
subsequently Carlisle, where he became distinguished as a prac- 
titioner of medicine. They had issue (surname Gustine) : 



Parker and Denny. 521 

»,. James., b. 1780; educated at Dickinson college: studied 
medicine with his father, and graduated M. D., from 
the University of Pennsylvania; located in ISTatchez, 
Miss., but afterwards returned to Carlisle to assist his 
father. Several years after his father's death he returned 
to Mississippi, where he spent the remainder of his life as 
a planter and a practitioner of medicine. 

a. Samuel; educated at Dickinson college; studied medicine, 
and, after practicing several years in Carlisle, went south 
with his brother James. 

m. Bichard; was a physician, and d. October 1, 1814, at 
Natchez, Miss. 

i>}. Lemuel. 
V. Maria. 

vi. Jane. 

XIII. Andrew Parker, ^ (James, ^ Richard,^) b. about 
1763 ; m. Margaret Williams. They bad issue : 

21. i. Mary, b. about 1789 ; m. Kobert Urie Jacob. 

ii. Bichard, b. 1791 ; m. Hadassa Graham, and had issue, An- 
drew-Henderson, Mary and Bichard-McCue. 

22. in. James, b. 1793; m. Hannah C. Doty. 
iv. Behecca,h. 1795; d. s. p. 

23. V. Elizabeth, b. April 3, 1797; ra. William M. Henderson. 

vi. Williams; m. Sarah Chambers, daughter of John Cham- 
bers and Jane Urie, and had issue : 

1. John-Chambers. 

2. William-Henderson. 

3. Davidson-Urie. 

4. George- Sharswood. 
■ 5. Lizzie-Boyd. 

6. TJiomas-Urie. 

24. rii. Andrew, b. May 21, 1805; m. Ann Eliza Doty. 

XIY. Ebekezer Denny, 4 (Agnes, ^ Johu,^ Richard, i) b. 
March 11, 1761, at Carlisle, Pa.; d. July 21, 1822, at Pitts- 
burgh, Pa., and was interred in the First Presbyterian church- 
yard. At the beginning of the Revolution, Ebenezer Denny, 
although in his fifteenth year, was the bearer of dispatches to 
Fort Pitt, and subsequently entered on board a privateer which 
cruised in the West Indies. He was commissioned an ensign 
in the First Pennsylvania regiment of the Line, in 1778 or 
1779 ; transferred to Seventh Pennsylvana in August, 1780 ; 



522 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

promoted lieutenant in Fourth Pennsylvania, May 23, 1781, 
and, shortly afterwards, to captain. At the surrender of Corn- 
wallis, at Yorktown, October 19, 1781, Captain Denny was se- 
lected and detailed to plant the American flag on the British 
parapet. He served in the Carolinas to the close of the war, 
and subsquently became adjutant to General Harmar, and aid- 
de-camp to General St. Clair. Major Denny was one of the 
original members of the Society of the Cincinnati. His "jour- 
nal" is printed in the Collections of the Historical Society of 
Pennsylvania^ and is edited, with a con<iise memoir, by his son, 
.William H. Denny. At the close of the Indian campaign in 
the North-west, he removed to Pittsburgh. In 1794, he was 
appointed commander-in-chief of the expedition to Le Boeuf. 
Id the war of 1812, he was commissary of purchases to supply 
the Pennsylvania volunteers on the Erie and Niagara frontier. 
He was one of the commissioners of Allegheny county, and 
also its first treasurer, and, when Pittsburgh became a city, he 
was its first mayor. July 1, 1793, Major Denny m. Nancy 
WiLKlNS, a native of Carlisle, and a daughter of Captain John 
Wilkins, Sr.;* b. 1775 ; d. May 1, 1806. They had issue who 
survived (surname Denny) : 

* John Wilkins, the sou of John Wilkins, was born in Donegal 
township, Lancaster county, June 1, 1733. The elder John, the son 
of Robert Wilkins, an early settler on Cliiques creek, was an Indian 
trader and took an active part against the Marylanders, during the 
boundary difficulties, who offered £50 for his aiTest. He was cap- 
tured and taken to Annapolis jail, but subsequently released. He 
died in 1741. John, the younger, removed to Carlisle, in 1763, and ten 
years later to Bedford, engaging in mercantile pursuits. At the out- 
break of the Revolution, he organized a company of associators,and, 
in 1776, was commissioned a captain in the Continental service, and 
was at Brandy wine and Germantown. He was a member of the 
Convention of July 15, 1776, from Bedford county. In November, 
1783, he removed to Pittsburgh, opened a store at the north-east corner 
of Fourth and Woods streets, and, upon the organization of Alle- 
gheny county, was appointed one of the associate judges of tlie court. 
He served as member of the Supreme Executive Council in 1790 ; was 
chief burgess of the borough of Pittsburgh ; commissioner of public 
buildings, and was county treasurer from 1794 to 1803. He died at 
Pittsburgli, December 11, 1809. His son, John^ born in 1761, an offi- 
cer of the Revolution, brigadier-general during the Whiskey Insur- 



Parker and Denny. 523 

i. Harmar, b. May 13, 1794, in Pittsburgh, Pa., where lie d. 
January 29, 1852 ; graduated at Dickinson College ; was a 
member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and a repre- 
sentative in Congress from 1829 to 1837 ; was a member 
of the Constitutional Convention of 1837-8, and honorably 
distinguished as a lawyer, statesman and Christian gen- 
tleman; m. Elizabeth F. O'Hara, daughter of Greneral 
James O'Hara, of Pittsburgh, and had issue (surname 
Denny) : 

1. Mary-O'Hara; m. J. W. Spring, and had issue. 

2. Jame!i-0''Hara\ m., first, Catharine Dallas ; sec- 

ondly, Margaret Stevenson, and had issue by 
the latter. 

3. William- Croghan; m., first, Elizabeth Denny; 

secondly, Nancy (Tripp) JStevenson, and had 
issue by both. 

4. Elizabeth- O^Har a; m. Hon. Robert McKnight, 

and had issue. 

5. Catharine ; d. s. p. 

6. Agnes ; d. s. p. 

7. Caroline ; m. Rev. William M. Paxton, D. D., his 

second wife, and had issue. 

8. Amelia- Mellizena -, m. Thomas J. Brereton, cap- 

tain U. S. A., and had issue. 

9. Harmar. 

10. Matilda- Wilkins. 

11. Henry-Baldwin \ d. s. p. 

a. Williayn-H., deceased; a physician; m., first, Sophia Du- 
Barry ; secondly, Maria Poe, and had issue by both (sur- 
name Denny) : 

1. Ehenezer; U. S. N. 

2. Duplessis. 

3. Sophia:, m. Brady Wilkins. 

4. Bebccca ; m. Dr. T. S. Verdi, and had issue. 

5. Juliette; m. Thomas Gibson, and had issue. 

6. Georgianna. 

7. Tolma. 

8. Henry. 

Hi. St. Clair; a major in the U. S. A. ; b. at Pittsburgh, Pa.; 
d. August 18, 1858; appointed second lieutenant. Fifth in- 
fantry, July 1, 1832 ; first lieutenant, November 30, 1835 ; 

rection, and prominent in the history of Western Pennsylvania, d. 
April 30, 1816. William Wilkins, b. in 1779, d. June 23, 1865, mem- 
ber of the Legislature, U. S. Senator 1831-4, Minister to Russia 1835, 
member of Congress 1843-4, Secretary of War 1844-5, and judge of 
the U. S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania, was a grandson. 



52-± Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

captain, April 1,1886; transferred to Eighth infantry, 
July 7, 1838; resigned, April 30, 1839; appointed major 
and paymaster, October 15, 1841 ; m. Caroline Hamilton, 
and had issue (surname Denny) : 

1 . Morgan- Willoughby . 

2. Elizabeth-^ m. William Croghan Denny. 

3. Annie-H.; m. William Mathias Corcoran. 

4. Caroline; m. J. H. DuBarry. 

5. William-Moryan \ m. Elizabeth Wellendorf. 

6. J.-M.-Broolie. 

iv. Agnes, [Nancy]\ m. Edward Harding, of the U. S. A.; b. 
in Maryland; d. February 15, 1855; appointed second 
lieutenant, artillery corps, July 24, 1818; transferred to 
Second artillery, June 1, 1821 ; commissioned first lieuten- 
ant. May 10, 1S26; captain of ordnance, May 30, 1832; 
major, July 10, 1851. They had issue (surname Harding) : 

1. Ehenezer- Denny ; appointed second lieutenant, 

Eighteenth infantry, June 9, 1862; first lieut- 
enant, January 15, 1863 ; transferred to Twen- 
ty-seventh infantry, September 21,1866; cap- 
tain, January 7, 1867; retired, October 19, 1867; 
m. Venie Morgan, daughter of Gen. George 
W. Morgan. 

2. Elizabeth; m. Oliver W. Barnes. 

3. William. 

4. Van-Buren. 

Xy. Margaret Dejs^ny,^ (Agnes, ^ John,^ Eichard/) b. 
June 25, 1771 ; d. December 8, 1847, at Carlisle, Peun'a ; m. 
Samuel Simisox. They had issue (surname Simison) : 

i. Parker, h. February 10, 1794; d. October 3, 1868, at Car- 
lisle, Pa.; m. Maria Humrich, and had issue. 

ii. Elder, b. March 13, 1796; d. in Ohio; m. and had issue. 

Hi. Mancy, b. March 10,1798; d. April 30, 1825, at Carlisle, 
Pa.; m. Elisha Doyle, and had issue. 

iv. John, b. September 30, 1800 ; d. January 31, 1855, in Ala- 
bama ; m. and had issue. 
V. Isabella, b. March, 1803; d. in infancy. 

vi. Boyd-Denny, b. September, 1805; d. October 11, 1871, in 
Alabama; m. and had issue. 

vii. Eliza, b. August 2, 1810; resides at Mt. Vernon, Ala.; m. 
Mr. Roper, and had issue. 

XVI. Mary Denny, ^ (Agnes, ^ John,^ Richard, 'i) b. 
March 5, 1778; d. April 10, 1845, in Carlisle, Penn'a; m., 
June 21, 1804, at Carlisle, Pa., by Rev. *Bobert Davidson, D. 



Parker and Denny. 525 

D., George Murray, b. March 17, 1762, at Fort Pitt, now 
Pittsburgh, Penn'a ; d. Mav 6, 1855,- at Garliple. He was the 
only child of William and Susanna (Sly) Murray. In the list 
of persons at Fort Pitt, not belonging to the army, in July of 
1760, is her name, also the name of her younger sister, Pachel, 
and the names of her parents, George and Margaret Sly. 
{Pennsylvania Magazine^ vol. II, pp. 303-305.) The mother 
died, leaving George an orphan. He was brought to Carlisle, 
where his father engaged in real estate and mercantile business, 
but died, leaving the lad '' an orphan, in the care of James 
Pollock, Thomas Alexander, and George Stevenson," all lead- 
ing men of the county, and by whom he was afterwards ap- 
prenticed to Simon Boyd, of Carlisle. In due time he became 
the partner of his master in an extensive business, and subse- 
quently succeeded him in it. He, also, married the youngest 
sister, but one, of Mr. Boyd's wife. He was a model artisan 
of the kind, and a man whose life was characterized by strict 
probity and a high sense of honor, regulated and controlled 
by the precepts and spirit of Christianity. With a mind ra- 
tional, and with the bright hope of a blissful immortality, he 
departed this life in his ninety-fourth year. They had issue 
(surname Murray) : 

i. Priscilla-Boi/d, b. July 8, 1805; d. October 28, 1877, at 
Carlisle, Pa.; m. Andrew Comfort, b. October, 1800; d. 
April 3, 1845; and had issue (surname Comfort) : 

1. Ann-Parker. 

2. Mary-Murray. 

3. George-Andrew. 

4. William- 31urr ay, h. June 10,1834; d. April 12, 

1855, s. p. 

5. Boyd-Simison, died in infancy. 

6. Catharine-Elizabeth, died in infancy. 

7. Henry-Duffield. 

8. Alexander-Gregg. 

a. William, b. August 5, 1807 ; died in infancy. 
Hi. Willia -' -Boyd, b. September 4, 1808 ; m. Margaret Parker 
Fleming; and had issue (surname Murray) : 
1. Mar qaret- Fleming. 

XIX. Mary p£™k;4 "('Alexander, ^ John, 2 Richard, i) b. 
1789, at Carlis-le, Pa. ; d. at Pittsburgh, Pa. ; m. Gen. Wilijam 



626 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

iv. Charles- Gregg, b. October 14, 1810 ; m. Margaret Blair, b. 
October 31, 1819 ; and had issue, (surname Murray) : 

1. Charles- Samuel; m. and had issue. 

2. Talhot-Chamhers\ ra, and had issue. 

V. George, b. December 27, 1812; d. December 8. 1884; m. 
Elizabeth Baker; b. February 22, 1818; d. August 6, 
1865; and had issue, all died in infancy. 
25. vi. Joseph- Alexander, b. October 2, 1815; m., first, Ann Hays 
Blair ; secondly, Lydia Steele Foster. 
vii Nancy-Denny, b. September 26, 1817 ; d. August 26, 1818. 

XYII. Parker Campbell, ^ (Elizabeth. ^ John, 2 Ricli- 
ard,i) k 1768 at Carlisle, Pa.; d. July 30, 1824, at Washing- 
ton, Pa. He studied law at Carlisle, where he was admitted 
to practice, and, in 179-1, removed to Washington, Pa., being 
admitted to that bar at the December term of court. He was 
considered the most brilliant lawN^er of his day, and the old 
records of the courts of Western Pennsylvania show that he 
was extensively engaged in the trial of most of the causes in- 
stituted. He was particularly eloquent. He served as a vol- 
unteer aid to General Adamson Tannehill in the war of 1812, 
on the Niagara frontier. Parker Campbell m. Elizabeth 
Calhoun, of Chambersburg, Pa., who d. in 1846, at New Or- 
leans, La. They had issue (surname Campbell) : 

i. Nancy ; d. 1871 ; m. Samuel Lyon (see Lyon record.) 

a. Elizabeth; d. 1828; m., first. William Chambers, of Cham- 
bersburg, Pa. ; secondly, John S. Brady, of Washington, 
Pa. 

Hi. Eleanor; d. 1872; m. John Ritchie, of Washington, Pa.; 
d., at the age of seventy, in Texas. 

iv. Francis; d. 1844; unm.; an attorney-at-law. 
V. John. 

vi. Parker, b. in 1815; d., 1880, at Richmond, Va.; a civil en- 
gineer and banker; m. Isabella Sprigg, b. 1823; d. 1876 ; 
daughter of Samuel and Amelia Sprigg; and had issue 
(surname Campbell) : 

1. Samuel- Sprigg, b. 1846; broker, of Richmond, 

Va. 

2. Elizabeth- Calhoun, h. 1848; m. Major Channing 

M. Bolton, late C. S. A., a civil engineer. 
.. ._. MARY ff^f,Manom,h.W54:; m. April l(),J^8er«a,r) b. 
March 5, 1778; d. April 10, 18457 m' Carlisle, Penn'a; m., 
June 21, 1804, at Carlisle, Pa., by Rev.llobert Davidson, D. 



Parker and Denny. 527 

XVIII. Nancy Campbell, 4 (Elizabeth,^ John,^ Richard, i) 
b. about 1770 ; m. Robeet Tate, b. about 1768. Thej^ had 
issue (surname Tate) : 

i. Elizabeth, h. 1792; m. Thomas Larrimer. 
a. Mary, h. 1794; m. John Wish art, of Wasliiiigton, Pa., b. 
1780, in Thornhill Parish, Perthshire, Scotland; d. June 
19, 1864 ; tlie son of Dr. David Wisliarl, who emigrated to 
America in 1796 ; studied medicine with his father, and 
graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1808, 
shortly after locating at Washington, Pa. ; he was twice 
married ; by first wife, Mary Tate, there was issue (sur- 
name Wishart] : 

1. Henrietta: d. s. p. 

2. Jane ; m. Alexander W. Acheson, judge of Wasli- 

ington county courts. 

3. David; is a physician; served in the Rebellion 

as a lieutenant, Twenty-second regiment, 
Pennsylvania cavalry ; m. Sarah Hastings. 

4. Nancy; d. s. p. 

5. Bobert-Tale; m. Ellen Oliver. 

6. M(iry ; m. Rev. David Lowrie, of Beaver county. 

Pa. 

7. Margarctta ; m. Alfred G. W. Carter, a lawyer 

of Cincinnati, O. 
m. Julianna ; m. John Uncles, and had issue (surname Uncles), 

John, James, and Ann-Eliza. 

V. Henrietta ; d. August 19, 1859; m. Thomas Gregg, and had 

issue (surname Gregg), Robert, John, Mary, cind Thomas. 

V. Sarah; m. Charles Reemer, and had issue (surname 

Reemer), James, William-Francis, Henry, Catharine, 

Nancy, Sarah, and Elizabeth. 

vi. Samuel ; accidently killed at Bloody Run by falling from a 

horse. 
vii. Lzicinda ; m. John McAlister, and had issue (surname 
McAlister), Henrietta, Elizabeth, Corriclon, Jesse, Sarah, 
Mary-Jane, and Lucinda. 
via. Nancy; m. William Dennison, and had issue (surname 
Dennison), Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Catharine, William, 
and Ellen. 
ix. Jane; d. s. p. 

X. Margaret ; m. Rev. William D. Smith, D. D., and had issue 
(surname Smith), James and Mary. 

XIX. Mary Parker, * (Alexander, ^ John,^ Richard, i) b. 
1789, at Carlisle, Pa. ; d. at Pittsburgh, Pa. ; m. Gen. William 



528 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Robinson, of Allegheny City ; a very prominent man in 
Western Pennsylvania, and the first mayor of Allegheny City. 
They had issue (surname Robinson) : 

i. James; d. unm. 

a. William-0''llara:, m. and ha.d issue. 

in. Alexander -P arker \ m. and had issue. 

IV. Charles-IIcClure :, d. unm. 

V. John : m. and had issue. 

vi. Francis-Prinyle ; m. and had issue. 
vii. Annie; m., first, Mr. Blair; secondly, Mr. Speer. 
via. Mary-Parker; m. and had issue. 

ix. Henry ; drowned in the Allegheny river whilst skating, in 
his twelfth year. 

XX. Eleanor DuNBAK,^ (Jaue,^ Thomas,- Richard, i)b. 
April 4, 1775 ; d. August 4, 1861 ; m. May 12, 1767, John 
Creigh, b. September 13, 1773 ; d. November 7, 1848, at 
Carlisle, Pa., and there buried ; son of John Creigh and Jane 
Houston of Silvers Spring.* He was educated at Dickinson 

* TnoMAS Creigh, the son of John and Mary Creigli, was born in 
Temple Patrick, near Carrickfurgus, Ireland. His father was a rul- 
ing elder in the Presbyterian church there. Thomas Creigh, m., Sep- 
tember 22, 1740, Janet McCreerie. He died in Ireland, but tlie widow 
followed her two sons John and Thomas to America in 1791. She 
died January 10, 1797, at Carlisle, Pa. Thomas Creigli and his wife 
Janet had issue (surname Creigh) : 
2. i. John, b. August 25, 1741 ; m. Jane Huston. 
ii. Mary, b. 1743; m. Hugh Kirk paTficlfT" ' 
Hi. Aynes, b. 1745; d. July 10, 1799. 

iv. Janet, b. 1747 ; d. November 11, 1833, in Lewisburg, Green- 
brier county, Ya. ; m. Hugh McCleary. 
V. Thomas, b. March 7, 1762; d. December 2, 1847, in Lewis- 
burg, Greenbrier county, Va. ; m., 1801, Margaret Lynn 
Williams, d. October 30, 1854; daughter of Capt. Samuel 
Williams. 
vi. Catharine; m. John Tomb. 
II. John Creigh, b. August 25, 1741, in Ireland ; d. February 17, 
1813, at Carlisle, Pa. ; emigrating to America, in 1761, and settled, at 
first, in East Pennsboro', Cumberland county. Pa., afterwards locat- 
ing at Carlisle. The Revolutionary war coming on , he took a decided 
and active part in tlie patriot cause, and during that struggle was 
quite prominent in public affairs. He was in the Jersey campaign 
of 1776, and, as an officer of tlie State, administered the oath of alle- 
giance to all persons within his district. He married, August 25, 1766, 



Parker and Denny. 529 

College, graduating in 1792, studied medicine with Dr. Samuel 
McCoskry, of Carlisle, and graduated an M. D. from the Uni- 
versity of Pennsylvania. In 1795, he located at Pittsburgh, 
but in 1799, removed to Landisburg, Perry county, Pa., where 
he continued nntil 1819, when he returned to Carlisle, where he 
passed the remainder of his life. In the war of 1812-14, he 
enrolled a company which was accepted by the Governor. 
From 1827 to 1833, he was a trustee of Dickinson College and 
for many years was a trustee of the Presbyterian church. As 
a physician he ranked among the first in his profession, and 
had a large and laborious practice. Throughout his medical 
life he regarded the honor and virtue of the medical profession 
as of the highest character, and, as far as his influence went, he 
condemned every attempt to lower the status of that profession. 
They had issue (surname Creigh) : 

26. i. John-Dunhar, b. April 26, 1797 ; ra. Caroline E. Williamson. 
ii. liicharcl-Parker, b. December 8, 1793; d. September 23, 
1826; unni; studied law with his brotlier, and was ad- 
mitted to the bar in 1825. 
m. Jane-Eliza, h. November 22, 1800; d. April 17, 1803. 
iv. Samuel, h. September 23, 180 J; d. September 10,. 1872, in 
Miami county, Kansas; buried in the Quaker burying 
ground near Ossawatomie ; studied law and was admitted 
to the Carlisle bar ; in 1871, removed to Kansas. 
V. Mary, b. July 30, 1804; d. March 4. 1837 ; m. December 15, 
1831, Tiiomas B. Jacobs, and had issue (surname Jacobs) : 



^ 



' Jaxe TIuston , d. October 31, 1808; daughter of Samuel Huston, of 
East Pennsboro', Cumberland county, Pa. They hacf issue: 

^. Isabella, b. October 10,1767; d. June 28, 1848; m., first, 

Samuel Alexander; secondly, Robert Evans. 
ii. Thomas, b. August 16,1769; d. October 29,1809; unm ; 
studied law under Thomas Duncan, and admitted to 
practice, July 2, 1791. 
Hi. Samuel, b. October 2, 1771 ; d. August 21, 1836; m., first 

Martha Hunter ; secondly, Jane Mahon. 
iv. John, b. September 13, 1773, (see Parker record.) 
V. Marii,h. December 10, 1775; d. September 24, 1830; m. 

John Kennedy, judge of the Supreme Court. 
vi. Elizabeth, h. February 3, 1779; d. December 3, 1829; m. 

Samuel Duncan, d. 1819. 
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530 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

1. John-Creigh, b. March 13, 1833; d. August 21, 

1835. 

2. James-(Jyrus,h. June 15,1834; d. July 24, 1834. 
vi. Eleanor-Jane, b. October 2, 1806. 

27. vii. Thomas, b. September 9, 1808; m., first, Ann Hunter Jacobs ; 

secondly, Jane McClelland Grubb. 

28. viii. Alfred, b. December 16, 1810 ; m., first, Sarah .Jane Cooke ; 

secondly, .Julia Ann Stepliensou. 
ix. Williayn-Linn, b. June 21, 1813; d. April 15, 1866, in 
Waynesburg, Greene county, Pa ; learned printing, and 
subsequently studied medicine under bis father ; and 
settled in Waynesburg, Pa. ; m. October 15, 1846, liachel 
Edwards, b. April 14, 1822; d. March 13, 1870, and had 
issue (surname Creigli) : 

1. /j;ic/iar(Z-ParA;er, b. July 31, 1847; resides in Ne- 
braska. 
X. Isahella-Mateer,h. May 15, 1814; d. August 9, 1815. 

XXI. Mary Parker,^ (Andrew,^ James, ^ Kichard,i) b. 

about 1789 ; d. in Philadelphia, Pa. ; m. Robert Urie Jacob. 

Thej had issue (surname Jacob) : 

i. Jerman: m., first, Anna Chapman; no issue; secondly, 
Elizabeth Wilson, and had issue, Robert, m. Mary Long 
of Huntingdon ; Mary, and Alexander-Wilson. 
ii. Margaret; m. Di'. Robert Martin, and had issue (surname 
Martin) : 

1. Andrew -Parker; m. Mary Stansberry, of Phila- 

delphia, and had Btssie, d. s. p , and May. 

2. Samuel. 

Hi. Andrew-Parker ; m. M.Elizabeth Vanvalzah, and bad is- 
sue, Harriet. 

iv. Ellen-Doty ; m. Dr. John I. Marks, and had issue (surname 
Marks), Catharine- J.., m John McClure, Jane, and 
liohert- Urie. 

V. Catharine, (twin) ; m. Lewis T. Watson, and had issue 
(surname Watson), Charles- Parker, Edwin, d. s. p., 
Thomas-Urie, Arthur- Wellesley, Jermayi, d. s. p., and 
Qouvernour-Kemble. 

XXII. James Parker, 4 (Andrew, 3 James, ^ Richard, ^ ) b. 
about 1793 ; m. Hannah 0. Doty. Thej had issue : 

i. Andrew; d. in infancy. 

ii. Joseph-Williams; unm. 
Hi. James-Gustine ; d. unm. 

iv. Ellen-Doty ; m. F. G. Franciscus, and had issue (surname 
Franciscus) : 



Parker and Denny. 531 

1. Ellen-Parker:, d. s. p. 

2. James-Parker. 

3. Jolin-Tliom'pson. 

4. Kate-Parker. 

5. William-Mortimer \ cl. s. p. 

6. Lewis-Pascault ; d. s. p. 

7. Harry-Doty ; d. s. p. 

8. Josepli-Ormsby \ d. s. p. 

9. Francis-Carson \ d. s. p. 
■y. Rohert-TJrie ; d. unm. 

131. Bichard-C. ; m. Ellen Morgan, of Washington, D. C, and 

had issue, Caroline and James. 
vii. Boswell- Southard ; d. unm. 

viii. Margaret-Urie\ m. Homer Benedict, deceased; and had 
issue (surname Benedict) : 

1 . Margaret ; m. S. Charles Knight, of Glenlock, Pa. 
ix. Catharine- Jacob ; m. Dr. George Hoover, deceased ; and had 
issue (surname Hoover) : 
1. Hannah-Parker. 
X. Alvin-Boyd,. 

xi. Thomas-Davidson \ m. Margaret Lawrence; no issue. 
xii. Henry- Wilson; d. in infancy. 
xiii. Jerman-Jac(,b; m. Annie McUoy, and had issue: 

1. Charles-McCoy. \ 

XXIII. Elizabeth Parker, ■* (Andrew,-'* James, ^ Richard,^ ) 
b. April 3. 1797 : d. Februarj 2, 1860 ; m. William Miller 
Henderson,"^ b. Maj 28, 1795; [November, 1885,] is still 
living in reasonably good health and very cheerful. They had 
issue (surname Henderson) : 

i. James-Wilson ; m. Jane B. Alexander, and had issue (sur- 
name Henderson) : 

1. Samuel- Alexander. 

2. William- Miller. 
ii. Andrew-Parker . 

Hi. Bohert-Miller, h. March 11, 1827; graduated from Dickin- 
son College ; studied law, and was admitted to the Car- 
lisle bar; served in the Legislature, 1851-52; in the war 
of the Rebellion, was a captain in the Seventh Pennsyl- 
vania lieserves; promoted lieutenant colonel ; after the 
second Bull Run battle, being tlien severely wounded, he 
resigned ; was breveted brigadier general for meritorious 

*His father, Matthew Henderson, d. .July 19, 1836, aged about 
seventy years; and his mother, Margaret Henderson, d. April 16, 
1841, aged eighty-two years. 



532 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

conduct ; subsequently accepted the office of provost 
marshal of the Fifteenth district of Pennsylvania ; was 
appointed president judge of the judicial district of Dau- 
phin and Lebanon ; which position lie filled several years 
with distinguished ability, and then resigned ; resides at 
Carlisle, Pa., engaged in his profession ; he m. Margaret 
Webster, of Baltimore, Md., and had issue (surname 
Henderson) : 

1. William- M. 

2. John- Webster. 

3. Margaret- Thornhury. 

4. Elizabeth-Parker. 

5. Eobert-Miller. 

6. Rebecca. 

7. Robert-M. ; d. in infancy. 
10. Sarali-Elleri . 

V. Margaret; m. John C. Hager, and had isssue . (surname 
Hager) : 

1-. Elizabeth-Henderson. 

2. Catharine. 

3. Cecilia- Ellmaker. 

4. Margaret-H. 

5. John-C. 

6. Sarah-E. 

7. William- Henderson. 

8. Edward-Townsend. 
vi. Rebecca. 

vii. Harriet- Seeley \ d. s. p. 
via. William-Matthew ; d. s. p. 
ix. Richard-Parker. 

XXIV. Andrew Parker,'* (Andrew, ^ James, ^ Richard, i) 
b. May 21, 1805, in Cumberland county. Pa. ; d. January 15, 
1864, in Mifflintown, Pa. He was educated at Dickinson Col- 
lege, Carlisle, graduating in 1824 ; studied law under Andrew 
'.Carothers, and admitted to the bar in 1826. He soon after 
commenced the practice of his profession at Lewistown, Pa., 
and subsequently appointed deputy attorney general for Mif- 
flin county, removing to Mifflintown, the then county seat, 
where he resided until his death. He served as a representa- 
tive in Congress, from 1851 to 1853. He was an able lawyer, 
and his practice and reputation extended to all the neighboring 
counties. Mr. Parker m., April 26, 1831, Ann Eliza Doty. 
' They had issue : 



Parker and Denny. 533 

i. Ezra-Doty^ b. April 15, 1833; resides at Mifflintown, Pa.; 
m., February 12, 1863, Mary McDowell Hamilton, d. No- 
vember 25, 1864, and had issue : 

1. Andreio^ b. November 19, 1863. 

2. James-Frow, b. November 20, 1864 ; d. in infancy. 
Mr. Parker m., secondly, October 18, 1866, Jennie Howard 

Vanvalzah, and had issue : 

3. Harriet-Howard, b. November 10, 1867. 

4. Rebecca Cloyd, b. November 10, 1869. 

5. T lwmas-Vanvahah,h. September 29, 1871. 

6. Edmund- Southard, b. February 28, 1874. 

n. James- Williams, b. January 29, 1835 ; d. November 13, 1838. 
Hi. Rebecca- Cloy d, b. August 12, 1837 ; resides at Eidley Park, 
Pa. ; m., November 10, 1869, David R. B. Nevin, and had 
issue (surname Nevin) : 

1. 31ay-Pierce, b. November 19, 1871. 

2. Andrew- Parker, b. April 6, 1873. 

iv. Edmund- Southard, b. October 25, 1839 ; resides in Mifflin- 
town, Pa. ; m., February 23, 1865, Mary Isabella Wilson, 
and had issue : 

1. Mary-Wilson, b. November 23, 1865 ; d. August 

4, 1866. 

2. Anna-Eliza, b. January 12, 1867. 

3. William-Wilson, b. August 18, 1868. 

4. Edmund-Southard, b. November 13, 1869. 

5. Isabella-Jane, h. November 19, 1870. 

6. Ezra-Doty, b. August 15, 1872. 

7. Helen-Wilson, b. November 21, 1873. 

8. Brainard- Warner, b. January 26, 1875. 

9. Lucy-Wilson, b. May 8, 1876. 

10. Ruth-Evelyn, h. March 4, 1879 ; d. Dec. 3, 1882. 

11. Andrew, b. February 1, 1883. 

V. Margaret- Williams, b. October 25, 1841 ; d. December 22, 

1842. 
vi. Thomas-Urie, b. December 4, 1843 ; resides at Mifflintown, 

Pa. ; m., Decembers, 1865, Mary Charlotte Martin ; and 

had issue : 

1. Catharine-Martin, b. August 1, 1868. 

2. Thomas-Urie, b. June 29, 1870. 

vii. Mary-Jacob, b. May 16. 1846 ; m., February 29, 1873, .Brain- 
ard H. Warner; reside in Wasliington, D. C, and had 
issue (surname Warner) : 

1. Julia, b. November 23, 1873 ; d. in infancy. 

2. Bessie, (twin,) b. November 23, 1873. 

3. Brainard-H., b. June, 1875, 

4. Anna-Parker, b. September, 1876. 

5. Mary-Jacob, b. July, 1879. 



534 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

viii. Ann-Eliza, b. August 25,1848 ; m., March 14, 1878, Robert 
McMeen, of Mifflintown, Pa,., and had issue (surname 
McMeen) : 

1. Andrew-ParTcer, b. December 9, 1883. 

ix. Andreiv, b. November 19, 1850 ; d. May 27, 1852. 
X. James- Andrew, b. November 15, 1852 ; d. February 24, 1853. 
xi. ElUn-Elizaheth, b. December 11,1854; d. January 26,1859. 

XXV. Joseph Alexander Murray,^ (Marj^ [Denny,'] 
Agnes, -^ John, 2 Richard,!) b. October 2, 1815, at Carlisle, Pa. 
His preparatory education bad been acquired in his native 
place and elsewhere, and in August, of 1837, he graduated from 
the Western University of Pennsylvania, at Pittsburgh. In 
the autumn of the same year, he entered the Western Theo- 
logical Seminary, in Allegheny, Pa., and from it he graduated 
in the autumn of 1840. In October, of the same year, he was 
licensed to preach the Oospel by the Presbytery of Ohio, which 
then embraced the churches in and about Pittsburgh. Soon 
afterwards, he received invitations to visit vacant churches, and 
accepted one to preach at Marion, Ohio. This church he sup- 
plied for six months, from December, of 1840, to May, of 1841, 
inclusive, but finally declined a unanimous call to become its 
pastor. He then visited his native place, and in October, of 
1841, he received and accepted a call to the united congrega- 
tions of Monaghan (Dillsburg) and Petersburg, and was ordained 
and installed pastor of the same by the Carlisle Presbytery in 
April, of 1842. This relation happily and usefully subsisted 
for about eighteen 3-ears. During his pastorate, the present 
church edifice was erected at Dillsburg. For years he served 
there also as school director, and president of the board. Dur- 
ing the same period, several invitations had been received to 
churches in other places, but declined. Finally, however, in 
consequence of impaired health, he resigned the charge; the 
pastoral relation was dissolved in October, of 1858, and he then 
retired to Carlisle. His health never afterwards permitted him 
to undertake the active work and assume the responsibilities of 
a settled pastor, but he supplied several churches, often filled 
vacant pulpits, and assisted his clerical friends. Of all those 
ministers who belonged to the venerable Presbj^-tery of Carlisle, 



Parker and Denny. 585 

in 1842, when he joined it, there are now but two, including 
himself, who are still in connection with it. On four different 
occasions he had been sent by his Presbytery as a commissioner 
to the General Assembly — in 1844, 1861, 1865 and 1875. On 
the last occasion he had also been chosen^ by his synod, wnth 
Hon. H. W. Williams, to defend, if necessary, a decision of 
said body before the General Assembly, and in this highest 
church court he was appointed one of the Judicial Committee. 
In 1876, he was chosen, by acclamation, moderator of the Synod 
of Harrisburg. In 1869, his alma raater conferred on him the 
honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. In 1870, he was elected 
a corresponding member of the Numismatic and Antiquarian 
Society of Philadelphia. In 1873, he was elected a member of 
the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. In 1880, he was 
elected a member of the American Philosophical Society at 
Philadelphia. He is president of the Cumberland County 
Bible Society, secretary of the Historical Association of Car- 
lisle, &c. Several of his discourses and addresses have been 
published. He has frequently contributed to some of the 
periodicals of our country — literary, historical, and religious — 
in which work he still continues, as well as preaches and min- 
isterially officiates whenever desired and is able to do so. But, 
in no instance, would he ever consent to accept of any work or 
position that would interfere with his high calling and character 
as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Rev. Dr. Murray 
was twice married ; m., first, April 25, 1843, Ann Hays Blair, 
daughter of Andrew Blair, b. May 6, 1819 ; d. September 14, 
1875, at Carlisle, Pa., and had issue (surname Murray) : 

i. Mary-Mizaheth, b. February 11, 1S48 ; m., January 2. 1868, 
Charles F. Himes, Ph-D. ; b. June 2, 1838, in Lancaster 
county, Pa. ; be p;raduated at Dickinson College in 1855 ; 
a teacher until 1860; professor of mathematics in Troy 
University from 1860 to 1863 ; from 1863 to 1865 engaged 
in scientific etudies at the University of Giessen, Ger- 
many, and, in the latter year, entered upon the position 
occupied until recently — professor of natural science in 
his alma mater, but now that of physics, and the senior 
professor in the college. As a scientist, lie deservedly 
holds a front and honorable rank, and has made frequent 



536 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

contiibutions of a scientific and educational cliaracter, 
among tliem, "Leaf Prints," "The Stereoscope," 
" Wills' Tables for Qualitative Chemical Analysis, 
Translated and Enlarged," "Bunsen's Flame Reac- 
tions," " Methods and Results of the Observations of 
the Total Solar Eclipse of 1869," "Photographic Inves- 
tigations, including Improved Photographic Toning 
Process," " Preparation of Photographic Plates by Day- 
light," "Actinism," and articles in the Annual Becord 
of Science and Industry, from 1873 to 1877, &c. In 1879, 
published "Historical sketch of Dickinson College." 
Mr. and Mrs. Himes had issue, besides tv\^o children died 
in infancy, (surname Himes) : 

1. Mary-Murray. 

2. Anna- Magdalene. 

Rev. Dr. Murray m., secondly, October 2, 1879, Lyuia Steele 
Foster, of Philadelphia, b. March 9, 1836, in Carlisle ; daugh- 
ter of Crawford Foster. They reside at Carlisle. Penna 

XXVI. John Dunbar Creigh,^ (Eleanor^ [^Duyibar,'] 
Jane, 3 Thomas, 2 Eichard,i) b. April 26, 1797; d. June 4, 
1882, at San Francisco, California. He received an academical, 
collegiate, and legal education at Carlisle, Pa.; studied law 
with Andrew Carothers, and was admitted to the bar in 1819. 
Shortly after, he located at Landisburg, Perry county, Pa. Fie 
continued in the law several years, but subsequently entered 
the iron business, and, for a long time, lie managed Stewart's 
and Dunbar's Furnaces in Fayette county, and Caroline Fur- 
nace in Perry county. However, he returned to the bar, and 
practiced in St. Louis and Pittsburgh, eventually locating in 
San Francisco. He liad the honor of filling the office of judge 
of the different courts in that city, but, at the end of his term, 
declined a reelection, preferring to return to his profession, in 
whicli lie continued until his death — one of the most brilliant 
minds at the California bar. Judge Creigh was twice married; 
m., first, September 5, 1826, Caroline Ramsey Williamson ; 
d. May 9, 1856. They had issue (surname Creigh) : 

i. John, b. October 30, 1828. 
ii. Samuel- Williamson, b. January 13, 1831; m. Mary P. 

Stanpole. 
Hi. Thomas, b. March 80, 1833. 
iv. uilfred-H..W.,h. 1838. 



Parker and Denny. 537 

V. Isabella- Mary, b. 1842; m., first, Col. J. Blanchard Miles, 
killed in the battle of the Wilderness, May, 1864; sec- 
ondl3\ Thomas C. Fisher. 
vi. Mlen-Dunbar, b. April 17, 1845; m. Wilson Miller. 
vii. Jane-Parker, b. 1847 ; d. s. p. 
viii. Caroline- William son, (twin,) b. 1847; d. s. p. 

Judge Creigh m., secondly, November 1, 1865, Catharine 
J. Phillips, of Philadelphia. 

XXVIT. Thomas Creigh, ^ (Eleanor^ [Dunhar,] Jane, ^ 
Thomas, 2 Richard, i) b. September 9, 1808, in Landisburg, 
Perry county, Penn'a ; d. April 21, 1880, at Mercersburg, Pa. 
After passing through the grammar school connected with 
Dickinson College, he entered that institution, from which he 
graduated in 1828. Studied theology under the Rev. George 
Duffield, D. D., of Carlisle, and completed his theological 
course at the seminary at Princeton. He was licensed to 
preach by the Presbytery of Carlisle, April 12, 1831. On the 
27th of September following, he was installed pastor of the 
Presbyterian church at Mercersburg, Franklin county, Penn'a, 
and, for almost half a century, that was the field of his minis- 
terial labors. He filled that office acceptably to the people of 
his charge, and was beloved by the citizens of every denomi- 
nation. He was a faithful messenger of the gospel of Christ. 
Rev. Dr. Creigh was twice married ; m., first, February 14, 
1833, Ann Hunter Jacobs, b. July 3, 1809 ; d. October 16, 
1836. They had issue (surname Creigh) : 

i. John, b. December 1, 1833 ; d. April 17, 1861. 
ii. James-Jacobs, b. November 25, 1835; is an Episcopalian 
minister; m., Jmie, 1865, Emma Barber; and had issue, 
Marij-Dunbar. 

Rev. Dr. Creigh m.. secondly, November 29, 1837, Ji^NE 
McClelland Grubb, b. May 21, 1809. They had issue (sur- 
name Creigh) : 

Hi. Joseph-Brainerd, b. December 19, 1838 ; d. May 28, 1862. 

iv. Thomas- Alfred, b. October 6, 1840; m. Mary Vanlear 
Ii'vin, and had issue, Thomas; reside in Omaha, Ne- 
braska. 

V. William, b. April 4, 1842; d. April 5, 1847. 

vi. Lllen-Dunbar, b. April 13, 1845. 



538 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

XXVIII. Alfred Creigh,^ (Eleanor-^ \_Danhar,'] Jane,^ 
Thomas, 2 Richard,^) b. December 16, 1810, at Laadisburg, 
Perry county, Pa. He received an academical and classical 
education at Dickinson College, Carlisle, where he graduated 
in 1830, receiving the degree of A. B., and, in 1833, that of 
A. M. He began the study of medicine with his father, and 
assisted him for several years in his profession. Turning his 
attention to literary pursuits, he published several historical 
works of value, "Masonry and Anti-Masonry," "History of 
Knights Templar in Pennsylvania," two volumes, " History of 
Washington county, Pa.," and, also, a "History of Greene 
county, Pa." In 1850, the University of Kentucky, at La 
Grange, conferred upon him the degree of LL. D. For almost 
fifty years he has been prominently identified with the masonic 
fraternity. Alfred Creigh was twice married ; m., first, August 
5, 1811, Sarah Jane Cooke, b. September 11, 1811 ; d. Oc- 
tober 8, 1842 ; daughter of John Cooke, of Berkeley county, Va.i 
and Sarah Swearingen, daughter of Andrew Swearingen, of 
Washington, Pa. They had issue (surname Creigh) : 

i. Mlen-Bimbar, b. September 30, 1842 ; d. s. p. 

Dr. Creigh m., secondly, September 10, 1811, Julia Anist 
Stephensoist, b. August 23, 1813 ; daughter of William Ste- 
phenson and Margaret Crawford. They had issue (surname 
Creigh) : 

ii. iJUen-Dunhar, (2d,) b. September 8, 1845. 
m. Willinm- Thomas, b. September 21, 1848. 
it: John-Wishart, b. July 30, 1850. 
V. Mary-Margaret-Stephenson , h. August 3, 1853; d. January 

14, 1854. 
vi. James- Stephenson, b. February 28, 1855. 
vii. Alfred-Richard, b. October 30, 1858; d. January 1, 1860. 



Roan of Derry. 539 



ROAN OF DERRY. 



I. Aechibald Roan./ a native of ScotlaiKl, settled in Gren- 
shaw, Ireland, about the year 1690 ; he was a weaver by trade, 
of good education, and a Covenanter. Of his children, two 
came to America, of whom we have record : 

2. i. Andreio^^'h. 1713 ; m. Margaret Walker. 

3. n. John, b. 1717; m. Anne (Coclnan) Leckey. 

II. Andeew Roan',2 (Archibald,i) b. 1713, in Grenshaw, 
Ireland ; d. 1768. in Derry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin 
county. Pa. ; emigrated to America in the year 1739, in com- 
pany with his brother Rev. John Roan. He was a weaver by 
trade, and it is probable from this fact that Webster and Sprague 
in their Annals of the Presbyterian Church in America, state 
that the Rev. John Roan was a weaver, when such was not 
the case. It is a well-known fact, however, that among the 
Scotch-Irish settlers, every man had some trade or occupation. 
Andrew Roan, at his death, left a wife, Margaret Walker, 
who did not survive him long, and children as follows : 

i. Margaret, b. 1737 ; m., in 1755, James Barnett, (see Barneit 

record.) 
a. William, b. 1740 ; removed to Tennessee, there married 

and died. 
Hi. Sally, b. 1743. 
iv. Hugh, b. 1747. 
V. Jenne/i, b. 1753; m. Thomas Foot. 

4. vi. Archibald, b. 1755. 

III. Rev. John RoAX,2 (Archibald, i) b. April 30, 1717, 
(O. S.,) in Grenshaw, Ireland ; d. October 3, 1776, in Derry 
township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county. Pa. He received a 
good education, and emigrated to Pennsylvania about 1740. 



540 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

He entered the "Log College," and taught school on the Ne- 
shaminy and in Chester county while pursuing his theological 
studies. He was licensed by the "Newside" Presbytery of 
ISTew Castle, and, in the winter of 1744, sent to Hanover, Va. 
The following year, (1745,) he was settled over the united con- 
gregations of Derry, Paxtang and Conewago, the latter having 
one fifth of his time. The minutes of the synod placed Roan 
in Donegal Presbytery, and " points of difficulty," says Web- 
ster, "continually arose." Towards the latter days of his min- 
istry, Mr. Roan missionated frequently on the south branch of 
the Potomac. He lies interred in Derry Church grave-yard. 
On his tombstone is this inscription : 

Beneath this stone \ are deposited the Remains j of an ahle^ 
faithful I courageous & successful \ minister of J esiis Christ \ The 
Rev'd John Roan \ Pastor of Paxton^ Derry & Mount Joy | Con- 
gregations I from the year 1745 | till Oct. 3, 1775 | ivhen he ex- 
changed I a Militant for a triumphant Life | in the 69th year of 
his Age. 

The Rev. John Roan m., August 21, 1750, Mrs. Akne 
(Cochran) Leckey, b. March 25, 1724 ; d. April 22, 1788, in 
Chester county. Pa. ; daughter of James Cochran and Anne 
Rowan. They had issue : 

i. Isabella, b. July 8, 1751 ; d. November 27, 1758. 

5. n. Jane, b. May 3, 1753 ; m. William Clingan. 
in. Anne., b. May 13, 1755; d. September 1, 1763. 

iv. Alexander, b. April 7, 1757; d. September 10, 1757. 

6. V. Elizabeth, b. August 14, 1758; m. William Clark. 

7. vi. Flavel, b. July 3, 1760. 

8. vii. Mary, b, March 24, 1764; m. Nathan Stockman. 

lY. Archibald RoAX, 3 (Andrew, ^ Archibald, ^ ) b. 1755, 
in Derry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin county. Pa. Upon 
the death of his father, in 1768, he was placed in the care of 
his uncle, the Rev. John Roan. In the will of the latter this 
• mention is made of him : "I also allow to my nephew, Archi- 
bald Roan, (in case the above persons, the Rev. George Duf- 
field and my executors, apprehend him religiously disposed,) 
twenty pounds towards his college expenses." He studied law. 



Roan of Derry. 541 

and removed, to Tennessee, wliere lie obtained a license to prac- 
tice that profession. He was shortly afterwards appointed dis- 
trict attorney general, and, in 1795, honored with the position 
of judge of the Supreriie Court of Tennessee. From 1801 to 
1804, he was Governor of that State, and held a number of im- 
portant offices. He was a gentleman of education, a leading 
jurist, and an honorable citizen of the State of his adoption. 
He d. at his residence, near Jonesboro', but we have not the 
date. In honor of him, Tennessee named one of its counties. 
Dr. Ramsey, the venerable historian of Tennessee, and presi- 
dent of the State Historical Society, gives us the following : 
"In person, he was about six feet high, tall and erect, slender, 
graceful and dignified, exceedingly modest, rather taciturn, 
always retiring and nnpretending — a well-bred, old fashioned 
Virginia gentleman of the last century. The color of his eyes 
is not now recollected. A little scholarly in his conversation, 
his voice, and his mien and general manner — unostentatious in 
his charities and his benefactions. He belonged to the Presbyte- 
rian church, and, if the writer mistakes not, was an elder in 
Pleasant Forest church, near Campbell's Station, in Knox county. 
Like Cincinnatus, he went from his farm to his seat on the 
bench ; from the plow to the executive office at Knoxville, 
Tenn., where the scepter of Judah then was. He was the sec- 
ond Governor of the State of Tennessee, and the immediate 
successor of Governor Sevier, who was the first. But, unlike 
Sevier, Governor Roan was without ambition. He had no as- 
pirations to office or political preferment ; he preferred the quiet 
of home and of domestic life. He m. a Miss Campbell, of the 
Virginia Campbells. He had three sons. James became a 
physician, and w^as a successful practitioner in Nashville, Tenn. 
Andreio. it is supposed, settled there too; while the third son, 
tlie writer believes, went west and died. A daughter became 
the first wife of Colonel Reynolds A. Ramsey. "" -)5- * * 
Much more might be said for Governor Roan. He left no 
stain upon his high and honorable character. The King's En- 
glish is too feeble, not sufficiently expressive, to describe it or 
portray his genuine worth. Another has used another language 
to describe him truthfully — Integer viiae e scelerisqae purus.'' 



542 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

y. Jane Roan,-'' (John,^ Archibald/) b. May 3, 1753, in 
Deny township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, Penn'a ; 
married, June 11, 1778, William Clingan, of Chester county, 
born in 1756, son of Thomas Clingan [1722-1788] and Mar- 
garet, his wife. In Dunlap's Pennsylvania Packet for June 
17, 1778, then published at Lancaster, during the occupation 
of Philadelphia by the British, we find the following reference 
to the marriage of Jane Roan, daughter of the Rev. John Roan, 
and William Clingan : " Was married last Thursday, (June 
11, 1778,) Mr. William Clingan, Jr., of Donegal, to Miss Jenny 
Roan, of Londonderry, both of this county of Lancaster — a 
sober, sensible, agreeable, young couple, and very sincere 
Whigs. This marriage promises as much happiness as the 
state of things in this, our sinful, world will admit. This was 
truly a Whig wedding, as there were present many young gen- 
tlemen and ladies, and not one of the gentlemen but had been 
out when called on in the service of his country, and it was 
well known that the groom in particular had proved his hero- 
ism, as well as Whigism, in several battles and skirmishes. 
After the marriage was ended, a motion was made, and heartily 
agreed to by all present, that the young unmarried ladies should 
form themselves into an association by the name of the Whig 
Association of the Unmarried Young Ladies of America, in 
which they should pledge their honor that they would never 
give their hand in marriage to any gentleman until he had first 
proved himself a patriot, in readily turning out when called to 
defend his country from slavery, by a spirited and brave con- 
duct, as they would not wish to be the mothers of a race of 
slaves and cowards." They removed to Buffalo Valley, where 
thev resided until their death. Mr. Clingan was a prominent 
and influential personage on the frontiers, during and subse- 
quent to the war of the Revolution. He died May 24th, 
1822, his wife surviving until May 7, 1838. They had issue, 
(surname Clingan): 

i. lf«?-(/arei, b. October 18, 1779 ; m.,November 15, 1798, Jolui 

Scott. 
a. John, b. April 26, 1781 ; d. September, 1841; unra. 



Roan of Derry. 543 

m. Annie, \). January 23, 1783; d. April 19, 1867; m., March 

19, 1812, Josepli Lawson. 
v:. Thomas, b. May 19, 1785; d. April 24, 1858; m., in 1813, 

Margaret Lewis. 
V. Elizaheth^h. January 13,1787; d. April 5, 1872; m,, March 

26. 1812, Thomas Barber. 
vi. George, b. October 26, 1788; d. January 14, 1860; m., in 

1817, Eliza Scott, 
m. Flavel, b. March 18, 1795: d. October 17, 1876; m., May 

25, 1819, Mary Scott,, 

VI. Elizabeth KoAjsr,^ (Johii,^ Archibald, ^ ) b. August 
14, 1758, in Derry township, Lancaster, now Daupnm, county, 
Penn'a ; m. William Clark, a native of Hanover; an early 
settler in Buffalo ValleV; where he died in 1813. She was his 
second wife. They had issue (surname Clark) : 

i. lloan, b. June 9, 1788; m. and left issue. 
a. ISaran., b. November 19, 1789 ; d. May 9, 1857 ; unm. 
Hi. William, b. May 5, 1791 ; d. unm. ^-' 

iv. Flavel, b. February 9, 1793; d. March 6, 1858; unm./^ 
V. Margaret, b. November 18, 1794; d. unm, y^ 

vi. Walter, b. January 27, 1797 ; m. and left issue. / 
vii. James, b. September 18, 1799; was thrice married; died, 
suddenly, at Lewisburg, Union county, Penn'a, October 
22, 1864; two of his sons, James-C. and Asbury, are dis- 
tinguished ministers, the former a Methodist, tlie latter 
a representative of the Presbyterian faith and stock, 

YII. Flavel Roan,^ (John,^ Archibald, i) b. July 31, 
1760, in Derry township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, 
Penn'a. After his mother's death, he removed to Buffalo 
Valley, where two of his sisters, who were married, had 
settled. He was a man of education, bnt quite erratic and 
never married. As he says in a letter to his cousin, Sankey 
Dixon, he '' served three years as sheriff of Northumberland 
county, two years a member of the Assembly, three years a 
county commissioner, and, for a considerable time, captain of 
a rifle companv."' He further says, ''the sheriff business em- 
barrassed me considerably," as was really the case. He subse- 
quently taught school, and died in 1817, at the age of fifty- 
seven. A diary or journal kept by him, and freely quoted 
from by Hon. John Blair Linn in his admirable Hi&tory of the 
Buffalo Valley^ is entertaining reading. 



544 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

VIII. Mary Roan,^ (Jolm,^ Archibald, i) b. March 26, 
1764, in Deny township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, 
Penn'a, d. December 24, 1847, at the residence of her son- 
in-law, James Sharpe, at Sharpsburg, Allegheny county, Pa. 
She m., October 10, 1789, Nathan Stockman, b. September, 
1763, in the north of Ireland ; came with his parents to Chester 
county. Province of Pennsylvania, in 1765. After his mar- 
riage, he located in Buffalo Valley, from whence he removed 
to Beaver Falls, Beaver county, Pa., about 1801, where he 
died, very suddenly, on the 5th of April, 1812. The}^ had 
issue (surname Stockman) : 

i. James, b. ISTovember 4, 1791 ; d. May 10, 1844, at tSan An- 
toijio. Texas ; he left one daughter, who married Reeve 
Lewis, and resides on Lake Providence, La. 

n. Annie, b. January 28, 1793; d. 1878; m. Marli Clark, ol' 
Beaver county. Fa.; they liad twelve children. 

in. Jok:i-Hoan. b. November 9, 1796; d. April 24, 1842; mar- 
ried in Pittsburgh, but subsequently removed to Natchez, 
Miss., where he died ; left eight children, five of whom 
survive, the daughters in Natchez; a son, S.-Dryden 
Stockman, in New Orleans, and John-It. Stockman, in 
San Francisco. 

iv. Isabella, b. September 2, 1798 : d. August, 1873 ; m. James 
Sharpe, of Pittsburgh, d. March, 1861 ; of their children 
(surname Sharpe), James-Stochman, an unusually bright 
young man, died while a student at Jefferson College, 
Canonsburg, Mary-Roan -Stockman, Jane-Beltzhoover, 
John -Roan- Stockman, Eliza-L. m. Clarke; tlie latter 
alone survives. 
V. Joseph, b. July 2, 1800; d. unm. at New Orleans, in 
March, 1835. 

vi. Samuel, b. January 18, 1802; went South, and for many 

years was never heard of. 
vii. Laird-Harris, b. 1804; d. s. p. 

via. Jane-Harris, b. April 5, 1807; m., in 1823, Daniel Beltz- 
hoover, of Pittsburgh; in 1832 removed to Natchez, 
Miss.; they had five children ; Mrs. Beltzhoover resides 
in Pittsburgh. 



Family of .Robinson. 545 



FAMILY OF ROBINSON. 



1. Among the earliest Scotch-Irish settlers in Pennsylvania, 
was the family of Thomas RoBiisrsoN, ^ who came to America 
prior to the year 1730. The sons, Andrew, William, and 
Richard located in Derry township, then Lancaster county. Pa. ; 
the others in the adjoining township of Hanover. Thomas 
Robinson d. prior to 1740. He had issue, among others : 

2. i. Philip, b. 1698; m. and had issue. 

3. u. Andrew, b. 1700 ; m. Agnes Boal. 

Hi. William., b. 1703 ; little is known of him or liis family, and 
it is more tlian probable that they went southward about 
the year 1750. 

iv. Bichard, b. about 1710 ;d. in February, 1768, leaving a 
wife, Isabel, and children liickard, James, John., Thomas., 
and Eleanor ; the latter probably followed the tide of 
emigration into Virginia and the Caroliuas. 
V. Samuel, b. about 1715; took up a tract of land in Hanover 
township, in 1748. 

vi. Thomas, h. about 1720; m. and }iad a son John, to whom 
he deeded, in 1767, his plantation called ISTewry, in Han- 
over township, which he liad warranted to him in 1752. 
Nothing further is known of either. 

II. Philip Robinson,^ (Thomas,^) b. about the year 1698, 
in the north of Ireland, came to the Province of Pennsylvania 
with his father's family, prior to 1730. His name appears on 
the first tax list of Hanover township, Lancaster county. He 
settled with his family on Manada creek, near the Gap. 
During the Indian war, 1755-1763, there was a fort on his farm 
for defence against the Indians' and the safety of the settlers. 
His sons were alread\- grown men, for, in 1755, Gov. Morris 
addressed a letter to Samuel Robinson, sending with it one 
hundred pounds of gun-powder to be used by the inhabitants 
of Hanover in " defence of themselves and their country.'' Be- 
35 



54:6 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

side tlieir farm, the Robinsons were millers, owning a mill on 
the Manada at the Gap, and furnishing supplies to the govern- 
ment during that war. Philip Robinson d. in May, 1770 ; his 
wife's name is unknown, and her death preceded her husband's. 
They had issue : 

4. i. Samuel,):). 1123; m. Jean Snoddy. 

n. T]iomas,h. 1725; d. December, 1780, leaving a wife, Jean, 
but no issue. He left his property to/our nephews, wlio 
were named for liim— sons of Samuel, George, Agnes, and 
Sarah, his brothers and sisters. 

5. in. George, h. 1727; m., first, Mary Martin; secondly, Ann 

Wylie. 
iv. Agnes, b. 1730; m. Robert Robinson, {.<ee VI) 
V. SaroJi, b. 1732 ; m. Robert Thompson ; and had issue (sur- 
name Thompson), Thomas and Alexa>neler. 

III. Andrew Robinson, ^ (Thomas,^) b. about 1700, in the 
north of Ireland ; d. February 16, 1797, in Londonderry town- 
ship, Dauphin county; m. Agnes Boal, b. 1702; d. Decem- 
ber 28, 1792. They had issue : 

i. TJionias,. b. 1729; d. August, 1758; m. Effy Finney, who 
subsequently became the wife of Col. Timothy Green. 
Thomas Robinson left issue :. 

1. Jane, b. 1751; m. Robert Sturgeon. 

2. Mary, b. 1753. 

3. Elizabeth, b. 1756. 

6. n. Robert, h. 1732; m, Agnes Robinson. 
Hi. John. 

iv. Mary; m. [Robert] McCleary. 
V. Elizabeth; m. ' — Henderson. 

IV. Samuel Robinson, ^ (Philip, ^ Thomas, i) b. 1723; d. 
■; m. Jean Snoddy, daughter of William Snoddy,* of 



Hanover; b. 1730; d. 1769. They had issue: 

i. Mary [Polly] ; m. Benjamin Clarke. 
ii. Joseph. " ■ 

Hi. John ; m. Jean Thompson, daughter of John Thompson, of 
Hanover, and had John. 

* William Snoddy, son of John Snoddy, d. May, 1735, in Han- 
over, leaving a wife and several children. 



Family of Robinson. 547 

ic. Thomas ; was living in August, 1789 ; m. Jeau Hay, 
daughter of John Hay, Esq., and had issue, J(»/u},^)icZrew, 
Agnes. Mary., tSarah, Elizabeth and Juliann. 
V. Samuel. 

Y. George Robinson, ^ (Philip, 2 Thomas, ^) b. 1727; d. 
March 5, 1814. He settled in Cumberland, now Perry, county. 
Pa., about the year 1755, at the head of Shearman's creek. 
He was c<^»missioned a justice of the peace by the Proprietary 
Government, and, during the Indian wars, had a fort on his 
farm, into which, in 1756, it is stated, the whole of the inhab- 
itants of Shearman's valley were gathered. He served in the 
army of the Kevolution, though nearly fifty years of age when 
the war opened. He removed to Kentucky in 1797, whither, 
also, eight of his children, with their families, settled. Here 
he died at the age of eighty-seven. He was twice married ; m., 
first, Mary Martin"; secondly, Ann Wylie ; and had issue: 

7. i. Mary; m. Jolm Black. 

8. n. John; w. Margai'etLqgan,. 

9. m. Margaret; rn. SamuelJLQgan. 

10. iv. Jonathan^h. June 15, 1752; m. Jean Black. 

11. f. Agnes; m. Janies Fisher. 

oi. Sarah; d. 1801 ; m. James Fergus, and had issue (surname 
Fergus), James and George. 

vii. Esther; m. James Logan » and had issue (surname Logan), 
George. ' - ' ' 

viii. Mafthu; m. John Crawford, and had issue (surname Craw- 
ford), George and four daughters. 

12. IX. George; m. Mary Thorn. 

13. X. Thomas ; m. Mary Mc(Jord,, 

yj. Robert Robinson, ^ (Andrew, ^ Thomas,'') b. 1732; d. 

July 6, 1819; m. Agnes Robinson, b. 1730; d. ; 

daughter of Philip Robinson, of Hanover. They had issue: 

14. ^". Andrew, b. 1760; m. Jean Crain. 

ii. Mary^h. 1763; d. January 11, 1797; m. John Gray. 

15. Hi. Thoma.^, b. 1765; m., first, Letitia Moorhead ; secondly, 

Clark. 

io. Elizabeth, h. 1770; m. Ciiarles jCIark , and had issue (sur- 
name Clark), Robert, John, Sarah and Andrew. 
V. Robert, b. 1774: d. January 5, 1814; ra.. May 23, 1809, by 
Rev. Clarkson, liachel Skyles, b. March 14, 1789 ; d. March 
28, 1857 ; and had issue: 

1. jHorWe{-J^)ni,b. August 7, 1811 ; m. 1829, by Rev. 
Groh, John Logan, b. April 22, 1800; no iss ne 



548 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

VII. Mary Robinson, * (George, ^ Philip, ^ Thomas,^) m. 
John Black, of Shearman's valley, where they both lived and 
died. They had issue : 

i. Mary ; m. Ramsey. 

a. Jane\ m. Meredith. 

Hi. Abigail:, m. -Carson. 

io. Hetty; m. Wiseman. 

V. Iiebecca\ m. Matteer. 

vi. John, 
vil. Jonathan. 

via. Robinson:, m. Eliza N'oble. 
ix. James: m. Mary Koble. 
X. Samuel; m. Mary Nelson. 
xi. George. 
xii. William, 
xiii. Thomas. 

YIII. John Robinson, ^ (George, ^ Philip, ^ Thomas, i) m. 
Margaret Lo gan. They had issue : 

i. John, 
ii. George; m. Logan, and had two daughters. 

IX. Margaret Robinson, ^ (George, ^ Philip, ^ Thomas, i) 
m. Samuel Logan. They had issue : 

i. James. 
ii. Samuel. 
Hi. Hetty, 
iv. Nancy. 

V. Martin ; m. and had Catharine, 
vi. Alexander; m. and had three or four children. 
vii. Mary; m., first, William Anderson; secondly, Rev. Ben- 
jamin L. Bald ridge. 
via. Esther; m. Adam Rankin. 

X. Jonathan Robinson, -^ (George, ^ Philip, =^ Thomas, i) 
lb. June 15, 1752 ; d. July 11, 1834, near Georgetown, Ky., 

whither he removed from now Perry county. Pa., in 1785. 
During the war of the Revolution he served as a captain in the 
Fourth battalion of militia, in the county of Cumberland, and 
was in service about six years. He m. Jean Black, of Perry 
.county, Pa. They had issue : 

i. John ; d. s. p. 
16. ii. Mary ; m. John Robinson. 



Family of Robinson. 549 

Hi. Abigail.] 

17. iv. George; m. Martha McConnell. 

V. Hetty ; d. unm. 
vi. Jonathan:, d. unm. 

vii. Thomas \ m. Mary McConnell; no issue. 
via. Jane ; m. James Dougherty, and had issue (surname 
Dougherty) : Siclney-Jane. 
ix. Margaret; d. unm. 
X. Jolin-McCracken, b. 1793; d. April 26, 1843; m. Mary Kat- 

cliffe, and had James and Margaret, 
xi. Anne-Wylie; m. Francis R. Palmer, and had issue (sur- 
name Palmer) : Jonathan, Jane-Blade, William, and 
Charles. 

18. xii. James-Fisher, h. 1800; m., flrst, Susan Mansell; secondly, 

Willina S. Herndon. 

XI. Agxes Robixso:n",4 (Greorge,^ Philip, 2 Thomas, i) m. 
James Fisher. Thej had issue : 

i. Margaret; m. Rev. William Rainey. 
n. iJefi!/; m. James Logan, and liad nine children. 
Hi. Marl) [Molly]; m. William Lo gan , and had seven child- 
ren. ; - 

XII. George Robinson,^ (George, ^ Philip, ^ Thomas,^) m. 
Mart Thorn. They had issue : 

i. Thomas. 
ii. Mary [Polly] ; m. Francis Leech, and had a son and 

daughter. ' 

Hi. George ; m. and had two sons. 
iv. James ; d. s. p. 
V. James (2d). 
\:i. John, 
vii. Hetty, 
via. Oliver ; d. 1819. 

XIII. Thomas Robinson,'* (George, ^ Philip, ^ Thomas, 'i) 
b. 1773 ; d. July 12, 1830 ; m. Mary McOord, daughter of 
William McCord'^ and Mary McKinney. He resided in Perry 

* William McCord was a native of Hanover township, Lancaster, 
now Dauphin county, Pa., where he was born about the year 1742. 
He died in Erie county, Pa., whither he removed in the early days 
of that county, on tlie 9th of September, 1806. He was thrice mar- 
ried ; m., first,inl76o,MARYMcKiNisiEY,whod. April 9, 1783. They 
had issue (surname McCord) : 



550 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

county, Pa., until 1798, when he removed to Erie county. Pa. 
His family, with some families of the McCords, Blaines, and 
Moorheads were among the first settlers of that region. They 
were all from Central Pennsylvania, and settled east of Erie, 
Pa., where their descendants formed a large community of 
thrifty and intelligent farmers, organizing two Presbyterian 
churches. Tliey had issue : 

19. i. T^^7Z^■am-A)7fZre^«, b. .Tnly 20, 1795 ; m. iNancy Cocliran. 

20. n. Hetty, b. Marcli 15, 1797 ; ra. Alvali Barr. 

21. in. Wancy, b. April 8, 1799; m. William Doty. 

22. iv. George- Washington, b. June 12, 1801; na., first, Matilda 

Willis ; secondly, Pamela Hubbard. 
V. John, b. August 17, 1803 ; d. August 25, 1823 



i. Joseph, b. January 9, 1766; d. February 7, 1813; m. Eliza- 

betli McCord. 
ii. John, b. December 5, 1767 ; d. February 13, 1839 ; m., 1795, 
Mary Harkness, b. 1775 ; d. 1852; daugliter of William 
Harkness, of Cumberland county, Pa. 
Hi. William, b. March 15, 1769 ; d. January 5, 1796. 
iv. Samuel,}). October 16, 1770; d. September 20,1825; m., 
April 19, 1798, Mary [Polly] Blaine, b. September 30, 1773 ; 
d. January 4, 1837 ; daugliter of William Blaine. 
V. Grizelda, b. September 27, 1772; d. October 31, 1795; m. 

John Moi'rison. 
vi. Mary, b. July 28, 1777 ; d. April 23, 1843 ; m. Thomas Rob- 
inson. 
vii. Eosanna, b. May 23, 1779; d. November 1, 1830 ; m. Alex- 
ander T. Blaine, b. 1776 ; d. February 18, 1817 ; son of 
William Blaine. 
via. Andrew, b. July 27, 1781 ; m. Rosanna Bell. 
ix. James, b. March 20, 1783; d. October 18,1865; m., first, 
Susan Davidson ; secondly, Jane Sturgis. 
William McCord, m., secondly, Rachel Scudder. They had is- 
sue [surname McCord)) : 

X. David, b. July 22, 1786. 

xi. Alexander, b. September 17, 1787 ; m. Elizabeth Shrom. 
xii. nohert,h. October 17, 1792; d. March 6, 1826; m., first, 
Lucy Davidson, d. September 3, 1824; secondly, Margaret 
Woodburn, d. SeptcQiber 19, 1839. 
xiii. Isaac, b. March 3, 1795; d. 1849 ; m., first, Mary Leman ; 
secondly, Hannah McClellan. 
William McCord, m., thirdly, Patterson^. 



Family of Robinson. 651 

vi. Mary-Ann, b. October 11, 1805; d. July 31, 1839; m. Ben 
jamin Royce Tuttle, and had issue (surname Tuttle) : 

1. E(lwin-Rush,h.lS2,0: d. December 27, 1863; m., 

June 15, 1855, Mary Sherwood ; and had issue 
(surname Tuttle) : 

a. -KrfM-S/ierwoocZ, b. November 17,1858; d. 
June 16, 1881. 

6. ^7^«^■e-i?o&^■nso17,b. September 5,1860 ; m., 
April 30, 1885, William H. Jeffers, D. 
D., LL. D., Prof, of Old Testament 
Literature, Ecclesiastical History, and 
History of Doctrines, Western Theo- 
logical Seminary, Allegheny, Pa. 

c. Mary-Georgiana, b. May 19, 1863. 

2. Thomas. 

vii. Josepli-McKinney,h. December 26,1808; d. December 23, 
1843 ; m. Sarah Crosby, and had issue : 

1. Franldin-Case. 

2. Francis-Mary ; m. Alexander F. Williams, and 

had issue (surname Williams), Ella-Ophelia 
and Annie-Sarah. 
viii. Alexander -Hamilton., b. May 3, 1811; m., May, 1833, Lo- 
mira Willis, and had issue : 

1. Mary. 

2. Lydia; m. James L. Angell, and had issue (sur- 

name Angell), Harriet- Robinson. 

3. Willis. 

4. Hamilton. 

ix. Eliza-McGord, b. August 13, 1813 ; m., April 28, 1839, Dyer 
Loomis, and had issue (surname Loomis) ^ 

1. Mary-Eliza. 

2. Joseph- Warren . 

3. George-Lamartine. 

X. Samuel- Mc Cord, b. January 26, 1816; m., August 14, 1838, 
Nancy Townsend, and had issue : 

1. Mary-Louise, b. July 12, 1839. 

XIY. Andrew Robinson, 4 (Robert, ^ Andrew, ^ Thomas, i) 
b. 1760 ; d. June 8, 1846 ; m. Jean Grain, b. 1765 ; daughter 
of Greorge Grain and Jean Sturgeon, (see Grain record.) They 
had issue : 

i. Nancy, b. April 4, 1791 ; d. December 15, 1876 ; unm. 
ii. George, b. March 23, 1793. 
Hi. Bobert-B. , b. December 15, 1794 ; d. February 26, 1834 ; unm. 



552 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

iv. Joshua, b. January 20, 1796; d, December 27, 1874; m. 
Kancy Youtz, and had issue : 

1. WilUam-Crain; ni., first, Catharine Stnrtz, b. 

September 15, 1842; d. January 15, 1876; and 
had issue; he m., secondly, Eliza Grunden,b. 
January 23, 1846. 

2. Eachel-Mary. 

23. V. William-Grain, b. June 29, 1797 ; m. Jennette Lytle. 

vi. Mary.h. July 23, 1799; d. January 16, 1876; m., March, 
1829, John Lemon, b. April 26, 1806 ; d. ; no issue. 

XV. Thomas Robinson, ^ (Robert,-^ Andrew,^ Thomas, i) 

b. 1765 ; d. ; m., first, Letitia Mooehead. They had 

issue : 

i. Robert, 

a. James. 

Hi. Eliza, 

iv. Matilda. 

Thomas Robinson m., secondly, Clark. They had 

issue : 

V. Thomas-C. 

vi. Charles- C. 
vii. Sarah- Ann. 
via. John, 
ix. Agnes. 

X. Mary, 
xi. Andrew. 

XVI. Mary Robinson, ^ (Jonatlian,^ George, ^ Philip, ^ 
Thomas, i") m. John Robinson, ^ (John,^ Samuel, ^ Philip, ^ 
Thomas. ^ ) They had issue : 

i. Jonathan., 
ii. Nevcton. 
Hi. Harvey. i 

iv. Jane; m. Silvers. 

V. Ann. 

XVII. George Robinson, ^ (Jonathan, * George,-^ Philip, ^ 
Thomas,!) m. Martha McConnell. They had isssue: 

i. Eliza-Jane ; m. Thomas Price, of New Orleans, and had 
issue (surname Price), Eleanor, m. Dr. Morse: and 
Harry. 



Family of Bohinson. 553 

ii. William. 
Hi. Jonathan-Beack 
iv. Fielding. 
V. Giorge. 

XYIII. James Fisher Eobinsojst, ^ (Jonathan,* George,-'' 
Philip,2 Thomas,!) b. 1800. He and his brother, John Mc- 
Ciacken Robinson, graduated in the same class, Transylvania 
University., Lexington, Ky., and both chose the profession of the 
law. John removed to Illinois ; became distinguished as a law- 
yer; served two terms as United States Senator, 1830-1842; 
was a judge of the Supreme Court of that State, and died 
while on the bench at the early age of about forty-seven. 
James F. became equally distinguished at the bar in Kentucky ; 
refused political honors repeatedly, being offered the seat that 
had been filled by Henry Clay. Upon the opening of the Re- 
bellion, he was chosen to the Kentucky Senate ; made speaker 
to meet the emergency of the resignation of Grovernor Magoffin, 
who sympathized with the secession movement. On his re- 
signation, Mr. Robinson became Governor, and held the office 
with great ability and patriotism during the most trying year 
of the war. After the war, he resumed again the duties of his 
profession. He married twice; m., first, December 26, 1821, 
Susan D. Mansell, d. September 27, 1835. They had issue : 

24. i. Emilia- Jane, b. July 14, 1827 ; m., first, John B. Burbridge ; 

secondly, W. S. Downey. 

25. ii. James-Fisher, b. November 25, 1832; m. Molly Wheeler. 

James F. Robinson m., secondly, March 21, 1839, Willina 
S. Herndon. They had issue : ^ 

Hi. Scott-Herndon, b. May 30, 1842. 

iv. John-McCracken, b. May 30, 1844 ; m. Elizabeth Pope. 
V. George- Sidney, b. February 11, 1846 ; m. Florida Johnson. 

vi. Madison-Johnson, b. August 30, 1847. 
vil. Stephen- Gano, b. 1849; d. May 22, 1848, 
viii. WiUa-Ewing, b. March 11, 1851. 

ix. Philip-Eldon, b. October 26, 1853. 

X. Stepken-Gano, b. December 29, 1859. 

XIX. William Andrew Robinson, ^ (Thomas,'* George, ^ 
Philip, 2 Thomas,!) b. July 20, 1795, in Cumberland, now 



554 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Perry, county, Pa.; was taken by his parents to Erie county, 
Pa., in 1798, where he d. March 10, 1871, greatly respected 
and beloved in the church and in the community where he 
passed his life. He m., March 9, 1820, Nancy Cochran, b. 
December 22, 1797 ; d. March 22, 1884 ; daughter of Alexan- 
der Cochran and Nancy Martin. Of the six sons from this 
marriage, five became bankers in Pittsburgh, Pa., four of whom 
carry on the business, the other having deceased. There was 
issue : 

i. Eosanna-Blaiue, b. August 14, 1821; m. Jolm Davidson 
ficCord, and had issue (surname McCord) : 

1. Charles-Clifford. 

2. Ella. 

3. Mary-Bobinson-:, m., October 10, 1878, Joseph 

DeForest Junkin, of Philadelphia, and liad 

issue (surname Junlcin) : 
a. Joseph-DeForest, Jr.,h. November 9, 1879. 
ii. AUxander-Cochran^ h. November 6, 1822 ; d. December 31, 
1875; with his brothers, John F., David, William and 
Samuel, went to the city of Pittsburgh about the year 
1850, and, in a few years, united in forming the banking 
firm of llobinson Bros., now for many years a well- 
known, honored and successful house; hem.,October 28, , 
1863, Katharine Mather Ely, b. May 7, 1835; and had 
issue : 

1. Alexander- Cochran^ b. October 19,1864; gradu- 

ated from Western University, Pittsburgh, 
1882. 

2. Selden-Marvin, b. November 20, 1866. 

3. Eose-Lena, b. November 19, 1871; d. March 12, 

1876. 

4. Philip-Ely, b. May 18, 1875. 

Hi. John-F.^h. March 19,1824; a banker of Pittsburgh, Pa.; 
resides at Sewickley, Pa.; m. Philena Alice Livingston. 
iv. Nancy-Martin, h. March 30, 1826; d. July 21, 1875; m. Dr. 
Alexander Cochran, and had issue (surname Cochran) : 
1. William- Robinson, b. April 6, 1864; graduated 
from Western University, Pittsburgh, 1882; 
graduated from medical department. Univer- 
sity of Pennsylvania, 1885. 
26. V. Thomas-Hastings, b. January 30, 1828; m. Mary Wolf 
Buehler. 



Family of Robinson. 555 

vi. David (twin), b. January 30, 1828; has for years been es- 
pecially prominent, not only in bis business, but in the 
benevolent and religious movements of the city of Pitts- 
burgh : he is now director, trustee and treasurer of 
Western Theological Seminary, one of the oldest and 
largest educational institutions in the State; is unm. 
27. vii. William- Andrew, b. June 17, 1830; m. Alice Blaine. 

via. Sanmel' Martin, b. July 9,1833; banker, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 
' resides at Allegheny. 

XX. Hetty RoBiNSOJsr,^ (Thomas,* George, ^ Philip, ^ 
Thomas,^) b. March 15, 1797; d. February 27, 1844; m., Oc- 
tober 19, 1819, Alvah Bark d. March 10, 1861. They had 
issue (surname Barr) : 

i. Mary-Ann, b. December 8, 1820; d. December 10, 1846; 
m. William Hilton ; and had issue (surname Hilton) 
Ella-M. 

ii. Jidia-S., b. September 11, 1823; d. February 1, 1846; m. 
James H. Hubbard. 

Hi. Martha, h. September 25, 1825; m. Wright Murphy, and 
had issue, (sui'name Murphy) Bohinson-Barr, Martha- 
Charldite, and Fannie-Ella. 

iv. Milton-F.,h. November 13, 1829 ; m. Catharine Johnson; 
and had issue Marga^etJUixma, William- Milton, Bo- 
bin son-Lincoln, FJetti&M^artha, and Oliver-Edwin. 
V. Edwin-Thomas, b. December 22, 1832; d. July 15, 1853. 

vi. BoMnson-A., b. July 6, 1838; m. Nancy Slocum ; and had 
issue, Hetty- Ann, Edward-Bohinson, George- Slocum, and 
William-M. 

XXL Nancy Robinson, ^ (Thomas,* George, ^ Philip, ^ 
Thomas,!) b. April 8, 1799 ; d. January 18, 1845 ; m., Decem- 
ber 13, 1820, William Doty, b. 1795; d. May 19, 1864. 
They had issue (surname Doty) : 

i. Calvin- Bobin son, b. October 1, 1821; d. September 22, 
1860; m. Sarali A, Townsend ; and had issue Kate-Carroll, 
William-Henry-Calvin, Sarah, and Emma-Frank, 
li. Cordelia-Bobinson,h. April 10,1825; m. John S. Annise. 
Hi. William, b. June 12, 1834; d. November 9, 1834. 

XXII. George Washington Robinson,^ (Thomas,* 
George, 3 Philip, ^ Thomas, ^) b. June 12, 1801 ;d. January 4, 
1877 ; was twice married ; m., first, March 16, 1825, Matilda 
Willis. They had issue : 



556 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

i. Sarah-Matilda, b. November 29, 1826 ; d. 1 863 ; m. Newton 
Truesdale; and had issue (surname Truesdale), George- 
Henry. 
a. Joseph- Willis, b. May 25, 1829; m. America Eobertson. 
Hi. Josiah- Whitney, (twin,) b. May 25, 1829 ; m. Nancy J. Fer- 
guson ; and had issue Mary- MaW da and Jane- America, 
iv. Edioin-Evans, b. December 8, 1833 ; m. Kosetta J. Bailey ; 
and liad issue, William-E. 

George W. E-obinson, m., secondly, December 25, 1838, 
Pamela Hubbard ; d. December 19, 1876. No issue. 

XXIir. William Craijst Robinson, ^ (Andrew,^ Robert,-'^ 
Andrew, 2 Thomas,'') b. June 29, 1797; d. December 11, 
1879 ; m., March 18, 1829, Jennette Lytle, b. June 3, 1802 ; 
d. April 25, 1881. They had issue : 

28. i. Martha-Jean, b. May 24, 1830; m. George Eoss. 

a. Willia7n-Crain,h. Marcli 16, 1832 ; d. November 28, 1859 ; 

nnm. 
Hi. Christiana-Lytle, b. May 23.1834 ; m., January 19, 1865, by 
Eev. Andrew D. Mitchell, Adam Detweiler,b. February 
5, 1839 ; no issue. 
iv. Grace-Li/tle, b. September 28, 1836; m., February 22, 1866, 
by Eev. Andrew D. Mitchell, John B. Bomberger, b. 
March 10, 1833 ; and had issue (surname Bomberger) : 

1. William-Fohiiison, b. November 21, 1866. 

2. J'ennette-Jiohinson, b. Aiigust 1, 1868. 

3. Martin-Ehy, b. April 19, 1870. 

4. Grace-i?en7ieW,b. August 16, 1874; d. December, 

1880. 
V. Sanford-B., b. December 1, 1838; m., October 26, 1872, 
Louisa Catharine Maulfair, b. March 2, 1850; and had 
issue : 

1. Ma.ry -Jennette, b. April 7, 1873. 

2. Grace- Ann, b. December 2, 1875 ; d. February 2, 

1877. 

XXrV. Emilie Jane Robinson, <5 (James, ^ Jonathan, ^ 
George, 3 Philip, ^ Thomas; ^) m.,, first, John B. Buebridge, 
and had issue; secondly, William S. Downey; no issue: 

i. John. 

a. Susan-Bohinsoii ; m. Lewis B. Grigsby. 
Hi. WilUna-Barnes ; m. James Barclay. 
iv. Mary-Shrever. 



Family of Robinson. 557 

XXy. James Fisher Robinson,*' (James, ^ Jonathan,^ 
George, 3 Philip, ^ Thomas; i) m. Molly Wheeler. They 
had issue : 

i. James- Wheeler, 
ii. Ahiijail. 
Hi. Willie-Braxton . 
iv. Thomas- Man sell. 

XXYI. Thomas Hastings Robinson, ^ ( William- Andrew, ^ 
Thomas,^ George, ^ Philip, 3 Thomas, i) b. January 30, 1828, 
in North-East township, Erie county, Pa. He entered Oberlm 
College, Lorain county, Ohio, in 1846, having prepared in the 
preparatory department of the same institution, and graduated 
in 1850, pursuing the full course. During his college vacations 
lie taught in public and select schools, and, for a year or more 
after his graduation, be was principal of the academy at Ashta- 
bula, Ohio, and, for six months, principal of the Normal School at 
at Farmmgton, in that State. He entered the Western Theologi- 
cal Seminary, Allegheny, Pa., in 1851, graduating- in April, 1854. 
He was licensed to preacb, by the Presbyter}" of Ohio, June 
13, 1854. and, in July following, was called to the colleague 
pastorate of what is now known as the Market Square Presby- 
terian church, at Harrisburg, Pa., as an associate with the Rev. 
William R. DeWitt, D. D. He began his ministration in Oc- 
tober, 1854, and was ordained and installed on the 21st of Jan- 
uary, 1855, by the Presbytery of Harrisburg. After the with- 
drawal of the Rev. Dr. DeWitt, in 1864, and bis decease, in 
1867, he continued in sole charge of the church, until his re- 
signation, in 1884. He was moderator of the Synod of Penn- 
sylvania, (N. S.,) in 1861 ; stated clerk of the Synod of Harris- 
burg. 1870-1882, and stated clerk of the Synod of Pennsyl- 
vania, 1882-1883, when he resigned, as also his thirty years' 
pastorate of the Market Square churcli^ Harrisburg, to accept 
the professorship of Sacred Rhetoric, Church Government, and 
Pastoral Theology, in the Western Theological Seminary, at 
Allegheny, into which office he was inducted April 16, 1884. 
He was a director of the seminary from 1874 to 1884, and has 
been a trustee of Princeton Colleafe since 1875. Resides in Al- 



558 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

]eghei)_y City. Rev. Dr. Robinson m., in 1856, ^Fary Wolf 
BuEHLER, daughter of Henrv Buehler and Anna Margaretta, 
only daughter of Governor Wolf, of Pennsylvania. They had 
issue: 

i. Henry -Buehler, b. December 27, 1857 ; d. December 30, 1857. 
n. Anria-Mar(jar(tti, b. July 21, 1859; d. December 23, 1881. 
in. William- Andrew, b. September 26, 1861 ; grac^uated from 

College of New Jersey, Princeton, 1881 ; tutor. 
iv. Eliza McCormick, b. August 5, 1863. 
V. Edward-Orth, b. May 20, 1865. 
vi. Ihomaa-Uaxiing!^, b. February 6, 1871. 
vii. Mar ij -Buehler, b J.muary 26, 1874. 

XXVJI. William Andrew Robinson,*' (William- An- 
drew,^ Thomas,* George,^ Philip,^ Thomas,^) b. June 17, 
1830, in Erie county, Pa. He entered the army, May 1, 1861, 
as sergeant of company A, Ninth Reserves, P. V. ; promoted 
first lieutenant company E, Seventy-seventh regiment, P. V., 
November 30, 1861; promoted captain, April 22, 1862; com- 
manded as major (not mustered) ; campaigned in the several 
States of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, 
and Texas, fighting on many a field — Stone River, Corinth, 
Liberty Gap, and Chickamauga, where he was wounded and 
taken prisoner in a night engagement, September 19, 1863. 
For the subsequent fifteen months he shared, with fellow-sol- 
diers, imprisonment at Libby prison, Macon, Camp Sorghum, 
(Columbia,) and Charleston, where he was one of six hundred 
LTnion officers placed by Confederate authority under the fire of 
Union guns from ships in Charleston harbor. After his release 
he rejoined his regiment, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 
command of the regiment, and was breveted brigadier general 
for distinguished service, March 13, 1865 ; and was mustered out 
of service, with regiment, after a closing campaign in Texas, 
December 6, 1865. He is now a member of the banking house 
of Robinson Bros., Pittsburgh, Pa. He m. Alice Blaine, 
daughter of Alexander Blaine and Sarah A. Piatt They had 
issue : 

i. Alice, b. March 29, 1876. 
il. Alexander -Blaine, b. April 7, 1878. 
iii. Wiliam- Andrew, b. August 22, 1880. 



Family of Rohinson. 559 

XXVIII. Martha Jean Robinson, 6 (William-Crain, 5 An- 
drew, * Eobert, ^ Andrew, 2 Thomas,i)b. May24, 1830; m., M'ch 
16, 1852, by Rev. John Winebrenner, V. D. M., George Ross, 
b. Nov. 22, 1821 ; d. Nov. 30, 1880, in Lebanon, Pa. Ilis grand- 
father. Dr. Joseph Ross, was a native of Montgomery county. 
Pa., and married Mary Maria McOlintock, of Pottstown. After 
his marriage he removed to Hummelstown, Danphin county, 
where, on November 8, 1792, liis son, Robert May Ross, was 
born. Shortly after the birtli of Robert May, his mother died, 
when Dr. Joseph Ross removed to Blizabethtown. Ilis son, 
Robert, was sent to Montgomery county among his mother's 
relatives, where he was raised and educated. When grown to 
manhood he returned to Elizabethtown, and about the year 
1815, married Barbara Redsecker, a daughter of George Red- 
seeker. They had six children, of whom George was the third, 
and the eldest son. His ancestors on his father's side were of 
Quaker origin, his mother's of Swiss descent, and were known 
as Pennsylvania Germans. His father engaged in mercantile 
pursuits, and at an early age, between school-hours, young 
George assisted him. At the age of ten he was sent to a select 
school at Reading, from thence to litiz, where he remained 
two years. In May, 1838, he commenced to learn the drug 
business at Lancaster, afterwards continuing in the same occu- 
pation at Harrisburg. When quite a small boy, he took great 
interest in the study of botany, a science which he pursued 
with great delight throughout life, and this fact becoming 
known to Col. John Roberts, a botanist of some reputation, a 
warm friendship sprang up between them, and young Ross 
was encouraged and assisted in his studies. At the same time 
he began the study of Latin at a select school in Harrisburg. 
At the close of his apprenticeship, he was offered special induce- 
ments by his uncle, Abraham Redsecker, who had purchased 
a drug-store in Elizabethtown, which he accepted, and returned 
to his native place in December, 1842. After several years he 
purchased the store from his uncle and engaged in business for 
himself. He shortly after began the study of medicine with 
Dr. Nathaniel Watson, of Donegal, and graduated from Jefll'erson 



560 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Medical College, Philadelphia, in 1849. He immediately be- 
gan the practice of his profession in Elizabeth town, continuing 
at the same time the drug business, and soon acquired a large 
practice. In the spring of 1852 he purchased a property in 
Lebanon, to which place he removed in October following. 
He however quit the practice of medicine and devoted his en- 
tire time to the drug trade, and soon succeeded in building up 
a large and successful business. Dr. Ross took an active in- 
terest in the development of Lebanon, and was associated in 
various enterprises which tended to promote its prosperity. 
Having, in the year 1842, united with the Church of God, 
a body of Christians* organized under the labors of the E.ev. 
John AVinebrenner, he became conspicuous for his disinter- 
ested labors and great liberality. In 1857 the General Elder- 
ship elected him a member of the Board of Publication, and 
was reelected at each subsequent meeting; was a member 
of the committee which published the "Church Hymn Book," 
and subsequently elected general book agent, in which capacity 
he issued a number of books and pamphlets, conducting the 
publishing interests with such judgment and business tact that 
what was a cumbersome debt when he assumed its management 
soon became a source of revenue, a large fund having been 
accumulated during the almost twenty years of his manage- 
ment. In addition to these general church interests, he was, in 
1868, elected treasurer of the East Pennsylvania Eldership, in 
which position he was continued eleven years, when increasing 
business cares demanding his attention obliged him to resign. 
They had issue (surname Ross) : 

i. ilfary-Jenneffe, t>. December 23, 1852; d. November 19, 1871, 

at Betlileliem, Pa., wliere she was attending scliool. 
ii. George-liedsecker, b. October 17, 1854:. 

nLWillidm-Rubinson,h. July 8, 1856 ; m., October 3, 1882, by- 
Rev. Samuel A. Martin, Valeria liliineliart Smith, b. 
October 2, 1861, and had issue (surname Ross) : 

1. WilUam-liobinson, b. November 30, 1884; d. 
January 9, 1886. 
iv. Rohert-May, b. November 6, 1860 ; d. October 24, 1863. 
V. Martha- EUzahetk, b. January 6, 1866; d. February 5, 1876. 



Rutherford of Paxtang. 561 



RUTHERFORD OF PAXTANG. 



[In the year 1689, several brothers, of the Scotch family of 
Rutherford, joined the army of William III. when he invaded 
Ireland — were present and fought at the battle of the Boyne. 
Two of them were company officers, and the third was a Pres- 
byterian clergyman. They all remained on the island, one 
settling in the county Tyrone, another in the county Down, 
and the minister in the county Monaghan. Several of the 
sons of these men emigrated to America during the decade be- 
tween 1720 and 1730 ; among them was Thomas Rutherford, 
the progenitor of the family in Paxtang. As an instance of 
how family likeness is preserved through ages, it may be here 
stated that the portrait of David Rutherford, grandfather of 
Sir Walter Scott, which hangs in the dining- hall facing the 
Tweed at Abbottsford, would answer equally well as a por- 
trait of the late Dr. Rutherford, of Harrisburg, although the 
Doctor's ancestor left Scotland two centuries ago. No likeness 
of Thomas Rutherford is in existence, and the only description 
of him is a traditionary one, which represents him as a dark- 
haired, well-built man, about five feet ten inches in height, full 
of energy and of such business habits as led to financial suc- 
cess. There is a spice of romance connected with his early 
manhood which may not be uninteresting to the reader. His 
attachment to Jean Mordah, whom he afterwards married, was 
reciprocated. The Mordahs were about to sail for America, 
and Thomas, fearing he might lose his Jean, proposed and 
was accepted, but poor Jean was scarcely sixteen and her par- 
ents said "no," and took her with them across the sea. On 
the cover of his memorandum book, preserved in the family, 
Thomas inscribed the legend, ^■Enquire for DenyiygalV This 
was the location of the Mordahs in Pennsylvania, and, in tlie 
36 



562 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

following year, 1729, he appeared in person at their door and 
claimed his Jean. Mr. Mordah, doubtless, still thought the 
pair too young, and, in order that more time might be gained, 
required his prospective son -in law to be the possessor of a 
certain sum of money, with which to begin the world, before he 
would entrust the young lady to his keeping. Thomas, like 
Jacob of old, was obliged to acquiesce, and took his departure 
for Philadelphia. When he returned, he was mounted on a 
good horse and had with him the documents which satisfied 
the old gentleman's requirements. They were married in 
1730, and lived in Donegal until after the death of John Mor- 
dah, in 1744, when they removed to Derry, and, in 1755, to 
Paxtang, where they spent the remainder of their days. Their 
house, a two-story log, stood on the site of the present resi- 
dence of Silas B. Rutherford, at Paxtang station, and was 
burned down in 1840. The old house standing directly oppo- 
site the station was built after Thomas Rutherford's death, 
about 1783, and the old stone house over the spring was, prob- 
ably, built before Mr. Rutherford bought the property.] 

I. Thomas Rutherford, i b. June 24, 1707, in parish Derry- 
lousan, county Tyrone, Ireland ; d. 7\pril 18, 1777, in Pax- 
tang; m., by Rev. James Anderson. September 7, 1730, Jean 
Mordah, daughter of John and Agnes Mordah, b. April 5, 
1712, in the parish of Gorty-Lowery, county Tyrone, Ireland ; 
d. August 10, 1789. They had issue, all born in Donegal, 
Lancaster county. Pa. : * 

*rrom the old memorandum book referred to, we have tlie fol- 
lowing record, wonderfully complete and satisfactory of its kind : 

Thomas Rutherford, born the 24th day of June, A. D. 1707 ; and 
baptized by the Rev. John McClave, in the Parish of Derry-lou- 
san, county Tyrone, living in Cookstown. 

Jean Mordah, my wife, born the 5Lh day of April, A. D. 1712 ; and 
baptized by the Rev. John McClave iu Gorty-Lowry. 

Me and my wife was married the 7th day of September, A. D. 1 730, 
by tlie Rev. James Anderson, in Donney Gall, America. 

Our eldest daughter, Agnes, the 9th day of July, 1731 ; and bap- 
tized by the Rev. James Anderson. Died when four years old. 

Our second daugliter, Ellenor, was bo]-n the 16th day of January, 
1783 ; and baptized by Rev. James Anderson. 



Rutlierford of Paxtang. 563 

i. Agnes, b. July 9, 1731 ; d. 1785. 

2. ii. Eleanor, h. January 16, 1733; m., first, William Wilson ; 

secondly, Jolin Davison. 

3. in. Jean, b. June 22, 1734; m. Tiiomas Mayes. 

4. iv. John, b. February 16, 1737; m. Margaret Parke. 

V. Thomas, h. August 14, 1738; d. 1739; buried in Donegal 

church-yard. 
vi. Agnes, b. September 14, 1740; m. William Gray. 
vii. Thomas, b. February 12, 1743; d. January S, 1760; buried 
in Paxtang grave-yard. 

5. viii. Mary, b. February 18, 1745; m. Andrew Mayes. 

ix. Elizabeth, (tv^^in,) b. February 18, 1745; d. s. p. 
X. James, b. August 27, 1747 ; d. March 6, 1809 ; m. Margaret 
Brisban, b. 1753; d. March, 1825; they had no issue, and 
are both interred in Paxtang church burial-ground. 

6. xi. Samuel, b. December 13, 1749; m. Susan Collier. 

7. xii. ^?i2ato/i,b. February 27, 1752; m., first, Patrick Gallaway; 

secondly, Patrick Harbison ; thirdly, Thomas Archibald. 

II. Eleanoe Eutherford,^ (Thomas,!) b. January 16, 
1733, in Donegal, Lancaster count}", Pa. ; d. December, 1799, 
in Paxtang, and there buried ; was tvsrice married; m., first, 
William Wilson, and had issue; she m., secondly, John 
Davison, d. 1772. They had issue (surname Davison) : 

i. Elizabeth, b. 1766. 

Our third daughter, Jean, was born the 22d day of June, A. D. 
1734; baptized by the Rev. Mr. Anderson. 

Our son John was born the 16th day of February, A. D. 1737 ; bap- 
tized by Rev. Mr. Anderson. 

Our son Thomns w^as born the 14th day of August, 1738. Died 
when about one year o!d. 

Our fourtli daughter, Agnes, was born the 14th day of September, 
174G ; baptized by the Rev. Mr. Richard Sankey. 

Our son Tliomas was born the 12th day of February, 1743 ; bap- 
tized by tiie Rev. Samuel Black. 

Our two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, boru the 18th day of 
February, 1745. Elizabeth died when about eight months old, 
baptized by Rev. Samuel Black. 

Our son James was born the 28th day of August, 1747 ; and bap- 
tized by the Rev. Jolm Elder. 

Our son Samuel was born 13th day of December, 1749; and bap- 
tized by the Rev. Richard Sankey. 

Our daughter Elizabeth was born on the 27th of February, 1752; 
and baptized by tlie Rev. Richard Sankey. 



564: Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

ii. Agnes, b. 1768; m. John Young, son of James Young, of 

Hanover, and removed to Susquehanna county, Pa. 
in. Bohert, h. 1772 ; d. about 1855, in Stone Valley ; m. and 
had issue, Jo/m, who is still (1885) living ; Powel, Eleanor, 
Jane, m. David Irwin, and removed to Illinois, and Isa- 
bella, unm. 

III. Jeak Eutherford,2 (Thomas,"^) b. June 22,1734, in 
Donegal township, Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. in South Carolina 
at an advanced age ; m. Thomas Mayes. ^' They had issue 
(surname Mayes): 

i. Jean. 

ii. John; d. in 1827. 
iii. Echcard; was an elder in the Presbyterian church, living 

in 1833, in Union district, South Carolina. 
iv. Margaret; living in 1833, in Alabama. 
V. Elizabeth ; m. William Davidson ; removed to Illinois, 
and had issue (surname Davidson), Jo/m, Andrew, Wil- 
liam, and three daughters. 
vi. Thopias. 

IV. Captain John Eutherford,^ (Thomas, i) b. February 
16, 1737, in Donegal, Lancaster county, Pa. He accompanied 
his father to Paxtang in 1755. In the year 1760, in connection 
with the latter, he purchased the plantation, containing nearly 
four hundred acres, on which Rutherford station, on the P. & 

* Thomas Mayes was the eldest son of Thomas and Margaret Mayes, 
of Paxtang. Tliomas senior died in August, 1764, and had issue : 
~ - ;> i. Thomas, 
ii. Ilargaret. 
iii. Bebeckah. 

iv. AndreiD ; d. June, 1754 ; m. Rebecca , and left James, 

Mary, Bachael, Bebecca, Margaret, and Susanna. 
V. James, 
vi. Mary, 
vii. Samuel, 
viii. Elizabeth, 
ix. Martha. 

X. Jean ; m. Hilton. 

xi. William. 
^-^ xii. John, 
xiii. Dorcas, 
xiv. Matthew. 



Rutherford of Paxtang. 565 

R railroad, is now (1885) located. This property, although 
divided into three tracts, is still owned by his descendants; 
and his mansion house, built before the Eevolution, is used as 
a dwelling by his great-grandchildren. When the troubles with 
England arose, which led to the struggle for independence, he 
was active in his opposition to British tyranny. He was a 
member and officer, throughout the war, of the ''Libert}^ As- 
sociation of Pennsylvania," and served as captain of a company 
in the campaigns of 1776 and 1777 in the Jerseys and in East- 
ern Pennsylvania. He afterwards commanded a detachment 
from several companies against the Indians. Throughout his 
life, we find Mr. Rutherford's name connected with many en- 
terprises, both civil and ecclesiastical, which show him to have 
been a representative man and trusted citizen. He d. at his 
home in Paxtang, October 1, 1804. Captain Rutherford m., 
February 4, 1762, Margaret Parke, b. 1737 ; d. January 18, 
1810. They had issue : 

i. Jane, b. August 26, 1763; d. February 28, 1807; m,, June 
29, 1780, Samuel Hutchinson ; removed to Montour 
county, where they lived and died. 
ii. Martha, b. February 22, 1765 ; d. August 27, 1849 ; m. Cap- 
tain James Collier; removed to Greenfield, Ohio, and 
there buried. 
in. Thomas, h. November 28, 1767 ; d. October 15, 1793 ; buried 
at Paxtang. 

8. iv. Samuel, b. July 16, 1769; m. Elizabeth Brisban, daughter 

of Capt. Jolm Brisban. 
V. Mary, b. September 13, 1771 ; m. llobert Gray. 

9. vi. John, b. January 15, 1774 ; m., first, Jean Header ; secondly, 

Priscilla (Espy) Barrett. 

10. vii. TF^7^^■am, b. August 4, 1776; m. Sarah Swan. 

y. Mary Rutherford, ^ (Thomas, i) b. February 18, 1745; 
m. Andrew Mayes. They removed to South Carolina, and 
had issue (surname Mayes) : 

i. John,h. April 30, 1768. 
ii. Jean, b. December 25, 1769. 

11. Hi. James, b. September 21, 1771 ; m. and had issue. 

12. iv. r/iomas, b. June 18, 1773; m. Nancy McCormick. 

V. Samuel, b. April 10, 1775. 



566 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

vi. Elizabeth^ b. January 22, 1777: m. Davidson; emi- 
grated to Decatur county, 111., and d. there. They had 
ten children— seven daup^hters and three sons the latter, 
(surname Davidson,) John, Andrew and Baxter. Baxter 
Davidson remained on the old homestead in Decatur 
county. 

13. vii. Andrew., b. February 8, 1780; m. and had issue. 
via. Mary, b. March 5, 1782. 

ix. Bobert, b. June 3, 1784. 
X. Sumnnali, b. October 9, 1787. 
xi. Eleanor., b. September 20, 1789. 
xii. Rutherford, b. May 31, 1792; removed to Georgia. 

VI. Samuel Kutherford,^ (Thomas,^) h. December 13, 
1749 ; d. May 2, 1785. He held a commission as second lieu- 
tenant in Captain Joseph Sherer's company ; served in the 
Jerseys and the neighborhood of New York in 1776 ; was 
taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island, and confined for a 
time in one of the celebrated prison-ships, to the great injury 
of his health. He m., March 14, 1776, SusAisrisrA Collier, b. 
September 17, 1750; d. May 8, 1813. They had issue: 

i. Jean, b. February 11, 1779; d. s. p. 

a. Susannah, b. January 20, 1780 ; d. s. p. 

14. in. T/iomas, b. September 27, 1782; m. Mary Shultz. 
iv. James, b. February 24, 1785; d. August 9, 1786. 

YIT. Elizabeth Rutherford, ^ (Thomas, i) b. February 
27, 1752. Slie was thrice married; m., first, Patrick Galla- 
WAY, who joined Captain Matthew Smith's company, of Pax- 
tang, and was in the expedition to Quebec in 1775, but' never 
returned. She m., secondly, Patrick Harbison, and re- 
moved with him to the home of the Mayes, in Spartansburg 
district. South Carolina. Mr. Harbison was, soon after' killed 
by tbe Tories, and Andrew Mayes removed with bis family, 
together with Mrs. Harbison, to the settlement of the Moixlahs, 
in Iredell county, North Carolina. Here Mrs. Harbison m. 
Thomas Archibald. Some of the descendants of these fam- 
ilies reside in the South and West, but we have no knowledge 
of their whereabouts. 

Yin. Samuel Rutherford, ^ (John,^ Thomas, ^)b. July 
16, 1769 ; d. November 26, 1833 ; m. Elizabeth Brisban, b. 



Rutherford of Paxtang. 667 

September 29, 1770 ; d. April 24, 184:3 ; daughter of Captain 
John Brisban.* They had issue : 

i. Jfar(/arei-Parfce, b. April 6, 1795 ; d. May 18, 1879 ; m.Jolm 

R. Collier, of Ohio, and had issup. 
ii. Isabella- Simmons, b. August 18, 1797; d. March 10, 1852. 
in. Jane- Hutchinson,}). September 13, 1799 ; d. August 18, 1851 ; 
buried in Stephenson county. 111. ; m. Robert Foster, and 
had issue. 
iv. Eliza, b. October 30, 1801 ; m. John P. Rutherford, and 

had issue. 
V. Martha-Brishan,h. January 16, 1804; d. October 12, 1884; 
buried at Springfield, Ohio; m. Hugh Wilson, and had 
issue. 
15. vi. John-Brishan, b. November 28, 1805; m. Keziah Parke. 
vii. James, b. February 14, 1808; d. April 7, 1809. 
via. Mary-Ann, b. June 14, 1810; d. December 14, 1884; m. 
Samuel S. Rutherford. 

* Captain John Brisban, a native of county Tyrone, Ireland', b. De- 
cember 25, 1730. With an elder brother, he came to America at the 
outset of the French and Indian war. He was a soldier in that san- 
guinary struggle for French supremacy in America, and held a lieu- 
tenant's commission in the English army. He was a part of the time 
in Canada, and with General Wolfe on the celebrated Plains of 
Abraham. For his services he received a grant from George III. of 
two thousand acres of land in Yirginia. He subsequently settled in 
Lancaster county. He early espoused the cause of the Colonies, and, 
receiving a commission as captain in the Second (Colonel St. Clair's) 
Pennsjdvania battalion, January 5, 1776, raised a company mostly in 
the upper part of then Lancaster county, now Dauphin and Lebanon, 
which was in active service in Canada. At the close of that arduous 
campaign, he was transferred to tlie Third regiment of the Penn'a 
Line, resigning in July, 1777. He subsequently returned to the ser- 
vice, and at the close of the war, to his farm near " Bird-in-Hand," 
Lancaster county, when he was appointed collector of military flues. 
He was, however, too kind-hearted to oppress the delinquents, conse- 
quently, he became responsible to the government for the amount, 
which resulted in Captain Brisban becoming poor and penniless. All 
the papers pertaining to his military services were sent to Washing- 
ton for the pui'pose of securing a pension, but, unfortunately, lost. 
Captain Brisban was married twice, and left issue by both. He died 
at the residence of his son-in-law, Samuel Rutherford, near Harris- 
burg, Pa., March 13, 1822, aged ninety-one years. He lies buried in 
Paxtang church grave-yard. 



'568 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

IX. John" Rutherford,-'^ (Jolin,^ Thomas/) b. January 
15, 1774, at Paxtang; d. May 1, 1832. He received a good 
education ; was a surveyor, and for a time in the employ of the 
Presqu' Isle Land Company, and, in 1817, was member of the 
Legislature from Dauphin county. After the death of his uncle, 
James Rutherford, in 1809, he purchased the moiety of his 
grandfather s farm, which had fallen to James upon the death 
of Thomas, in 1777, and now (1885) owned by John A. Ruther- 
ford. There he spent the remainder of his life. He m., first 
Jean Header, b. 1808 ; d. September, 1827. They had issue _ 

i. Levi, b. 1825, in Paxtang; d. February 8, 1851, at Harris- 
burg, Pa. After the death of his father, in 1832, he was 
taken by his uncle, William liutherford,in whose family • 
he remained until he attained his majority. He received 
a liberal education, and read medicine under Dr. W. W. 
Rutherford, of Harrisburg, graduating at the University 
of Pennsylvania in March, 1849. Heat once began the 
practice of medicine at New Cumberland, which promised 
bright, but, his health failing, he was compelled to re- 
linquish the duties of his profession. He returned home, 
and undertook the superintendence of the farm, hoping 
thereby to reestablish his health. This proved futile, for 
he gradually failed, and he d. at Harrisburg, on the 8th 
of February, 1851. Intelligent, amiable, and upright, 
Dr. Levi Rutherford's young life left a rose-tinted memory 
in many households. 

u. JacJcson-Gray, b. August 31, 1827; resides at Dry Run, 
Franklin county. Pa.; m. Sarah S. Rutherford, '^(Samuel,* 
William,^ John,^ Thomas, i) b. January 10, 1841, and had 
issue : 

1. Jackson. 

2. Elizaheth-Beulah. 

John Rutherford m., secondly, Priscilla [Espy] Barrett, 
b. August 25, 1791; d. August 23, 1873. They had issue: 

in. William, .h. February 24, 1830; resides at Cedarville, 
Stephenson county. 111.; m. Mary Calvin Hutchinson, b. 
April 15,1837; daughter of Thomas Hutchinson; and 
had issue : 

1. Vernettie-Bell, b. April 9, 1862; m., September 

17, 18S5, A. Orville Clingman. 

2. Alice-Priscilla. 



Rutherford of Paxtang. ' 569 

3. John-Parl-e. 

4. I'honias- Hutchinson, 
if. Samuel, b. September 5, 1832. 

X. William Rutherford,-^ (John,^ Thomas, i) b. August 
4, 1776, in Paxtang; d. there, January 17, 1850. He received 
a fair education, and was brought up as a farmer. Born amid 
the thunders of the Revolution, he inherited the military spirit 
of his father, and became quite prominent as an officer, serving 
in all the grades from a lieutenant up to that of a commission 
of colonel, which office he declined. In 1816 he was elected 
a director of the poor, and served as a member of the House 
of Representatives from 1819 to 1821, and again from 1829 to 
1831. He was one of the most influential men of his day in the 
county of Dauphin, and a representative man thereof. Col. 
Rutherford m., March 17, 1801, Sarah Swan, daughter of 
William Swan, who died June 18, 1852, aged seventy-three 
years. They are both buried in old Paxtang Church grave- 
yard. They had issue : 

Jdhn-ParTce, b. February 14, 1802; m. Eliza Rutherford. 

Martha, b. JSTovember 10, 1803 ; unm.; d. October 20, 1851. 

William-Wilson; b. November 23, 1805 ; m. Eleanor Grain. 

Margaret, b. September 6, 1808 ; resides in Paxtang, hon- 
ored and beloved by all who know her. 

Samuel, b. October 8, 1810; m. Elizabeth Pawling. 

Sarah, b. May 25, 1812; d. March 28, 1873; buried at Mid- 
dletown; m. Daniel Kendig. 

Abner, b. March 31, 1814; m. Ann Espy. 

Hiram, b. December 27, 1815; m., first, Lucinda Bowman ; 
secondly, Harriet Hutchinson. 

Mary, b. June 4, 1817; d. April 14, 1818. 

Cyrus-Green, b. July 7, 1819 ; d. March 30, 1850 ; unm. 

XL James Mayes, ^ (Mary,^ Thomas, i) b. September 21, 
1771 ; removed to Coles county, Illinois, and accidentally killed, 
about 1830, by the falling of a tree. He m., and had issue (sur- 
name Mayes) : 

i. George- W.; d. in 1858. 
ii. William-J.; d. in 1863, in the army. 
Hi. Benj(imin-F.- resides in Washington Territory. 
iv, Thomas-H.\ -esides in Kentucky. 



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X. 



670 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

r. Alexander. 

vi. Nancii-J.\ d. 
vii. Eleanor, 
via. Sarali-J. 

ix. Dorcas. 

XIT. Thomas Mayes, ^ (Mary,^ Thomas, i) b. June 18, 1773 ; 
removed to Illinois and d. there, October 15, 1850 ; m. Nancy 
McCoRMiCK, daughter of James McCormick and Mary Carson, 
of Hanover. They had issue (surname Mayes) : 

i. Anrlrew, b. October 1, 1779 ; d. in 1859, in Wayne county, 

Illinois. 
a. James., b. April 15, 1806 ; was killed at the battle of Sbiloii. 
in. Nancy, [twin,] b. April 15, 1806. 

iv. Jane, b. May 10, 1810 ; m. Leach, and had a son, 

Rutherford. 
V. Elizabeth, [twin,] b. May 10, ISIO. 
vi. Sarah, b. 1813. 

vii. Gillicn, b. August 18, 1816 ; resides in Adams county, Illi- 
nois ; was twice married; m., first, Jacob Veach, who 
d. July 13, 1851, and had issue (surname Veach): 

1. John-F., b. October 4, 1839; served in the Civil 

war four years ; resides in Barton county, 
Kansas. 

2. Andrew-A., b. December 10, 1840 ; was killed at 

the battle of Shiloh. 
8. Mary, b. January 17, 1844. 

4. Mien, b. March 13, 1847. 

5. James- W., b. October 21, 1850. 

She m., secondly, November 6, 1856, Jacob Buffington, b. 
February 25, 1809, in Hardin county, Virginia. 

XIII. Andrew Mayes, ^ (Mary,^ Thomas,^) removed to 
Illinois, where he married and died, leaving issue (surname 
Mayes) : 

i. Thomas-J.;' m 1842, resided twenty-five miles south-west 

of Oakland, Illinois. 
ii. William-G. 
in. James-C; d. in 1864, from disease contracted in the war 

for the Union. 
io. John-M. 
V. Nancy-Jane. 



Rutherford of Paxtang. ■ 571 

XIY. Thomas Eutheefoed,^ (Samuel, ^ Thomas, i) b. 
September 27, 1782; d. August 4, 1805; m. Maey Shultz, 
b. March 5, 1786 ; d. April 1, 1839. They had issue: ■ 

21. i. Samuel- Shultz, b. December 17, 1803 ; m. Mary A, Kuther- 
ford. 
a. Mary-Collier, b. February 8, 1805; d. August 13, 1872; 
unm.; buried at Paxtang. 

XV. John Brisban Eutheefoed,* (Samuel, ^ John,"^ 
Thomas, 1) b. November 28, 1805, in Swatara township, 
Dauphin county, Pa., on the farm where he now resides. Be- 
ing the only surviving son, he succeeded to the farm property 
of his father upon his death, November 26, 1833, and made 
farming his main business through life. In early manhood, 
Mr. Eutherford was elected captain of the Dauphin cavalry, 
hence his military title. He has been active in politics, and 
was elected member of the Legislature on the Whig ticket in 
1848, and reelected in 1849. In 1857, he was elected to the 
State Senate for three years, on the Eepublican ticket. He has 
been treasurer of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society 
for a long time — elected ia 1864 and reelected annually ever 
since. Mr. Eutherford has been identified with the various 
offices in his township, and, in old Paxtang church, is a ruling 
elder. He m., March 19, 1833, Keziah Paeke, d. July 2, 1885 ; 
daughter of Col. James Parke, of Parkesburg, Chester county. 
Pa. They had issue: 

i. Samuel; d. in infancy. 
a. Mary-Lucinda ; m. James McClure ; reside at Glen Moore, 

Chester county, Pa. 
m. Eliza-Jane\ m. Kev. Samuel Dickey, Oxford, Chester 

county, Pa., who d. January 14, 1884. 
iv. A daline- Margaret ; m. W. Franklin Rutherford. 
V. Samuel- ParJce, b. September 18, 1841 ; resides at Gum 
Tree, Chester county. Pa.; m. Elizabeth R. Bunn, of 
Lancaster county. Pa., and had issue : 

1. Frank-Parke. 

2. John-Marshall. 

3. John-Brisban. 

vi. John- Quincy- Adams, b. November 9, 1843; m. Margaret 
Brown Elder, (see Elder record,) and had issue : 



672 • Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

1. Hoicard-Ainstvorth. 
■2. RaJph-Brisban. 
"^3. Nancys d. s. p. 

4. Eleanor- Virginia. 

5. Isabella-Parke. 

6. John-Quincy. 

7. Margaret-Brown. 

8. Mattheic-Robinson. 

vii. Francis- Wilson, b. December 4, 1845: m. Eleanor Sherer 
Elder, (s"e Elder record.) and had issue : 

1. Joshua- Elder. 

2. Tliomas-IIordah. 

3. JVorman-Parke. 
vAii. Kiziah- Virginia. 

ix. Marion-Gertrude \ m. S. Ralston Dickey, of Oxford, Ches- 
ter county, Pa. 

XYI. John Parke Eutherfoed,* (William, ^ Jolin,^ 
Thomas, 1) b. February 14, 1802, in Swatara township, Dauphin 
county, Pa. ; d. May 12, 1871. He was a farmer, and brought 
up in that pursuit. He held many places of public trust in his 
life ; was superintendent of the Wiconisco canal as early as 1837, 
an auditor of the county, a jury commissioner, and was vice- 
president and treasurer of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural 
Society. He was a strong anti-slavery advocate, as all his family 
were, and many aweary pilgrim, in the days of the fugitive slave 
act, sore of foot and heart, found in Capt. Rutherford hospitable 
assistance, material aid, and manly encouragement. He hated 
slavery because he considered it a moral sin and a political blight 
upon the free institutions of America. During the late Rebel- 
lion he served as quartermaster in the United States army, rank- 
ing fourth on the list. A¥hile stationed at Harper s Ferry he 
was captured in one of the raids on that sti^onghold, but released 
on parole. He was then ordered to Camp Douglas, and sub- 
sequently to Charleston, S. C. In the latter city, about the 
close of the war, he contracted a disease from the effects of 
which he never fully recovered. Capt, Rutherford, m. Eliza 
Rutherford, b. October 30, 1801 ; d. January 30, 1860 ; 
daughter of Samuel Rutherford. They had issue : 

i. Samuel- Silas-Brisban , b. April 28, 1825; m. Mary Caroline 
Walker, d. September 26, 1874; daughter of James 
Walker, and had issue : 



Rutherford of Paxtang. 573 

1. James-Walker \ ni. Amiie Gill. 
•2. John-Percy. 

3. JBessie. 

4. Ramsay. 

5. Thomas- Walker. 

a. WiUiam-Su-an, b. August 19, 1827 ; ni. Jane Eliza Ruther- 
ford, ^ (!Samue],4Tliomas,3 8Hmuel,2Thomas,i)b. August 
29, 1840, and had issue : 

1. Mary-Brishan. 

2. Allan. 

3. Eliza-Edna. 

4. William- Sv:an. 

5. Edmund. 

6. Margaretta. 

Hi. John- Alexander^ b. November 23, 1830; m. Lydia A. Gait, 
d. February 14,1880-, daughter of Alexander Gait, of 
Lancaster county. Pa., and liad issue : 
. 1. Alexander-Gait. 

2. John-Parke. 

3. Frances-June. 

4. Andrew- Mi' chell. 
0. Eliza. 

6. Lydia-Bertha. 
iv. Elizabeth-Martha. 

V. Sarah- Margaret \ m. Rev. Job D. Randolpli. 
vi. Mary- Jane ; m. John Elder. 
vii. Eleanor-Gilchrist. 

XVII. William Wilson Kutherford,^ (William, ^ John, ^ 
Thomas, 1) b. November 23, 1805, in Paxtang, now Swatara 
township, Dauphin county, Penn'a ; d. March 13, 1873, at 
Harrisburg, Penn'a. He commenced the study of medicine 
with Dr. Whiteside, of Harrisburg, then a prominent physician, 
in 1830, and after the removal of Dr. Whiteside continued under 
the insti'uctions of Dr. Dean. He attended the lectures of 
Jefferson Medical College, 1830 to 1832, graduating from that 
institution on the 7th of March, the latter year. He located 
first at Mechanicsburg, where he remained nearly a year, when, 
entering into partnership with his preceptor. Dr. Dean, he re- 
moved to Harrisburg, where, for forty years, he practiced his 
profession, winning for himself an honorable name not only at 
home but abroad. Dr. Rutherford had what few physicians 
possessed, — a most perfect knowledge of diseases in general ; 



574 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

and it mattered little what the case, his diagnosis, when called 
in consultation,' was final as it was accurate. An extensive 
practice of over forty years in eyerj department of medicine 
and surgery gave him such a perfect knowledge of his pro- 
fession that the loss of his advice and assistance in difficult 
cases was severely felt by his surviving brethren. For eight 
years prior to his death he had been the regularly-appointed 
surgeon to the Pennsylvania Eailroad Company, although he 
served it some ten years previously when called upon. From 
the organization of the old Harrisburg Gas Company, he was 
one of its directors, and, at his death, president of the company. 
In numerous other enterprises he took an active part, and was 
always one of Harrisburg's public-spirited citizens. His life 
was an eventful one, and one fraught with many incidents of 
interest. In season and out of season, in life and in death, his 
good-natured face appeared upon the stage, gladly, even tear- 
fully, welcome. Dr. Rutherford married Eleanor Crain, 
dauo^hter of Col Richard M. Crain, {see Crain record) who sur- 
vives. They had issue: 

^. Dr. Alexander Dean -^ d. June 27, 1877 ; m. Annie E. Hunts- 

berger ; no issue. 
a. Sarali-Stoan \ d. February 10,1865; ra. W. Harvey Brown, 

captain U. 8. A. 
Hi. E lizabetli- Crain :, m. John C Kunkel, (see Kunkel record.) 
io. Alice-Aqnes ; d. s. p. 

XVIII. Samuel Rutherford,'* (William, ^ .John,^ 
Thomas,!) b, October 8, 1810; d. March 26, 1872; buried 
at Paxtang. He m. Elizabeth Pawling, b. October 18, 
1816; d. April 24, 1881. They had issue: 

i. Sarah-8. ; m. Jackson Gray Rutherford. 
ii. John-Harding. 
Hi. Mara- Martha; d. June 24, 1884; m. Samuel Beattie, of 

8hippensburg, Pa. 
io. Margaret- Sioan. 

V. Keziah-Ann:, m. Jacob L. WalkerjOf Indianapolis, Indiana. 
vi. Ho race- Or eel y ; d. s. p. 
vii. Alice- Eliz'ibelh; d. s. p. 

vHL Samuel- Wilson, b. December 26, 1857 ; ra. Matilda Rhoads, 
daughter of Simeon Rlioads, of Ilummelstown, Pa. 



Rutlierford of Paxtang. b'lb 

XIX. Abner Eutherford,* (William, ^ John, 2 Thomas, i) 
b. March 31, 1814, on the Rutherford homestead in Swatara 
township, Dauphin county. Pa. He received the education 
afforded by the select schools of Paxtang Yalley, and most of 
his life he has passed in farming. For several years lias been 
president of the First National Bank of Hummelstown ; been 
identified with other corporations, and active in various local 
enterprises of the day. In 1835 he was captain of the Tenth 
company. Ninety-eighth regiment Pennsylvania militia. For 
many years he has been one of the vice-presidents of the Penn- 
sylvania State Agricultural Society, in the founding of which 
he took a prominent part. His energy and ability, combined 
with his business habits, have produced that success which gen- 
erally follow. Mr. Rutherford mari-ied, February 28, 1839, 
Ann Espy, youngest daughter of William Espy, of Swatara. 
They had issue : 

22. i. WiUiam-Franklin-Eutherford^h. December 7, 1839; m. 
Adaliue M. Rutherford. 

ii. John-Marshall ; d. May 24, 1869 ; served as a soldier in the 
company raised at Oberlin college, Ohio, for the emer- 
gency of 1862, marching to Kentucky; in 1863 enlisted 
in tlie JSTineteenth Pennsylvania cavalry, Col. Wynkoop, 
and was employed on detached service along the Balti- 
more and Ohio railroad and as commissary-sergeant of 
the regiment; mustered out with regiment. 

ni. Susanna-Espy ; d. May 5, 1846. 

iv. ISaruh-Ann ; d. December 21 , 1888 ; m. Dr. A. C. Renninger. 
V. Abner ; d. January 10, 1855. 

vi. Alice-Agnes; d. August 26, 1850. 

vii. Susanna-Elizabeth, 
via. Ada-Byron ; m. Spencer F. Barber. 

XX. Hiram Rutherford,^ (William, ^ John, 2 Thomas, i) 
was the eighth member of his father's family, and was born at 
the old Rutherford homestead, in Swatara township, Dauphin 
county, Pa., on the 27tb of December, 1815. • He was raised, 
as were all his brothers, to a thorough practical acquaintance 
with the labors of the farm, and received such education as the 
schools of Paxtang afforded. At the age of eighteen, he com- 
menced the study of medicine with his brother. Dr. W. W. 



576 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Rutherford, of Harrisburg, and graduated from Jefferson Med- 
ical College, at Philadelphia, in the spring of 1838. With ten 
dollars in his pocket and a few drugs in his saddle-bags, he set 
out on horse-back to seek his fortune. He located at Millers- 
burg, on the Susquehanna, at that time a village of five hun- 
dred inhabitants. After a sojourn of two and a half years, the 
Doctor concluded that the road to fortune did not lie, for him, 
in Lyicens Valley, and, in the latter days of the year 1840, he 
again packed his saddle-bags, and, with three hundred dollars 
in his pocket, mounted his horse and set his face towards Illi- 
nois — the "_E'-fe-?7oy " of the emigrants of those days — "the 
home of the wild deer, the gopher and the prairie-wolf." At 
the end of an eighteen days' journey, he halted at a little ham- 
let in Coles county, now the flourishing town of Oakland, 
where he has ever since resided. The practice of medicine in 
the Western States is, even now, very laborious, but when Dr. 
Rutherford began, it was much more so ; the roads were mostly 
deer-paths, and the deep, sluggish streams flowed on to the sea 
unvexed by either bridges or ferries. His practice was large, 
extending over half a degree of latitude and longitude. But 
increasing years and failing strength warned him, at length, 
that it was time to retire from the active duties of a profession so 
exacting, and, for the last decade, he has devoted his time and 
energies principally to the management of his large agricultural 
interests. As a phj^sician, a business man and a trusted citi- 
zen, his life has been a success. The people of his" adopted 
county have shown their confidence in his integrity and busi- 
ness qualifications by repeatedly calling him to serve on the 
county board, (similar to that of county commissioner in Penn- 
sylvania,) and to various other public trusts in the town and 
township of Oakland ; likewise their appreciation of his intel- 
ligence by keeping him in the school board continuously since 
1813. And, although he has almost filled out the measure of 
threescore years and ten, he is still marching in the front rank 
with the active men of Coles county. The Doctor has been 
twice married. He m., first, Lucinda Bowman, of Millers- 
'burg. Pa., b. April 22, 1821; d. September 12, 1845. They 
had issue: 



Rutherford of Paxtang. 577 

i. John, b. June 23, 1844; vesicles in Oakland, Coles county, 
111.; ra. Kate (Nash) Aslimore, and liad issue: 
1. Eva. 

Dr. Rutherford m., secondly, Haeriet Hutchinson, of 
Springfield, 111. They had. issue: 

ii. Robert, b. April 6, 1849; resides in Newman, Douglas 
county, Illinois ; m. Mary Fletcher Valodin, b. Decem- 
ber 6, 1851, and had issue : 

1. Bertha. 

2. John- Marshall. 

3. Harriet- Agnes. 

4. Burt. 

5. Ada\ d. s. p. 

6. Robert. 

in. Vyruf!, b. 1851 ; m., September 22, 1885, Mary Mclntyre. 
iv. 37ior?ias, b. January 16, 1853; reside at Newman, Douglas 
county. 111. ; m. Rose Zimmerman ; and liad issue: 

1. Cyrus- Wilson. 

2. Bessie. 
V. Abner ; d. s. p. 

vi. Abner- Wilson', d. s. p; 
m. Kate. 
via. Wilson, 
ix. Anna-Espy. 
X. Martin-Luther. 

XXI. Samuel Shultz RutHerfoed,* (Thomas,^ Samuel, ^ 
Thomas,!) b. December 17, 1805; d. January 23, 1872; m. 
Mary Ann Rutherford,^ (Samuel, ^ John,^ Thomas, i) b. 
June 14, 1810 ; cl. December 14, 1884. They had issue: 

i. Mary-Lucretia. 

ii. John-Edmund, b. December 17, 1838; m. Annie McPher- 
son, b. December 19, 1844, in Frederick, Md.; d. April 

3, 1882; and had issue : 

1. Samuel- McP her son. 

2. Robert-Mordah. 

3. Nannie. 

4. Mary- Agnes ; d. s. p. 

Hi. Jane-Eliza; m. William Swan Rutherford. 
iv. Samuel-Harvey, b. Marcli 3, 1843; m. Fanny E. Scholl, of 
Frederick, Md. ; d. December 14, 1884; and had issue: 

1. Samuel- Scholl. 

2. Helen; d. s. p. 
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Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



V. Martlia-Keziah. 
vi. Jumes-AdcUson. 
vii. Margaret- Susanna. 
via. Willidm-Briiiban ; d. s. p. 
ix. Albert- Collier. 

XXII. William Franklin Rutherford, ^ (Abner,^ Wil- 
liam,-'' John, 2 Thomas,^) b. December 7, 1839; resides in Pax- 
tang valley, Swatara township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; m. Ada- 
line Margaret Rutherford, ^ (Jbhn,^ Samuel, ^ .John,^ 
Thomas,!) b. March 22, 1839. They had issue: 

i. Amia-Espy. 
ii. Helen-Parke. 
in. Richard. 
iv. Jane-Dickey. 
V. AdaJline- Margaret, 
vi. Marshall, 
vii. Keziah-Parke. 
viii. JDonald-Irring. 







Family of Stewart. 579 



FAMILY OF STEWART. 



I. JoHiSr Stewart, ^ a Sco.ttish covenanter of the seventeenth 
century, fled from Scotland to the county Down, in the north 
of Ireland. It is traditional that he had incurred penalties for 
non-compliance with royal edicts respecting religious worship 
and enforcing attendance at the Parish church. It was at the 
period when the government of Charles II, (1660-1685,) the 
most disreputable of the English kings, was engaged in its fruit- 
less attempts to force Episcopacy upon the Scottish nation. 
The north of Ireland had become a refuge for proscribed Pres- 
bj'terians and condemned covenanters, and thither he went, 
preferring to abandon his native hills rather than go back on 
the solemn league and covenant entered into by the Scottish 
people in 1643, who recognized as their only standard the 
Westminster confession of faith as ratified by the General As- 
sembly of the church of Scotland, in 1647. The persecution 
of the covenanters and harassment of the adherents to Presby- 
ferianism, which King Charles pronounced "a religion not fit 
for a gentleman," continued until the establishment of freedom 
of conscience by the revolution of 1688. John Stewart d. in 
1720, and of his family, we have record of one son only : 

2. i. Robert, b. 166o. 

II. Robert Stewart, ^ (John,^) b. near Glasgow, Scotland, 
A. D. 1665, in the reign of Charles II; d. 1730. Upon the 
death of his father, he also moved into Ireland, locating in Dru- 
more township, county Down, twelve miles from Belfast. The 
people of this county, as a whole, are of Scottish origin. The 
Ayrshire dialect was commonly spoken till towards the end of 
the eighteenth century. This county is remarkable for its in- 
equality of surface and number of hills, from which its name 



580 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

originated. The lives of father and son, John and Robert 
Stewart, therefore, embraced that most remarkable period in 
the history of England commencing in the reign of Charles I, 
through the Commonwealth under Cromwell, Charles II, 
James II, William and Mary, Queen Anne, George I and into 
the reign of George II. Robert Stewart had a large family, of 
whom we have record only of 

3. i. ifamueZ, b. 1698 ; m. Mary McClay. 

4. a. Hugh, b. June 11, 1719; m., first, Hannali Dallas; sec- 

ondly, Nancy Moore. 

III. Samuel Stewart, 3 (Robert,^ John, ^ ) b., in 1698, near 
Glasgow, Scotland ; d.., 1770, in Lancaster county, Pa. He 
emigrated to the north of Ireland with his father's family in 
1720. In 1785, accompanied by his youngest brother, Hugh, 
he crossed the ocean, landing in Philadelphia, and settled in 
Drumore township, Lancaster county, Province of Pennsyl- 
vania, near Chestnut Level, a Scotch-Irish settlement, where 
had been established a Presbyterian meeting-house, ministered 
to by the Rev. Joim Thompson, of Donegal Presbytei-y. In 
person, Samuel Stewart was large and well proportioned, six 
feet in height, Roman nose, bluish-gray eyes, brown hair, and 
ruddy complexion. He m., in Ireland, Mary McClay, who 
was noted for her very dark complexion and large person. 
They had issue : 

i. John, b. in Ireland; removed to the Marsh Creek settle- 
ment, now Adams county, Pa.; killed in the battle of 
Germantown, in 1777. 
5. ii. Sumuel \ m., first, Nancy Templeton ; secondly, Agnes 
Calhoun. 
Hi. Elijah., b. in Lancaster county, Pa.; d. in 1807, in Lower 
Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa.; after his death, 
liis widow removed to Oiiio with her family, where his 
descendants now live, laincipally in Butler, Claik and 
Trumbull counties. Tliey had issue, Sarah, m. James 
Finney; Johv, Samuel, Margard, m. William Finney; 
Mary, m. William Stewart ; Nancy, James, and Jane, 
iv. Mary, b. in Lancaster county, Pa.; m., 1764, Robert Pat- 
terson; in 1792, removed to Westmoreland county, Pa., 
and had seven sons and two daughters. 



Family of Stexoart 581 

f. Andrew^ b. in Lancaster county, Pa.; settled in Hanover 

township; killed in an Indian raid. 
vi. James, b. in Lancaster county, and Anally settled in Alle- 

glieny county, Pa. 
vii. Hugh, b. in Lancaster county. Pa.; settled in Kentucky; 

his descendants settled in Indiana. 
viii Joseph, 
ix. Bobert. 
X. Anthony. 

lY. Hugh Stewart, ^ (Robert, ^ John,"') b. near Glasgow, 
Scotland, June 11, 1719; cl. October 8, 1798; buried in the 
grave-yard of the old Covenanter church, three miles east of 
Harrisburg, Pa., of which church he was the main supporter. 
At the age of sixteen years, he accompanied his elder brother, 
Samuel, and family in their migration to the Province of Penn- 
sylvania, in 1735. He landed with a capital in coin equivalent 
to one dollar and twenty -live cents, and, having learned the 
trade of weaving, followed it for many years ; settled finally in 
Paxtang township, about six miles from Harris' Ferry, where 
he acquired a large estate, for the times. His name first ap- 
pears on the tax-list of 1750. In 1780 he was assessed for 
four hundred and five acres. He was considered a very hand- 
some man, of more than ordinary height, and retained through 
life his Scotch accent. Hugh Stewart was twice married ; m., 
first, in 1750-1, Hannah Dallas, b., 1727, in Ireland ; d. 1760, 
and buried with her husband. They had issue, all born in 
Paxtang: 

i. Jane, b. November 1, 1751 ; d. in 1824, near Monroe, But- 
ler county, Ohio, where tliey settled at a very early day ; 
m., in 1772, John Robeson, and had issue (surname 
Robeson), Sarah and Hannah, (twins,) Jane, William, 
Hugh, John-D., James-B. and Mary-E. 

ii. John, b. July 2, 1753; m. a sister of John Robeson, his 
brother-in-law, and moved to the Redstone settlement 
in Fayette county, Pa., where they lived half a century, 
and had issue, William, John, James, Samuel, Hugh, 
Hannah and Mary. 

Hi. William, b. October 21, 1757; m., 1780, Martha Walker, 
and removed to Allegtieny county. Pa., and had issue, 
Margaret, Hannah, Jane, Bebecca, Elizabeth, Martha, 
James, William., Samuel and John. 



582 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

iv. Hugh, b, October 1, 1759. In consequence of a deformity 
in bis feet, unfitting him for active life, he became a 
teacher, settled in the Redstone country, Fayette county, 
Pa.; thence he removed to Rush county, Indiana, near 
Flat Rock creek; m., in 1793, Mary Wilson, and had is- 
sue, Wilson and Hugh. 

Hugh Stewart, senior, m., secondly, in 1764, Nancy Moore, 
b. 1735; d. March 22, 1790. They had issue: 

6. V. Robert, b. March 8, 1765; m. Sarah Finney. 

vi. Samuel, b. March 5, 1767 ; m., in 1796, Jane Patterson, and 
settled in Allefjlieny county. Pa., north-west of Pitts- 
burgh, and had issue. James, Bobert, Hugh, Nancy, Flora, 
, John-W., Margaret, Samuel, Jane, William, Joseph and 

Uriah-P. 

7. vii. Joseph, b. July 10, 1769; m. Sarah Stewart. 

8. via. James, b. February 29, 1774; m., first, Mary Sherer ; sec- 

ondly, Mary Maclay Stewart; thirdly, Margaret Reed. 
ix. Mary, b. November 27, 1778, in Paxtang township ; d. in 
1853, and buried in the Monroe cemetery, Butler county, 
Ohio; m. Charles Stewartfsee XII). 

Y. Samuel Stewart, ^ (SamueV Robert, ^ John.^) b. in 
the coiinty Down, Ireland ; was brought to Pennsylvania in the 
emigration of his father's family, in 1735, and, on coming of 
age, settled as a farmer in Hanover township, Lancaster county, 
now West Hanover, Dauphin county, Pa. His warrant for one 
hundred acres of land was dated May 17, 1754, and, in an "as- 
sessment for the King's use, 1759, Samuel Stuart" is taxed five 
shillings. This township, established in 1737, and named in 
honor of the reigning family of Great Britain, almost exclu- 
sively settled by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, was on the then 
frontier and contiguous to the Kittatinny mountains. From the 
date of his settlement therein, in 1754, until 1764, on account 
of its proximity to the wilderness, it was subject to Indian 
raids and depredations from which the inhabitants suffered 
fearfully in their persons and property, often being compelled 
to abandon their homes and fly for safety. This state of af- 
fairs continued until the massacre in Lancaster of the Cones- 
toga Indians, who were the aiders and abettors of these out- 
rages. A public meeting of the citizens of Hanover township, 
June 4, 1774, has gone into history, showing the earliest re- 



Family of Stewart. 583 

corded movement towards independence, and, when the Kev- 
olutionary war began, the libert}^ loving and patriotic Scotch- 
Irish of Hanover were found faithful and active participants. 
Samuel Stewart entered as a private, serving in Col. Timothy 
Green's battalion for the defence of the frontier, and, in June 
6, 1776, in Captain Janaes Eodgers' company of Lancaster 
County Associators, "destined for the camp in the Jerseys." 
On the erection and organization of the county of Dauphin, 
in 1785, we find him upon the first grand jury, composed of 
prominent citizens. Although a Presbyterian by birth and a 
supporter of the old Hanover church, founded m 1735, and 
situated eleven miles east of Harrisburg, the records show that 
on "November 2, 1788, Samuel Stewart and Nancy Stewart, 
his wife, were admitted to the Lord's table." Samuel Stewart 
d. September 16, 1803, and was buried in Hanover Church 
grave-yard. He was a lai-ge man, weighing two hundred and 
thirty pounds, six feet in height, eyes blue and complexion fair. 
His surviving wife, Agnes Calhoun, and his son, Samuel Elder 
Stewart, were the executors named in his will. He m., first, 
Kancy Templeton, daughter of Eobert and Agnes Temple- 
ton, of Hanover; d. 1789. and buried in old Hanover Church 
grave-yard. They had issue, all born in Hanover township : 

9. i. Rohert-Templeton, b. 1773; m., first, Mary Dunlap ; sec- 
ondly, Mrs. Mary E, Hamilton. 
a. Sarah, b. 1772; d. February 3, 1835, in Butler county, O.; 
m. Joseph Stewart (see VII). 

10. Hi. Samuel- Elder, b. 1775; m. Elizabeth Elder. 

11. iv. James-B.,h. 1777; m. Ann Beatty. 

12. V. Charles, b. 1778 ; m. Marj' Stewart. 

13. vi. John-Templeton , b. 1781 ; m. Ann Elder. 

vii. Mary-Maday, b. 1784; d. 1816, in Butler county, Ohio ; m. 

James Stewart (see VIII). 
via. Agnes [Nancy) , b. 1786; d. February 25,1827; buried in 
Monroe cemetery, Butler county, Ohio ; m., in 1806, 
John R. Beatty, of Butler county, Ohio, who died in 
1870; all were members of the U. P. church. They had 
issue (surname Beatty), Nancy, Sarah, Mary, John, 
Jane, Samuel, Amanda-Elizabeth, Lavinia and David- 
Charles. 

Samuel Stewart married, secondly, in 1789, Agnes (Nancy) 



15. 


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xi. 




xii. 



584: Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

CALHOUisr, b. 1763 ; d. Augast 29, 1823 ; buried in the cem- 
etery at Graysville, Huntingdon county, Pa. ; daughter of 
William and Hannah Calhoun, of Paxtang township, Dauphin 
county, Pa. On the death of her husband in 1803, she pur- 
chased a small farm in West Hanover township, Dauphin 
county, Pa., adjoining the farm of Robert Stewart, ten miles 
east of Harrisburg, on the Jonestown road, where she remained 
until the spring of 1813, when she removed to Spruce Creek, 
Centre county. Pa. They had issue, all born in Hanover: 

14. ix. William- Calhoun , b. 1790 ; m., first, Jane Duulap ; secondly, 
Mrs. Miltenberger, {nee Oliver.) 

David, b. 1792; m. Sarah Walker. 

Thomas-Finney, b. 1794: ; m. Mary Bailey. 

Maruaret-Elizabeth, b. April 8, 1796; d. May 26, 1835, in 
Pittsburgh, Pa. ; early in life she joined the Presbyterian 
church ; was at Mrs. Leah Magnire's school, in Plarris- 
burg, in 1812; in person, was rather tall, with dark hair, 
dark complexion, hazel eyes, prominent forehead, rather 
full face, and fine expression ; she m. John Lyon, (see Ly- 
on record.) 

Vl. Robert Stewart, "^ (Hugh,^ Robert, ^ John,i) b. in 
Paxtang township, Lancaster county, Pa., March 8, 1765 ; d. in 
1854; buried in Paxtaug grave-yard; m., March 10, 1789, 
Sarah Finney, who was born August 10, 1768 ; died in 1811. 
They had issue, all born in Hanover township : 

i. Nancy -Grain, b. 1790; d. 1872; m., her cousin John B. 

Robinson, of Piqua, Ohio, 
n. Susannah, b. 1791. 

Hi. Thomas-P., b. 1794; m., in 1827, Martha B. Stewart, 
daughter of James B. Stewart, (see XI.) of Clarke county, 
Ohio. 
17. iv. Bobert, b. September 17, 1795 ; m. Sarah Barnett. 

V. Sarah, b. May 22, 1797 ; m. John Cleland, of Clarke county, 

Ohio. 
vi. Mary, b. November 30, 1798; m. John Rice, of Butler 

county, Ohio. 
vii. Jane, b. April 7, 1800. 
viii. Saynuel, b. April 22, 1802. 
ix. John, b. September 80, 1803; d. 1849, of cholera; buried in 
Monroe cemetery, Ohio; m., July 24,1831, his cousin, 
Nancy T. Beatty, who was a granddaughter of Samuel 
Stewart. 



Family of Steivart 585 

YIT. Joseph Stewart, 4 (Hugh,-'' Robert,^ John, i) b. July 
10, 1769 ; d. October 13, 1855 ; buried in Monroe cemetery ; 
m., December 20, 1792, by Rev. James Snodgrass, Sarah 
Stewart, daughter of his cousin Samuel Stewart, of Hanover 
township, {see V.) In conjunction with his brother, James 
Stewart, administered on his father's estate and became the 
owners of the homestead which they sold in 1805. In the 
spring of that year. Joseph and James Stewart with their re- 
spective families, removed, to Ohio, making the trip to Pitts- 
burgh by wagon, and down the Ohio river by flat boat, and 
settled in Butler county, near the present town of Monroe. 
Became an elder in the United Presbyterian church. They had 
issue: 

i. James, h. 1793, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; 

d. 1864, in Illinois ; m. Susan Finney. 
ii. Samuel-B., b. 1795; d. 1871 ; m., 1824, Sarah Barnett. 
Hi. Jane; m., her cousin, Robert Stewart, of Indiana. 
io. Nancy, b. 1799; ni., 1819, her cousin, Elijah Finney. 
V. J'jseph-F., b. 1801 ; m., 1832, Prudence Amnions, of Butler 

county, Ohio. 
vi. Sarah, b. 1803 ; d. 1870 ; m. , 1824, David Reynolds of Piqua, 

Ohio. 
vii. Mary,h. 1805, in Butler county, Ohio; m.,1825, Samuel 

Holmes, of Bellbrook, Ohio. 
via. John ; died young. 
ix. Charles. 
X. Eliza ; died young. 

YIII. James Stewart,-* (Hugh,^ Robert, ^ John,i) b. in 
Paxtang township, February 29, 1771:: m., November 17, 1803, 
Mary Sherer, daughter of Samuel Sherer and Elizabeth Bar- 
nett Sherer, of Swatara township, Dauphin county. Moved to 
Ohio in compan}^ with his brother Joseph, in 1805, and settled 
near Monroe, Butler county. They had issue; 

i. Joseph-Crain, b. August 18, 1804, in Paxtang township; m., 
1826, Nancy Templeton Stewart, daughter of Samuel El- 
der Stewart, of Clarke county, Oliio, (see X.) 

ii. Samuel- Sherer, M. D., b. October 20, 1807, in Butler county, 
Ohio; d. in 1872; studied medicine, and practiced at 
Jones Station, Dearborn county, Indiana ; was twice 
married ; first wife unknown ; m., secondly, in 1852, Mary 
Ann (yhurchill, of Kew York. 

Hi. James-Barnett, (twin,) b. October 20, 1807; d. 1851. 



586 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

Mary Sherer Stewart died October 21, 1807, after the birth 
of her twin feons,'" and was the first adult buried m Monroe 
cemetery, then open woods, and lier grave was protected by 
a pen of logs. James Stewart married, secondly, in 1808, 
Mary Maclay Stewart, daughter of his cousin, Samuel 
Stewart, of Hanoyer, {see V.) They had issue : 

iv. Nancy-M.,\). May 15, 1812 ; and m., in 1833, John Patterson, 
of Monroe. 

Mary Maclaj Stewart died in 1816, and was buried in Mon- 
roe cemetery. James Stewart married a third wife, Margaret 
Eeed, of Lewistown, Pa. They had issue : 

V. Mary-Jane, h. April 20, 1823; m., in 1840, Edward Kim- 
ball, of Cincinnati, O. ; she fell heir to the homestead on 
which her father settled in 1805 ; and resides thereon. 

James Stewart was a United Presbyteria^i of the strictest 
sect. . He met death in an extraordinary manner. May 4, 1835, 
as he was driving in a spring wagon, on the public road near 
Monroe, with his wife, and niece, Nancy Stewart, daughter of 
Charles Stewart, a huge tree standing by the road side fell upon 
the party, killing all instantly. 

IX. Robert Templeton Stewart, ^ (Samuel,^ Samuel,^ 
Robert, 2 John,^) b. June 15, 1773 ; d. October, 1835, at Holli- 
daysburg. Pa., while en route to Pittsburgli ; buried at Salts- 
burg, Indiana county, Pa. He settled in Bellefonte in the year 
1800, and was admitted to the bar of Centre county at the 
November term. He was retained in the famous slander suit 
of McKee vs. Grallaher, August term, 1801, in which there 
were fourteen law3^ers for the plaintiff and twenty-two for de- 
fendant. In 1810 he was appointed postmaster, and continued 
in office until 1819. In 1810 engaged in mercantile pursuits, 
and, in 1819, entered into partnership with John Lyon in the 
manufacture of iron ; residence at Coleraine Forges, Hunting- 
don county. In 1828 Lyon and Stewart sold Coleraine Forges 
to Joseph and James Barnett, and Anthony Shorb. He moved 
to Pittsburgh in 1823, and built Sligo Rolling Mill. Repre- 
sented Allegheny county in the Pennsylvania Legislature in 
1831-32. Disposing of his interests in the iron business, Mr. 



Family of Stewart. 587 

Stewart went to manufacturing salt on the Kiskiminetas. He 
was a man of genial disposition and social habits, and of great 
practical humor. In person, above the ordinary size, and of 
very dark complexion, which he inherited from his grandmother 
Stewart. He m., in 1809, by Rev'd Henry Wilson, Mary 
DuNLAP, daughter of James Dunlap, who, in connection with 
John Harris, in 1795, laid out the town of Bellefonte. Mary 
Dunlap Stewart died in 1827, aged forty-five years, and was 
buried in the First Presbyterian church yard, Pittsburgh. 
They had issue, nine children, among whom were : 

i. Stephen-Decatitr , b., 1814, in Bellefonte. 
ii. Harriet, b. 1816; m., 1843, by E,ev. Samuel Cooper, James 
Harris Linn, of Bellefonte, ironmaster, who died April 
6, 1876; s. p. 
18. in. Jane-Ann, h. 1820 ; m. Jolm M. McCoy. 

Robert T. Stewart mairied, secondly, in 1831, Mrs. Mary 
E. Hamilton, of Middlesex, Cumberland county. Pa., who 
died in Pittsburgh in 1842. 

X. Sakuel Elder Stewart, s (Samuel,^ Samuel, ^ Robert, ^ 
John,i) b., January 8, 1775, in Hanover township; d. July 2, 
1857. He removed to Clarke county, Ohio, near Clifton ; an 
elder in the Presbyterian church. In the war of 1812, was a 
captain in the Third Ohio regiment, Colonel James Findlay, 
and was at Hull's surrender. Captain Stewart m., October 11, 
1808, by Rev. James Snodgrass,- Elizabeth Elder, eldest 
daughter of Robert Elder, merchant, of Hanover, who d. in 
1869 ; both buried in Clifton cemetery. They had issue : 

i. Bobert- Elder, b. 1811; m., 1846, Mary Jane McClung, of 
Butler county, O. ; resides in Clarlie county, O. 

ii. Ann-Jane, b. 1813 ; m., 1840, William Cowan. 

Hi. Nanqi-T.; m. Joseph Crain Stewart, of Springfield, O., 
the son of James Stewart [see VIII.) 

iv. Samuel-Tenqyleton , b in 1817. 

V. Sarah-M. 

vi. Elizabeth- Elder, b. in 1824; m., 1848, David Cowan, of 
Bloomington, 111. 

vii. Maria, b. 1830; m., 1860, George Cornelius, of Blooming- 
ton, 111. 
via. Cyrus, h. 1833; m., 1862, Amanda K. Wilmoth ; reside in 
Logan county, 111. 



688 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XL James B. Stewart,^ (Samuel,^ Samuel, ^ Robert, ^ 
John,^) b. 1777; one of the pioneers of Clarke county, Ohio, 
whither he removed in 1806, having purchased his land from 
the Government only four years after the organization of the 
State. He m., in 1808, Ann Beatty. They had issue : 

i. Nancy-Te -< pleton, b. 1810. 

ii. Samuel, b. 1812; d. 1871, in Clarke county, Ohio; m. Caro- 
line Nelson. 
in. John-Beatty, b. 1814; m. Eliza McKinney. 
iv. Martha-Beatty ; m. Thomas P. Stewart, grandson of Hugh 

Stewart, (see IV.) 
V. Susan-Elder., b. 1820; m. Henry Crozier. 
vi, Surali-M., b. 1822; m. Amos B. Casey. 

XII. Charles Stewart, ^ (Samuel,'* Samuel, '"^ Robert, ^ 
John,i) b. 1778 ; d. 1846 ; m., March 30, 1802, by Rev. James 
'Snodgrass, of the Hanover Presbyterian church, Mary Stew- 
art, daughter of Hugh Stewart, {see IV.) In 1802, he moved 
to Ohio, and settled near Monroe, Butler county. In this year, 
Ohio was organized into a State, which made him one of her 
earliest citizens. He was in the Government service in the war 
of 1812, and had the reputation of being an impetuous, brave 
and daring soldier. He became a member of the United Pres- 
b3^terian church, in 1806, and, in connection with his cousin, 
Samuel Stewart, and his brothers-indaw, Joseph and James 
Stewart, founded the United Presbyterian church of Monroe. 
He and his wife were both buried in Monroe cemetery. They 
had issue, all born in Butler county, Ohio : 

i. JSfancy, b. January 12, 1805; accidentally killed by the fall- 
ing of a tree, May 4, 1835, (see VIII.) 

ii. Jane, b. 1806 ; m., 1834, Robert GrifEen, of Middle Fork, 
Indiana. 

Hi. Samuel- Logan, b. 1809 ; m., first, 1829, Elizabeth G. Bryson, 
d. 1842, and had issue, four sons ; he m., secondly, Mrs. 
C. Stryker, and had issue, Damd-M. 

iv. Mary; m., 1836, John W. Stewart, son of Samuel Stew- 
art, her mother's brother ; reside in Peoria county. 111. 
V. Margaret, b. 1814; m., 1848, Elijah Patterson, a great 
grandson of Samuel Stewart, (HI.) 

vi. Elizabeth, b. 1815; m. Robert Stewart Robeson, great 
grandson of Hugh Stewart, (IV.) 



Family of Steiuart 689 

m. Jolm-W.-JD., b. 1818 ; ra., 1848, MMrtha Mallory. 
viii. Jameti-R., b. 1821 ; m., 1845, Ann E. Cleland, great grand- 
daughter of Hugh Stewart, (I V.J 

XIII. John Templeton Stewaet,^ (Samuel,* Samuel, ^ 
Eobert,2 Jolin,^) b. 1781 ; cl. April 16, 1850. In 1806, settled 
in Clarke county, Ohio, on the Little Miami river. He m., 
March 2, 1815, Ann Elder, daughter of Eobert Elder, of 
Hanover, and sister of his brother Samuel's wife. They are 
both buried in Clifton cemetery. They had issue : 

i. Julia-Ann, b. 1815; m., 1833, David Anderson, of Clarke 

county, Ohio, 
n. Perry, b. 1818; m., 1844, Rhoda Ann Wlieeler; reside in 

Springfield, Oliio. 
in. Elcler-R.,\). 1821; m., 1846, Racliel E. Jacobs, of Clifton, 

Ohio. 
ii\ Samuel, b. 1823 ; m. Mary Ann Marshall, of Hardin county, 

Ohio. 
I'. Charles, b. 1825; m., first, 1854, Isabel Nicholson ; m., sec- 
ondly, 1865, Jessie Matthewson ; reside in ClarKe county, 

Ohio. 
vi. James-M, b. 1828; m., 1854, Rebecca C. Jacobs, (sister of 

Rachel E.,) of Yellow Springs, Ohio. 
vii. Thomas-E.,h. 1830 ; m., 1858, Delilah A. Marshall, of Clarke 

county, Oliio. 
viii. Oscar-Nesbit, b. 1833; m., 1S62, Rachel JSficholson, (sister 

of Isabel.) 
ix. WilUam-(J., b. 1835. 

XIV. William Calhoun Stewakt,^ (Samuel, * Samuel, ^ 
Robert, 2 John,i) b., 1790, in Hanover township, Dauphin 
county ; d., 1852, in Cincinnati, O. ; engaged in general merchan- 
dizing in Huntingdon county, Pa., he subsequently became a 
member of the iron manufacturing firm of Lyon. Shorb & Co., 
of Pittsburgh, and. represented his company in Cincinnati. He 
m., first, Jane Dunlap, of Bellefonte, a niece of Robert T. 
Stewart's wife. They had issue : 

i. John-D. 

a. Laura; m. Colonel Charles Jones, planter, of Red River, 
Louisiana; Colonel Jones, becoming involved in a 
Southern feud, shot General Littell, of the s;une State, 
and was in turn, with one of his sons, shot by Littell 's 
partisans. 



590 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Hi. Rev. WilUmn-CaVioun. 

iv. Jesse, b. in Cincinnati ; in tlie warof tlie Rebellion was first 
lieutenant of company A, One Hundred and Twenty- 
tiftli regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers; was killed in 
the battle of Ohancellorsville. 1863; ra. Mary Clarke, 
daughter of James and Sarali C. Clarke, of Birmingham, 
Huntingdon county, Pa. 
r. Ella ; m. Robert G. Busluiell, of New York city. 

Mr. Stewart in., secondly, Mrs. Miltenberger, of Pitts- 
burgh, who survived her husband. 

XY. David Stewart, ^ (Samuel, ^ Samuel, ^ Robert, ^ 
John,i) b. October 30, 1792, in Hanover township, Dauphin 
county ; d. May 29, 1869, at Coleraine Forges, Huntingdon 
county. Pa. ; buried in the Spruce Creek cemetery at Grays- 
ville. tie was twenty-one years of age at the time of the ex- 
odus of the family from Hanover to Centre county in -1813. 
He became the general manager at Pennsylvania Furnace, 
and subsequently entered the firm under the title of Shorb, 
Stewart & Co., which was synonymous with that of Lyon, 
Shorb & Co., Pittsburgh, manufacturers of the famed Juniata 
iron. Mr. Stewart was, undoubtedly, the most prominent and 
wealthy member of this large family ; resided at Coleraine 
Forges, Huntingdon county, from 1831 until liis death. His 
house was noted for its el'egant and liberal hospitality. In 
person he was large and imposing, showing traits of his Scotch 
ancestry, and was the last of his father's family, a long lived 
race, and it may be noted that from the birth of his eldest 
brother, Robert, to the date of his own death, embraced a 
period of nearly one hundred years. He married. May 22, 
1822, Sarah Walker, daughter of John Walker and Ann, 
his wife, of Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pa., originally 
from county Strabane in the north of Ireland. She was born 
September 23, 1799, and died at Coleraine Forges, April 24, 
1874, having survived her husband, by whose side she now 
lies buried. They had issue : 

19. i. Ann ■Caroline, h. 182S\ m. James Rowland Huglies. 

20. u. Sar'tuel-Calhoun, b. 1824; m. Margai-et Sample. 

21. Hi. William. Walker, h. 182Q; m. Mary McGuny. 
iv. Catharine- Walker. 



Family of Stewart. . 591 

V. Frances, b. August 30, 1829, at Pennsylvania Furnace ; m., 
November 8, 1859, Lewis M. Speer, of Bellevernon, Fay- 
ette county, Pa.; d. September 15, 1883; anrl had issue 
(surname Speer), David- Steionrt, Samuel-Calhoun , Frank- 
3Iarchand, and John-Stngdel; reside in^Wooster, Ohio. 
vi. Mnrgaretta. 

vii. David-Walker, b. at Coleraine Forges; m., June 5,1862, 
Sarah Spinning, of Springfield, O. ; and liad issue 
EmiJy-3fcAl})ine, and Mar(jaret \ reside at Dayton, O. 

via. Thomas ; d. July 81, 1837. 

XVI. Thomas Finney Stewart, ^ (Samuel, ^ Samuel,^ 
Robert,^ John,^) b. August 11, 1794, in Hanover township, 
Dauphin county, Pa.; d. August 8, 1864, and buried in Cedar 
Grove cemetery at Petersburg, Pa. He left Dauphin county 
with his mother in 1813, settling in Ferguson township. Centre 
count}^ where he pursued the occupation of farming until his 
latter years, when he removed to Petersburg, Huntingdon 
county, Pa. In 1851 he was elected an associate judge of the 
several courts of Huntingdon county. He married, in 1818, 
Mary Bailey, daughter of John Bailey; b. in 1798; d. in 
1866, and buried beside her husband. John Bailey, her 
father, was born in Chester county, and settled on Spruce 
Creek in 1790. He was the son of Richard Baile37 and Mary 
Wilson, both of Ireland, who settled in Chester county at a 
very early day. Judge Stewart had a large family, seven of 
whom died in infancy. The survivors .were : 

i. Samuel, h. ISW; d. 1868; m., 1845, Jane Kelly ; removed to 

Iowa in 1855. 
ii. John-BaVey. , 

Hi. Nancy. 
iv. Margaret, b. 1824; m., 1847, David Byers, of Smicksburgh, 

Pa. 
11. Jane- Ann. ^ 

VI. James-G., b. 1829 ; m., 1851, Matilda Frew. 
vii. David; d. 1863. 
via. Harriet, d. 1865 ; buried in Cedar Grove cemetery. 

XVII. Robert Stewart, ^ (Robert,* Hugh,^ Robert, ^ 
Jobn,^) b. September 17, 1795, in Hanover tow nshi|), Dauphin 
county, on the farm bequeathed to his father by Hugh Stewart, 
where he died, June 25, 1878; buried in East Harrisburg cem- 



592 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

etery. This farm remained in the family one hundred and 
eighteen years, until 1881, when the last of Hugh Stewart's 
descendants remaining in Dauphin county, left Pennsylvania 
to settle in Ohio.^ Robert Stewart was many years a trustee of 
the old Hanover Presbyterian church, and the custodian of the 
church records, which the Dauphin County Historical Societv 
now possess. He m., May 5, 1829, Sarah BARisrETT, daughter 
of Thomas Barnett, b. March 13, 1806, in Hanover township, 
Dauphin county. Pa.; d. July 12, J 878, and buried with her 
husband. They had issue : 

i. Eev. J?o&eri-C>'ain, of Turpers Plains, Meigs county, Ohio ; 
m. in 1864, Mary Fnlqliun, of Richmond, Indiana. 

a. Sarah-Jane. 

in. Mnrgaret-Elizuheth. 

iv. I\ancii-Rehecca. 

V. Susan-Mary ; d. May IS, 1858. 

vi. Thomas-Bar )iett, of Piqua, Miami county, Ohio ; m. Matilda 
Mcllhenny. 

i-ii. John-Joseph', with his four sisters, left the old homestead 

in 1881, and removed to Monroe, Butler county, Oiiio. 
via. Harriet- (Jarolin e 

ix. WilUani-Calcin, of Monroe, Butler county, Ohio; m., Oc- 
tober 26, 1882, Ella Stewart, a descendant of Hugh 
Stewart. 

XYIII. Jane Ann Stewart," (Robert-T.,^ Samuel,* 
Samuel,3 Robert,^ John,i) b. in 1820; m., in 1843, by Rev. 
Dr. Linn. John M. McCoy, M. D., of Bellefonte. He was 
b., February 4, 1816, in Belleville, MifHin county, Penn'a ; d. 
January 19, 1879. Dr. McCoy and James Harris Linn, brothers- 
in-law, were associated in the iron business under the firm name 
of McCoy & Linn, their works being on Spring creek near Belle- 
fonte. They had issue (surname McCoy) : 

i. Frank, h. in Bellefonte ; m., October 30, 1879, Miss Allison, 
of Penn's valley. Centre county, Pa. ; reside at the iron 
works, below Bellefonte. 

ii. Mary- Stewart, b. July 9, 1849 ; d. September 29, 1883; m.. 
J. Dunlap Shugart, of Bellefonte. 

XIX. Ann Caroline Stewart,'' (David, ^ Samuel,* 
Samuel, 3 Robert, ^ John,^) b. March 8, 1823, at Pennsylvania 
Furnace, Huntingdon county, Pa.; d. May 16, 1869, in Blairs- 



Family of Stewart. 593 

ville, Pa. ; buried in Blairsville cemetery ; m., at her fathers 
residence, Coleraine Forges, October 16, 1861, the Kev. James 
EowLAND Hughes, of the Presbyterian church, who was b. 
March 17, 1819, in Butler county, Pa. ; graduated at Washing- 
ton College, Pa., 1845 ; studied theology, and licensed to preach 
by the Presbytery of Steubenville, Ohio, October 16, 1847 ; 
was pastor of Eehoboth church, Redstone Presbytery, fifteen 
years; principal of Blairsville Seminary three years, and then, 
in 1870, accepted a pastorate in Dayton, Ohio, where he now 
resides. They had issue (surname Hughes,) all born in Eos- 
traver township, Westmoreland county. Pa. : 

i. Mary-W., b. November 20, 1852; m., October 15, 1877, 

James W. Colvvell, of Urbanna, Ohio, 
n. Elizabeth- Walker, b. April 15. 1856. 
in. Sarah- Stewart, b. September 30, 1860. 
io. -F'a??iri!/-Siewar<, b. April 6, 1863; d. 1866. 
V. James-Rowland, b. August 9, 1865. 

XX. Samuel Calhoun Stewart," (David, ^ Samuel,* 
Samuel, 3 Robert, ^ John,^) b. September 6, 1824, at Pennsyl- 
vania Furnace, Huntingdon county. Pa. He was educated at 
Jefferson College; became general manager of Coleraine and 
Tyrone forges under the operations of Lyon, Shorb & Co., of 
Pittsburgh, of which firm he was a member. He is a man of 
prominence in his county — a director of the Lewisburg and 
Tyrone Railroad Company, and an elder in the Presbyterian 
church ; resides at Tyrone Forges. Blair county. Pa. ; he m., 
June 15, 1865, Margaret Sample, daughter of Dr. IST. W. 
Sample and Sarah Steel, of Leacock township, Lancaster county, 
Pa. They had issue, all born at Tyrone Forges : 

i. Boherts-Lowrie, b.'Marcli 22, 1866. 
a. Jean elte- Steel, b. June 10, 1867. 
Hi. Carrie-Hm/lies, b. February 17, 1869. 
iv. Betty- Walker, b. October 7, 1871. 
V. Samuel-Cnllwun, b. October 31, 1874. 
vi. Maryaret-Hamilton, b. January 25, 1879. 
vii. Nathaniel- Sample, h. May 8, 1882. 

XXI. William Walker Stewart, ^ M. D., (David, « 
Samuel, 4 Samuel, ^ Robert, ^ John,^) b. April 4, 1826, at Penn- 

38 



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Pen risylvania Oenealogies. 



sylvania Furnace ; cl. September 26, 1872, at the Monoiigahela 
House, Pittsburgh ; buried in Dayton, Ohio, the place of his 
residence. Dr. Stewart was educated at Jefferson College, Pa., 
and at the University of Yirginia, and received his diploma 
from Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia. He m., June 
15, 1854, Maey McGuffy, daughter of Prof. William McGuffy, 
of the University of Virginia. They had issue : 

i. William -McGuffy , b. April 21, 1855, in Dayton, Ohio; d. 

February 12, 1859. 
n. Sallie- Walker, b., June 9, 1857, in Virginia ; d. February 21, 

1876, in London, England ; buried in Dayton, Ohio. 
tii. liary-McGuff'y, b. February 24, 1863; d. in infancy. 
iv. Kate- Walker, b. June 1, 1865, in Dayton, Ohio. 




Swan Family.- 59^ 



SWAN FAMILY 



1. The family of Swan is of English origin, but the ancestors 
of the Swans who settled in Hanover and Paxtang townships, 
Lancaster county, Pa., belonged to one of the one hundred 
English families whom King James of England placed in pos- 
session of an equal number of Irish confiscated estates. At 
what time Richard Swaist^ emigrated with his family to 
America we have no account, nor of all his children, save the 
names of six sons. Upon an examination of the records of 
the Land Department of the State, we have the following data, 
relating to early surveys in Lancaster countv: "Alexander 
Swan had surveyed to him on the 23d of January, 1743, one 
hundred and fifty acres in Hanover township, adjoining land 
of Andrew Lachin and others." * * * ''On the 25th of 
August, 1767, there was surveyed to Hugh Swan two hundred, 
and eighty-three acres of land, adjoining land of James Wal- 
lace, John Carson and the Blue Mountain, in Paxtang town- 
ship."' * * * "To Moses Swan there was surveyed, on. 
the 8th of November, 1774, one hundred and fifty acres, ad- 
joining "William McRoberts on the north, Andrew Carson on 
the east, John Jameson on the south and Alexander Johnson, 
on the west, in Paxtang township." We have no knowledge 
of the name of Richard Swan's wife. They had, among others,, 
issue : 
'^ 2. i. James, b. 1711 ; m. Mary . 



3. ii. Moses, b. 1713; m. Jean Barnett. 

in. Joseph, b. 1715; resided in Letterkenny townsliip, Prank- 
lin county, in 1786. 

4. iv. William, b. 1719; m. Jennett Sliields. 

V. Bichard,h.l725; settled in Philadelplua; a mercliant, and 
was one of the signers to the non-importation resolutions-- 
of 1765. 

5. ri. vlZea;a>ider, b. 1727 ; m. Martha Gilchrist. 



596 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

IT. James Swan,^ (Richard/) b. 1711 ; cl. December, 1741 ; 
settled in Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county. 
Pa.; m. Mary -; d. 1767. They had issue: 

i. James, 
ii. Alexander. 
Hi. Margaret, 
iv. Mary. 

V. Jean, 
vi. Sarah ; m. Robert Bell, of Hanover, and had a son, James. 

III. Moses Swan,^ (Richard, i) b. 1713, in the north of Ire- 
land; came to America with his parents about 1730, and set- 
tled in Paxtang township. He d. about 1785. He ra., in 1737, 
Jeax Barnett, b. 1715 ; daughter of John and Jennett Ear- 
nett. They had issue: 

i. Hugh, b. 1738 ; m. April 4, 1782, by Rev. John Elder, Mar- 
tha . 

ii. John, b. 1740; m. and removed to now Washington county, 
Pa., prior to 1771 , and had issue, among others, John and 
Thomas. 

Hi. Isaac, b. 1742; d. unm. 

io. Catharine, b. 1743; m. Thomas Porter. 

6. V. William, b. 1745; m. Martha Renick. 

ci. Joseph, b. 1747 ; resided in Hamilton township, now Frank- 
lin county. Pa., in 1785. 
fii. Moses, b. 1749 ; m., and had a son Moses. 
viii. Jian, b. 1751. 

ix. Margaret, h. lloS; m. John Thompson. 

7. X. liichard, b. 1755; m. Catharine Boggs.* 

* James Boggs of Paxtang, d. July, 1753. In his will he speaks of 
his wife Maky, and also his children Thomas and Elizabeth, then 
residing m Ireland, tind, " if they came witli his wife to this country " 
were to have a share in liis estate. They did not come, and William 
Boggs who emigrated witli his father, remained in possession of the 
homestead. He died in April, 1782, in Paxtang, leavinga wife Lydia, 
who subsequently married Joseph White, and issue as follows : 
i. James. 

ii. Catharine; m. Richard Swan. 
Hi. AiDiie; m. Andrew Wiley. 
VI. Margaret. 
V. Elizabeth, 
vi. Wi'liam. 
vH. Lydia. 
viii. John. 



Swan Family. 597 

lY. William Swan,^ (Richard, i) b. 1719, in Ireland; set- 
tled in Hamilton township, Franklin county, Pa., and there d. 
in January, 1773 ; rn. Jenistett Shields, and they had issue : 

%. William, 

a. Margaret, 

iii. Jennett. 

iv. Robert. 

Y. Alexander Swan,^ (Richard, i) b. 1727, in Ireland, 
settled in Hanover township, Dauphin county ; d. March, 1778 ; 
m. Martha GtILCHRIST, daughter of James and Jean Gilchrist, 
of Paxtatig. They had issue : 

i. Samuel. 

a. Alexander. 

Hi. Jean; m. James Taylor. 
iv. Mary ; m. William Owens. 

V. Margaret ; m. Tliomas Finney. 

vi. Agnes; m. Andrew Armstrong, in 1795 ; resided at Harris- 
burg. 

YI. William Swan, 3 (Moses, ^ Richard, i ) b. 1745, in Pax- 
tang township ; d. prior to 1787 ; ra., in 1775, Martha Renick, 
b. November 30, 1755, daughter of Henry Renick and Martha 
Wilson. They had issue: 

8. i. Margaret, b. 1776 ; m. James Ingram. 

ii. Sarah, h. January 1,1779; d. June 17,1852; m. William 

liutherford, {see Rutherford record.) i 

Hi. Moses, b. 1781 ; d. at Harrisburg, September 11, 1822. 
ic. Wilham, b. 1783. 

YII. Richard Swan, =5 (Moses, ^ Richard, i)b. 1755, in Pax- 
tang township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. April, 1808, in Erie 
county. Pa. He was a soldier in Capt. James Cowden's com- 
pany, daring the Revolutionary war, and was in actual service 
during the campaign in New Jersey, and around Philadelphia. 
In the Whiskey Insurrection of 1794, he commanded a com- 
pany of volunteers. In 1797, he went to Erie county. Pa., 
purchased a tract of land, but did not remove thither until 
1802, when he located at the mouth of Walnut creek, as the 
manager of the Harrisburg and Presqu' Isle Land Company's 



598 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

mills, at that point. He was one of the earliest pioneers in 
that section of Pennsylvania. Captain Swan m. Catharine 
BoG-GS, b. February 8, 1759, in Paxtang township, Dauphin 
county, Pa. ; d. April, 1843, in Erie county, Pa., daughter of 
William and Lydia Boggs, They had issue, all of whom, 
except the youngest, were born in Paxtang township : 

9. i. Lydia, b. Sev)tember 15, 1789; m. Joseph McCreary. 

n. WilUam-Boggs, h. February 27. 1791 ; d. February 10, 1792. 

10. in. John-Joseph, b. March 14, 1793 ; m. Eunice Ann White. 
io. William, b. November 25, 1794 ; went west and died there 

about 1833 ; nnm. 

11. V. J?rc/mrcZ, b. December 4, 1796; m. Margaret Boal Sturgeon. 

12. vi. Moses, b. December 9, 1798 ; m. Virginia Bates. 

13. viL Andrew-Cavet, b. July 29, 1802 ; m. Angeline Mitchell. 

YIII. Margaret Swax,'* (William, ^ Moses, ^ Richard, i) 
b. 1776, in Paxtang; d. at Harrisburg; m., November 26, 
1799, by Eev. jSTathaniel Snowden, Major James Ingram, b. 
1761 ; d. August 12, 1811, at Harrisbu.rg, and is buried in 
Paxtang church grave-yard. They had issue (surname In- 
gram) : 

i. William. 

ii. Martha- Smith; m. William Dick Boas, (see Boas record.) 
Hi. Sarah ; d. unm. 
iv. Maria ; m. Nathaniel Henry. 

V. James. 

IX. Lydia Swan,^ (Richard, ^ Moses, ^ Richard, ^) b. Sep- 
tember 15, 1789, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county. Pa. ; 
d. April, 1866, in Brie county. Pa. ; m. September 12^ 1811? 
Joseph F. McCreary. They had issue (surname McCreary) : 

i. Samuel- Slater, b. September 12, 1812 ; m. Joanna O. Brooks, 
and had issue. 

ii. Klchard-Swan; m. Louisa Barr, and had issue. 

Hi. Selina-C 

iv. J'lhn-J. ; d. s. p. 
V. Mary-E. 

vi. Jackson', b. August 29, 1823 ; m., first, Mary Ann Love, 
secondly, Rebecca Josephine Love ; and liad issue. 

vii. David-B.; b Feb. 27, 1826; was educated at the Erie acad- 
emy and Washington college ; afterwards taught school 



Swan Family. 599 

at Erie, and was principal of the Winchester, Ky., sem- 
inary from 1851 to 1853; read law with Judge Galbraith, 
and in 185^ was admitted to the Erie bar ; in the war of 
the Rebellion entered the service as First Lieutenant 
company B of the Erie regiment ; assisted in the organ- 
ization of tlie 145th regiment P. V., and was appointed 
Lieutenant-Colonel, subsequently promoted Colonel, and 
later breveted Brigadier-General ; in 1866 elected to the 
Legislature, serving two terms ; in 1868 was Adjutant 
General of the State filling the office with distinction 
three j^ears; resides in Erie ; m. in 1851, Annette Gun- 
nison, dau. of E. D. Gunnison ; and had issue (surname 
McCreary) .- 

1. Sophia; m. Henry A. Clark. 

2. Wirt ; graduated in 1884 from the U, S. naval 

academy. 
I'm. Lydia-Ann ; m. William Love, and had issue. 
ix. Martha-Swan; m. Thomas Love, and had issue. 

X. JoHX Joseph Swan,^ (Richard, ^ Moses, ^ Richard, i) b, 
March 14, 1793, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; 
d. July 22, 1878, at Swanville, Erie county. Pa. At the age 
of sixteen, he taught school in Girard borough, and afterwards 
at Mill Creek and Erie. In 1812, he assisted in the survey of 
the "Triangle," and, also, responded to the call of service in 
the war of that year. In 1818 and 18 19, he was in the mer- 
cantile business at Conneaut, 0. ; from 1821 to 1822, at Grreen 
Bay, Mich. In 1823, he returned to Erie county, took up land, 
established a homestead, and followed farming. He served 
as county auditor from 1831 to 1833. Mr. Swan m,, June, 
1825, Eunice Ann White, b. May 15, 1805 ; d. October 22, 
1855. They had issue : 

i. Lucinda. 

a. Eliza-Catharine. 

in. Charles-John ; d. June 18, 1877. 

iv. Andrew- Francis, b. October 16, 1832 ; d. April 18, 1876 ; en- 
listed as a private in the Sixth regiment. United States 
cavalry, July 19, 1861 ; was promoted to first sergeant 
company G, of that regiment; subsequently, in the vol- 
unteer service, to major and lieutenant colonel ; had his 
horse shot under liim at Siiepherdstown, Va.,and was 
wounded in a charge on Fort Magruder, Williamsburg, 
Va. ; wounded at Cold Harbor, and, at last, was com- 
pelled to resign towards the close of the war. In 1867, 
was elected slierifl of Erie county. Pa. 



600 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

V. Harriet. 

vi. Adelaide-Mary; d. April 13, 1867. 
vii. Henry-Harrison. 

via, Lavinia; m. William Hoskinson, Jr., and had issue. 
ix. Henry-Clay; m. Yirginia S. Eogers, and liad issue. 
X. Josephine, 
xi. Eugene-Barnett; served in the war of the Rebellion; m. 

Mary Jennings. 
xii. Clayton-Kleber. 

XI. RiCHAED Swan,'* (Richard, ^ Moses, ^ Richard,') b. De- 
cember 4, 1796, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county. Pa. ; 
m., January 26, 1826, Margaret Boal Sturgeon, b. Sep- 
tember 3, 1805 ; daughter of Jeremiah Sturgeon and Jane 
Moorhead. They had issue. 

i. William-Boggs. 

a. Jane- Sturgeon; m. John C. Perkins, and had issue. 
Hi. Edwin; m. Anna Rumbaugii. 
iv. Emily ; m. George Perkins. 

V. Sophia; m. Edwin Heron, and had issue. 
vi. Rosannah, b. August 21, 1840; d. January 25, 1846. 
vii. Mary; m. Williaoi Brewster. ' 
viU. Byron- Wallace. 

XII. Moses Swan,^ (Richard, ^ Moses, ^ Richard,i) b De- 
cember 9, 1798, in Paxtang township, Dauphin county. Pa. ; 
d. June 30, 1833, at Galena, 111. ; m. Virginia Bates, b. Feb- 
ruary 9, 1809, in Henry county, Ky. ; d. September 2, 1865, 
at Galena, 111. They had issue : 

i. David-Bates; d. s. p. 

ii. Emily; nr., Jime 15, 1853, William Bell, of Lexington, Ky., 
and had issue. 

XIII. Andrew Cavet Swan,^ (Richard,-'' Moses, ^ Rich- 
ard, ') b. July 29, 1802, in Erie county. Pa. ; d. July, 1867, at 
Galena, 111. ; m. Angeline Mitchell. They had issue : 

i. George ; d. s. p. , 

ii. Emily-G. ; m. Chilson, and had issue.. 

Hi. John- Mitchell. 



Thomas of Heidelberg. 601 



THOMAS OF HEIDELBERG. 



1. Theodorus Thomas,! a native of Switzerland, and a 
.refugee from the Palatinate, Germany, with his wife and a por- 
tion of his family, emigrated to America in 1736, landing at 
Philadelphia on the 16th of September that year from the "ship, 
'Princess Augusta,' Samuel Merchant, master, from Eotterdam, 
last from Cowes." He settled in what is now Heidelberg town- 
ship, Lebanon county. Pa., then in Lancaster county, in the 
neighborhood of Scheafferstown. He died a few years after- 
wards, leaving a wife, Akna [Scheaffer], and children as 
follows : 

2. i. Martin, b. 1702; m., and had issue. 

a. Theodorus, b. 1708; m., and left issue, but no record of the 

family. 
in. Jacob, b. 1715; no information. 
iv. Anna, b. 1718 ; m. Henry Weiss, of Heidelberg. 

IT. Martin Thomas, ^ (Theodorus, ^j b. about 1702, in the 
Palatinate, Germany ; d. in 1758, in Lebanon township, then 
Lancaster county. Pa. He emigrated with his family to Amer- 
ica in the year 1749, landing at Philadelphia on the 30tli of 
August that year, his father having preceded him several 
years. The ship, "Crown," Michael James, master, in which 
they embarked, was heavily laden, having no less than five 
hundred souls on board on its arrival, out of over six hundred 
at leaving Rotterdam. The mortality on that crowded vessel 
was fearful, and it is hardly pro]3able that the family of Martin 
Thomas entirely escaped. He became quite prominent in the 
early history of Heidelberg towmship, where he settled; was 
lieutenant of a ranging company on the frontiers during the 
French and Indian wars, and overseer of roads. He left a 
wife, Barbara, and children as follows : 



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602 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



T^. 



i. Philip, b. 1725 ; notliing further is known of him, save that 
lie married and went southward. 

3. it. Tkeodorus,h. 1127 ; m. Catharine [Bomberger]. 

4. HI. Jacob, b. 1729; m. Ursula . 

iv. Henry, h. 1731 ; it is supposed accompanied his brother to 

the valley of Virginia. 
v. Adam,h. nS3; m., and left issue. 
vi Any^a, b. 1735. 
vii. Martin, h. 1737 ; m. Ursula Miiller. 



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III. Theodorus Thomas, 3 (Martin, ^ Theodoras, i) b. about 
1727, in the Palatinate, Grermany; d. in May, 1790, in Leba- 
non township, Dauphin, now Lebanon, county, Pa. He served 
in the Indian and Revolutionary wars ; was overseer of the 
poor in Ileidelberg township in 1761, and served in other of- 
ficial positions. He m. Catharine [Bomberger]. They 
had issue : 

i. Theodorus [Durst], b. 1759 ; m. Mrs. Regina Spycker, widow 
of John Spycker, by whom slie had issue (surname 
Spycker), Benjamin and John-Peter, and had issue : 
1. Barbara; m. Clu'istoplier Uhler. 

7. ii. Martin, b. 1761 ; m. Elizabeth Strolmi. 

8. in. John, b. 1763; m. Anna Wolfersberger. 

iv. Jacob, b. 1765 ; resided in Londonderry township, where 
he died in 1785; m. Catharine Hostetter, daughter of 
John and Barbara Hostetter. 
V. Catliarine, b. 1767 ; m. John Becker, d. December, 1789, 
and had issue (surname Becker) : 

1 . Matthias. 

2. Henry. 

3. Catharine ; d. prior to 1789 ; m. Martin Miller. 

4. Elizabeth ; m. Good. 

5. Frederick. 

9. vi. Margaret, b. November 11, 1769; m. Johannes Wolfers- 

berger. 
vii. Maria, b. 1771 ; m. Abraham Smith. 

IV. Jacob Thomas, ^ (Martin, ^ Theodorus, ^) b, 1729, in 
the Palatinate, Germany; d. November, 1771, in Lebanon 
township, Lancaster, now Lebanon county, Pa. ; he left a wife, 
Ursula, (who after remaining a widow a few years, married 
(reorge Shrombaugh, of Lebanon township,) and children as 
follows : 



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Thomas of Heidelberg. 603 

i. Barbara, b. 1754. 

a. Jacob, b. 1756 : enlisted February 7, 1776, in Capt. Eudolph 
Brunner's company, Col. Arthur St. Clair's battalion of 
Pennsylvania, in the war of tlie Revolution, of which he 
was promoted corporal, June 13, 1776. 

in. Ursula, b. 1760. 

iv. John, b. 1762; m. Anne . 

y. Adam Thomas, ^ (Martin, ^ Theodorus, i ) b. about 1733, 
in the Palatinate, Grermany; d. September, 1762, leaving among 
other children : 

i. Veronica ; m. Peter Lehr, of Dauphin county, Pa. 
a. Elizabeth; m. Jacob Miller, of Cumberland county, Pa. 

VI. Martin Thomas, ^ (Martin, ^ Theodoras, ^) b. in 1737, 
in Heidelberg township, then Lancaster county, Pa. ; d. Jan- 
uary, 1804, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county, 
Pa. He served in the French and Indian war, and, prior to 
the Revolution, established a furnace in the neghborhood of 
Shamokin, Northumberland count}^, Pa. During the "Great 
Runaway" of 1778, he and his family fled from the locality, 
and settled on the Yellow Breeches, in Cumberland county, 
where he built a stone mill, yet standing, and where he remained 
until his death. He disposed of his Northumberland county 
property, receiving a large sum in continental currency there- 
for, which, before he had the opportunity to re-invest, became 
worthless. He was one of the founders of Frieden's Kirche, 
near the present Shiremanstown. lie m., in 1767, Ursula 
MuLLER, b. 1740, in Lebanon township, now Lebanon county, 
Pa. ; d. 1807, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county, 
Pa. ; daughter of John and Barbara Miiller, (see Miiller and 
Lohingier.) They had issue: 

i. Martin, b. 1768; d. 1824, at Shippensburg, Pa. ; unm. 
10. a. John, b. 1770 ; m. Mary Pienninger. 

Hi. Elizabeth, b. May 2, 1772 ; d. August 5, 1867 ; m. Valentine 

.Egle, (see Egle record), 
iv. Catharine, b. January, 1777 ; d. July 2, 1860, near Newville, 
Pa.; m. Frederick Mentzer, b. 1776; d. 1860, and had 
issue beside a daughter, (surname Mentzer) : 

1. Frederick; d. September 4,1864; ra., and had 
issue. 



604 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

V. Adam, b. 1779: d. unm. 

vi. George, b. 1781 : m., and removed to the West. 

11. vii. Jacob, b. February 2. 1783; m. Mary Bear. 

12. mi. Anna-Margaret, b. September 12, 1785; m. Jacob Geelir. 

13. ix. Mary, b. 1787; ra. Gilbert Burnett. 

YII. Martin Thomas,^ (Theodorus,3 Martin, ^ Theodorus,i) 
b. about 1761, in Lebanon township, then Lancaster county. 
Pa. ; d. August, 1822, in Londonderry township, Dauphin 
county, Pa. He served in the war of the Revolution at the 
age of eighteen ; was a miller by occupation, and a substantial 
farmer. He m. Elizabeth Strohm ; d. prior to 1820 ; 
daughter of George Strohm, Sr., of Lebanon township, Lebanon 
county, Pa. They had issue : 

i. Jacob. 

a. Magdalena; m. Hawk. 

iii. Stisanna; m. Wolfersberger. 

YIII. John Thomas, ^ (Theodorus,^ Martin, ^ Theodoras, ^) 
b. about 1763 ; d. January, 1795, in Lebanon township, Dau- 
phin, now Lebanon county. Pa. It is probable most of his 
family went West, and thus have been lost trace of. He m. 
Anna Wolfersberger. They had issue : 

i. John, 
ii. Jacob. 
Hi. Margaret, 
w Barbara. 

V. Elizabeth. 
vi. A)ina. 

TX. Margaret Thomas, ^ (Theodoras, ^ Martin, ^ Theo- 
dorus,^) b. November 11, 1769, in Lebanon township, Lan- 
caster, now Lebanon county, Pa. ; d. November 28, 1832, at 
Campbellstown, and there buried ; m. Johannes Wolfers- 
berger, b. April 11, 1767 ; d. September 8, 1818, at Camp- 
bellstown, and there interred ; son of Philip and Susanna 
Wolfersberger. They had issue (surname Wolfersberger) : 

i. John, b. October 6, 1789 ; d. November 29, 1864; m. Eliza- 
beth , b. December 15, 1790 ; d. February 25, 1852. 

ii. Elizabeth, h, September 16, 1792; d. December 2, 1867; 
unm. 



Thomas of Heidelberg. 605 

X. John Thomas, * (Martin, ^ Martin, 2 Theoclorus,i) b. 
about 1770, in Lebanon township, now Lebanon county, Pa. ; 
d. about 1834, at Paris, Stark county, O., and there buried. 
He went to Western Pennsylvania a few years after his mar- 
riage, locating at Beaver Falls ; about 1809, removing to Co- 
lumbiana county, O. He was thrice married ; m., first, Mary 
Renninger, b. in Cumberland county, Pa. ; d. 1804. at Beaver 
Falls, Pa. ; daughter of Conrad and Mary Renninger. They 
had issue : 

14. i. >Sara/i, b. 1794; m. Daniel Hammond. 

15. n. (S^?y?7Za, b. 1796; m. John Hammond. 

Hi. Mary, b. 1798; d. 1828, at Paris, O. ; m. William Lutz; d. 
in 1847, at Paris, O., and had issue (surname Lutz) : 
1. Elizabeth ; d. 1830, at Paris, O. 
iv. George, b. 18(10 ; d. 1821, at Paris, O. 
V. Rebecca, b. 1802; d. 1824, at Paris, O. 

John Thomas m., secondly, about 1807, at Beaver Falls, 
Elizabeth Henning, b. 1786, in Pennsylvania; d. 1819, ^at 
Paris, O. They had issue : 

vi. Lena. h. 1808; d. 1820, at Paris, O. 
Ifi. vii. Martha, b. September 1, 1810; m. George Pore. 

17. viii. Elizabeth, h. December 23, 1812; m. Josiah W. Chapman. 

ix. John, b. 1815; m. Minerva Taylor; reside at Horse Neck, 
West Virginia. 

18. X. C«i/iarz?7e, b. March 15, 1818; m. David Bowman. 

John Thomas m., thirdly, Mrs. Sarah Montgomery. They 
had issue : 

19. xi. Amanda, b. December 15, 1821 ; m. Mortimer F. Reed. 
xii. [a iion;'\ d. in infancy, and buried at Paris, O. 

XI. Jacob Thomas,* (Martin, ^ Martin, 2 Theodoras, M b. 
February 2, 1783, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland 
county. Pa. : d. May 29, 1822, in Adams county, Pa. ; buried 
in Bender's church grave-yard. He m., in 1811, in Perry 
county, Pa., Mary Bear, b. January 15, 1790, in Perry county. 
Pa. ; d. March 20, 1872, in Adams county. Pa. ; buried by the 
side of her husband ; daughter of Jacob Bear and Catharine 
Zimmerman. They had issue: 



606 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

20. i. George-Bear., b. October 7, 1812 ; m. Catliarine Ebert. 
n. [a daughttr,] b. January 17, 1814 ; d. in infancy. 

21. in. Martin, b. January 2, 1815; m. Susan Eiclioltz. 

22. iv. Mary, b. June 19, 1817 ; m. Joseph Ilartzel. 

V. Catharine, b. September 15, 1819. 

23. vi. Margaret, b. August 19, 1821 ; m. John Landis Latshaw. 

XII. Anna Margaret Thomas, ^ (Martin, =^ Martin, ^ Theo- 
dorus,^) b. September 12, 1785, in East Pennsboro' township, 
Cumberland county. Pa.; baptized bj- Rev. Anthony Hautz; 
d. August 20, 1824: buried in Frieden's Kirche grave-yard, 
near Shiremanstown, Pa. She was a devoted Christian, and a 
most amiable woman. She m., January, 1808, Jacob Geehr, 
b. November 5, 1784, near Lisburn, Cumberland county. Pa. ; 
d. February 14, 1859, near Elliottsville, in Shearman's valley, 
Perry county, Pa., and there buried. Pie was a farmer. They 
had issue (surname Geehr), all born at the old homestead in 
Cumberland county. Pa., six miles west of Plarrisburg, on the 
State road to Gettysburg : 

i. iViza, b. January 25, 1809; d. May 31, 1823; buried at 

Frieden's Kirclie. 
a. Jf«r?y,b. June 15, 1810; d. May 9, 1822; buried at Frieden's 

Kirciie. 
Hi. Matilda, b. June 20, 1812; d. November 10, 1860; buried 

in Bellwood cemetery, near Bellwood, Blair county, Pa. ; 

she was a noble Christian woman, and among the first 

members of the Rev. John Winebrenner's church, 

24. iv. John, b. November 7, 1814 ; m. Amelia A. Patterson. 

V. Martin, b. April 14, 1817; d. July 14, 1818; buried at 
Frieden's Kirche. 

25. vi. Margaret, b. September 28, 1820; m. John S. Lobaugh.-^ 
vii. Jacob, b. March 3, 1822; d. August 21, 1824; buried at 

Frieden's Kirche. 
via. Thomas, b. July 14, 1823 ; d. about 1850 ; buried near Peters- 
burg. Perry county. Pa. 

XIII. Mary Thomas, 4 (Martin,-^ Martin, ^ Theodoras, ^ ) b. 
1787, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland county, Pa. ; 
d. March 18, 1858, at Harrisburg, Pa. She was a w^oman of 
intelligence, kind and benevolent, and a strict Presbyterian. 
She m., in 1818, by Rev. Henry Wilson, of Silvers Spring 
church, Gilbert Burnett, b. July 13, 1778, in Concord town- 
ship, Delaware county, Pa. ; d. December 14, 1855, at Harris- 



Thomas of HeideToerg. 607 

burg, Pa., and there buried ; son of John Burnett* and Rebecca 
Key. They had issue (surname Burnett): 

i. Augustus, b. June 20, 1820 ; d. December 16, 1884, at Harris- 
burg, Pa. ; he was educated at the private schools of the 
town and at tlie Ilarrisburg academy ; early in life 
learned merchandizing ; and followed that pursuit many 
years ; in a quiet, unobstrusive way he accomplished 
much good, and the deeds which he effected will live after 

*.JoHN Burnett m., in Philadelphia, September 21, 1759, by the 
Rev. William Sturgeon, of the church of England, Eebecca Key. 
They both died well advanced in years, in Washington county, Pa. 
They had issue, all born in Concord township, now Delaware county, 
Pa. (surname Burnett) : 

i. -E'Zias,b. Easter Sunday, March 22, 1761, at 5 p.m. ; baptized 

August 26, 1764, by Rev. George Craig. 
a. John, b. Whit Sunday, June 10, 1764, at 5 p. M. ; baptized 
August 26, 1764, by Rev. George Craig ; d. s. p. 

Mi. Elizabeth, b. January 3, 1767, at 7 p. m. ; baptized June 8, 
1767, by Rev. George Craig ; d. April 30, 1855, in Wash- 
ington county. Pa. ; m. William Brimner, d. April 26, 
1850. 

iv. Thomas, b. August 25, 1769, " It being as great a Druth as 
ever was known in this part;" baptized November 26, 
1769, by Rev. George Craig; d. 1836, in Chester county. 
Pa. ; buried at Birmingham Meeting-House ; m. Susan 
Seal. 
V. James, b. August 10, 1773, at 1 A. M. ; baptized October 26, 
1773, by Rev. George Craig ; m., and had issue. 

vi. Oilhtrt, b. July 27, 1776, at 12 o'clock, midnight; d. Sep- 
tember 1, 1777. 

vii. Gilbert, (2nd) b. July 13, 1778, in the afternoon ; baptized 
in Middletown, Pa. ; was twicemarried ; m., first, April 
21, 1804, by Rev. N. R. Snowden, Elizabeth Wallace, 
b. 1782 ; d. at Harrisburg, Pa. ; daughter of Samuel Wal- 
lace, (see Wallace and Weir J and had issue: 

1. Caroline, b. 1804, at Baltimore Md. ; m. James 

Denning. 

2. Henrietta, b. 1807, at Baltimore, Md.; d. 1827, in 

Chester county, Pa. 
Gilbert Burnett; m. secondly, Mary Thomas, (see record). 
via. liebecca, b. June 12, 1782, at Middletown, Pa. ; deceased at 
Frankfort Springs, Pa. ; m. Andrew Knox. 
ICC. Ann, b. April 29, 1787, at Middletown, Pa. ; d. s. p. 



608 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

him; lie was a good citizen, and an earnest Cliristian ; 
Mr. Burnett, m., October 20, 1858, Rebecca J. Pugh, 
daughter of James Pugh ; slie resides at Centreville,Del. 

XIV. Sarah Thomas, 5 (John,* Martin, ^ Martin, ^ Theo- 
doras,^) b. 179-i, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland 
county, Pa.; d. about 1858, in DeKalb county, Ind.; buried at 
Hamilton, Steuben county, Ind.; m., at Paris, Ohio, Daniel 
Hammond, b. about 1792 ; d. about 1862 ; buried at Hamilton, 
Ind. Tliey had issue (surname Hammond) : 

i. George-^ d. in DeKalb county, Ind.; m. Cl)ristina Hood. 
ii. Lrna; ra. John ('lark; reside in DeKalb county, Ind. 
m. Eliznheth\ d. 1870, in DeKalb county, Ind.; m. Jacob 

AVeaver. 
ic. Anna\ m. John Musser ; reside in Hamilton, Steuben 

county, Ohio, 
f. Mar II ; m. Philip Mann ; reside in DeKalb county, Ind. 
vi. Marlha; m. Rorabaugh. 

XV. Sybilla Thomas, 5 (John,^ Martin, ^ Martin, ^ Theo- 
dorus,^) b. 1796, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland 
county, Pa.; d. about 1829, at Paris, Ohio; m., in 1818, at 
Paris, Ohio, John Hammond; d. about 1839, at Paris, Ohio. 
They had issue (surname Hammond) : 

i. Jacob, h. December, 1819 ; m. Amanda Clark ; reside in De- 
Kalb county, Ind. 

ii. Mary. b. 1821 ; d ; m. Michael McEnderfer. 

m. Elizabeth, b. 1823; d. s. p. 

iv. Thomas, b. 1825; m. Elizabeth Hood; reside at Summit, 
DeKalb county, Ind. 

. XVI. Maetha Thomas, 5 (John,^ Martin, ^ Martin, ^ Theo- 
dorus, 1) b. September 1, 1810, in Columbiana county, Ohio; 
resides in Dunkirk, Hardin county, Ohio; m., January 15, 1828, 
George Pore, b. April 25, 1802, in AVestmoreland county, Pa.; 
d. December 13, 1882, in Hancock county, Ohio. They had 
issue (surname Pore): 

i. John-T., b. May 19, 1829, in Stark county, Ohio ; d. Janu- 
ary 12, 1876, in Hancock county, Ohio; m., October 7, 
1869, Matilda Ann Carman, b. September 18,1838; d. 
October 25, 1870, and had issue: 

1. Louis-Marshall, b. October 16, 1870. 



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n. George-A., b. June 30, 1S31 ; d. April 13, 1885; m., first, 
August 21, 1858, Hannah L. Zeagly, b. 1838; d. April 4, 
1866, and had issue: 

1. William- Hilton, b. December 23, 1859. 

2. Martha-Frances, b. December 7, 1861 ; d. Sep- 

tember 18, 1882 ; m., June 28, 1881, Noah Blos- 
ser, and had issue (surname Blosser) : 
a. William- Franklin, b. April 11, 1882. 

3. Peter-Franklin, b. September 10, 1863; d. in in- 

fancy. 
George A. Pore m., secondly, August 16, 1870, Susan Ream, 
b. June 20, 1847, in Hancock county, Ohio, and had issue : 

4. Eva-Eldice, b. May 29, 1871. 

5. [a son], b. November 10, 1873 ; d. December 15, 

1873. 

6. Sarah- Charlotte, b. March 21, 1878. 

7. Flossie-Gertrude, b. October 12, 1879. 

8. Lydia-May, b. September 22, 1881 ; d. September 

22, 1883. 
lii. Philip, b. December 4, 1832; d. December 29, 1874; m., 
July 23, 1859, Dydia Ann Clark, b. August 12, 1837, in 
Delaware county, Ohio, and had issue : 

1. Alvah-Franklin,^. Swn^ 15,1860; d. September 

11,1874. 

2. James-Fdivard, b. October 19, 1862; m., October 

20, 1883, Clara Montgomery. 

3. Clark, b. March 4, 1864. 

4. John- Wesley, b. December 11, 1867. 

5. Mary-Luella, b. April 4, 1869. 

6. Euih-Lucilla, b. December, 15, 1871. 

7. Laura-May, b. August 6, 1873. 

8. Lucy-P., b. April 22, 1876; d. March 19, 1877. 
iv. Elizabeth, b. March 4, 1836 ; resides at Ada, Hardin county, 

Ohio ; m., October 19, 1869, John Wright Nelson, b. May 
19, 1S38, at Huntersville, Hardin county, Ohio, and had 
issue (surname Nelson) : 

1. Johyi-Ross, b. April 12, 1874 ; d. May 28, 1877. 

2. Flora-Olive, b. April 5, 1880. 

V. Sarah-Catharine, b. May 9, 1839; d. January 4, 1865; m., 
January 24, 1863, George A. Richert, b. in Stark countj^ 
Ohio ; d. 1884, and had issue (surname Richert) : 

1. George-Clifford, b. November 22, 1864; d. Octo- 
ber 22, 1865. 
vi. Josiah-PL, b. June 6, 1841 ; d. May 1, 1879; m., September 
14, 1869, Lucy Ann Newson, b. October 19, 1851, in Mon- 
roe county, Ohio ; no children. 
39 



610 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

vii. Margaret-Ann, b. May 14, 1843 ; d. August 14, 1844. 
via. Franklin-C.^ b. November 23, 1845; resides on the old 
homestead in Hancock county, Ohio; m., September 12, 
1872, Sai'ah Ann Crist, and had issue : 

1. Flora-Alberta, b. August 29, 1874. 

2. Charles- Clifford, b. September 18, 1876; d. Sep- 

tember 21, 1880. 

3. Martha-Mary, b. February 17, 1879. 

4. Laura-Mabel, b. March 22, 1881. 

ix. Lcvi-Tfiomas, b. April 13, 1849; m., October 25, 1870, Ella 
Gertrude Hermes, b. April 19, 1853, in Wyandot county, 
Ohio, and had issue : 

1. Oliver-Elba, b. May 18, 1872. 

2. Clarence-Clyde, b. June 21, 1873: d. January 5, 
\ 1874. 

3. George-Glenn, b. October 31, 1876. 

4. Lillie-Grace, b. May 3, 1880. 

5. Nellie-Blanche, b. March 28, 1883. 

X. Martha-Caroline, b. January 31, 1852; m., October 27, 
1870, William Pifer, b. October 25, 1850, in Hancock 
county, Ohio, and had issue (surname Pifer) : 

1. Lucy-Dell, b. October 19, 1872. 

2. Nellie-Elida, b. January 9, 1877. 

XYII. Elizabeth Thomas, s (John,^ Martin,-^ Martin, ^ 
Theodoras, 1) b. December 23, 1812, in Columbiana county- 
Ohio; resides in Edinburgh, Ohio. She m., December 21 
1837, JosiAH Whitney Chapman, b. July 8, 1808, in Eoot 
stone, Portage county, Ohio; d. February 13, 1884, in Edin- 
burgh, Ohio ; son of Beman Chapman and Sarah AVhitney. His 
parents came from Toland, Conn., and he was next to the eldest 
of a family of ten children. The youngest brother was Pro- 
fessor I. 0. Chapman, many years connected with Mt. Union 
College. Josiah W. Chapman was a farmer, owned a fine farm 
in Edinburgh where all his married life was spent. They had 
issue (surname Chapman) : 

i. Sarah-Elizabeth, b. September 29, 1840; m., August 15, 
1861, Hugh J. Caldwell, b. June 7, 1835, in Trumbull 
county, Ohio ; attended college at Delaware and Mt. 
Union, Ohio, graduating from the latter institution in 
1860 ; in 1862, was elected superintendent of the schools 
at Warren, Ohio; in 1866, resigned and accepted the 
superintendency of the schools at Gallipolis; in the 
meantime, studied law, graduating from Cleveland Law 



Thomas of Heidelberg. 611 

college under General Crowell, in 1871, and the same 
year entered upon the practice of that profession at 
Lawrence, Kansas ; in 1875 he removed to Cleveland, 
Ohio, where he now resides, practicing his profession. 
Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell had issue (surname Caldwell) :* 

1. William-Ernest, b. July 5, 1862, in Edinburgh, 

Portage county, Ohio. 

2. Alfred-Percy, b. October 17, 1864, in Warren,. 

Trumbull county, Ohio. 

3. Francis- A sbury , b. March 26, 1867, in Gallipolis,. 

Gallia county, Ohio. 

4. Florence, b. August 31, 1868, in Gallipolis, Ohio. 

5. Halliday -Miles, b. January 18, 1873; d. August 

16, 1S73. 

6. Hugh-Whitney, b. November 15, 1874, in Law- 

rence, Kansas. 
a. Amanda-Loama, b. May 31, 1843. 
Hi. Bhoda-Lodema, b. June 27, 1846. 

*HuGH J. Caldwell was the son of David Caldwell and Eliza- 
beth Christy. His grandfather, Hugh Caldwell, with his wife,. Jane- 
Anderson, natives of county Derry, Ireland, emigrated to America in 
1804, and settled in West Chester, Pa. In 1810, they removed to 
Trumbull county, Ohio ; there they lived and died. Their children 
were 

i. David, b. October 4, 1804. 

a. Jane; m. John Hoover; removed to Minnesota. 
Hi. James ; resides in Trumbull county, Ohio. 
io. John; bought the old homestead and died there. 
V. Nancy ; m. VVilliam H. Bard. 

vi. Hugh ; a minister of the M. E. church ; removed to Oregon.. 
vii. William ; resides in Trumbull county, Ohio. 
via. Eliza; m. Benjamin Cranage, a merchant of Warren, Ohio.. 
The eldest son, David Caldwell, was thrice married ; m., first, Em- 
eline M. Hart, who d. May 27,1828; no issue. He m., secondly,. Feb- 
ruary 9, 1832, Elizabeth Christy; d. January, 1867; daughter of 
William Clu-isty and Mary Snook, of Essex, N^ew Jersey. They had, 
issue : 

I. Mary-Jane; d. 1854, in her twenty-second year. 
ii. Huqh-J., b. June 7, 1835; m. Sarah Elizabeth Chapman. 
Hi. John-O., b. January 5, 1839; member of the Second Ohio 
cavalry; killed June 1, 1864, in the battle of the Wilder- 
ness near Ashland station. 
iv. Calvin, b. August 2, 1842; member of the One Hundred 
and Fifth Ohio volunteers; killed September 23, 1863, in 
the battle of Chickamauga. 



612 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XYiri. Cathaeine Thomas, s (Jolin,^ Martin, ^ Martin, 2 
Tbeodorus,^) b. March 15, 1818, near Paris, Stark county, 
Ohio; resides at Osnaburg, Stark county, Ohio; na., February 
27, 1842, by Peter Stimmel, Esq., David Bowman, b. Octo- 
ber 14, 1819, in Stark county, Ohio; d. November 4,1874; 
buried in the Roland cemetery, Canton, Ohio. They had issue 
(surname Bowman) : 

i. Emanuel-Thomas, b. July 14, 1843 ; m., April 23, 1867, Eliz- 
abeth Simmers, and had issue. 
ii. Joanna, b. March 6,1845; d. April 21,1847; buried at 

Paris, Ohio, 
m. Winfield Scott, b. April 5, 1847 ; d. August 19, 1874; buried 
in Roland cemetery. Canton, Ohio; m., March 21, 1871, 
Susan Hammond; resides in Delvalb county, Ind. ; and 
had issue : 

1. Herbert, b. September 28, 1872. 
iv. William-Franklin, b. June 3, 1849; resides with his mother 

in Stark county, Ohio. 
V. George-Washington, b. March 25,1851; d. September 8, 

1874; buried in Roland cemetery, Canton, Ohio. 
vi. Albert-Byron, b. January 10, 1853; d. September 9, 1874. 
vii. Charles- Cassius, b. July 10, 1855. 
via. Emma-Augusta, b. October 24, 1857. 
ix. Mary- Alice. 

XIX. Amanda Thomas, s (John,^ Martin, ^ Martin, ^ Theo- 
doras,^) b. December 15, 1821, near Paris, Stark county, 0. ; 
resides at Marshall, Clark county, 111. ; m., December 11, 184'2, 
MoETiMER Francis Reed, b. May 30, 1816, in Canton, Stark 
county, O. ; d. July 2, 1864, in Marshall, 111. ; son of Timothy 
Herbert Reed and Ehzabeth Franklin. They had issue (sur- 
name Reed) : 

i. Sarah, h. November 17, 1843; m., December 22, 1867, Ira 
W. Center; and had issue (surname Center) : 
1. WilUnm-FranhUn, b. October 20, 1868. 

ii. Timothy-Herbert, b. September 29, 1845; m., February 20, 
1876, Hannah Gross, b. December 9, 1848 ; and had issue : 

1. Mortimer-Franhlin, b. February 4, 1877. 

2. Jacob-Herbert, b. August 30, 1878. 

3. Bobcrt-Bitrns, b. February 14, 1881. 

4. Frank-F., b. March 24, 1882. 
6. Flora-Bell, h.M-dYchn, 1883. 
6. Mate-Irene, b. October 10, 1885. 



Thomas of Heidelberg. 613 

Hi. Walter-Burdock, b. February 22, 1847 ; d. October 15, 1848. 
iv. Elizahelh-FrcmMin.h. February 2, 1849; in., June 10,1869, 
Reese P. Enjjlisli ; and had issue (surname English) : 

1. Edmund-Eeed, b. July 18, 1869. 

2. Mary,h. July 29, 1871. 

V. Diora, b. March 21, 1851; m., November 15, 1871, Francis 
E. Janney, b. February 28, 1849; d. December 4, 1880; 
and had issue (surname Janney) : 

1. Bessie- Amanda, b. January 21, 1873 ; d. June 19, 

1878. 

2. Mortiyner- Francis, b. October 28, 1874; d. De- 

cember 81, 1879. 

3. Susanna-Dora, b. May 13, 1878. 

4. 3Iilo-Beed, b. July 3, 1880. 

vi. Tliomas-P., b. February 26, 1853; d. March 21, 1854. 
vii. Charles- Fremont, b. April 12, 1858. 
viii. Jacob, b. June 11, 1860; d. April 2, 1882. 

XX. GeorCxE Beak Thomas, ^ (Jacob, * Martin,-^ Martin, ^ 
Theodorus,^)b. October 7, 1812, near New Cumberland, Cara- 
berland county, Pa. ; removed to York county, and became 
quite prominent in local affairs ; for many years, he served as 
postmaster of the office named for him, Thomasville, where he 
resides. He m., June 10, 1834, by Eev. Daniel Gotwalt, 
Catharine Ebert, b. July 23, 1812, in Adams county, Pa. ; 
d. February 11, 1879, in York county. Pa. ; daughter of John 
Ebert and Catharine Smjser. They had issue : 

i. John, b. May 10, 1835 ; m., December 8, 1859, by Rev. HofE- 
heins, Lovina Mummert, b. April 26, 1839, in Hamilton 
township, Adams county. Pa. ; daughter of George 
Mummert and Magdalena Chronister ; and had issue: 

1. Emma-Esiella, b. July 29, 1861. 

2. George-Franklin, b. June 7, 1863. 

3. Martin-Henry, b. October 5, 1865. 

4. Willis- Edwin, b. April 16, 1872. 

a. Jacob, b. December 3, 1836, in IS'ewton township, Cumber- 
land county. Pa.; m., October 31, 1865, by Rev. C. J. 
Deininger, Elizabeth Hubley, b. December 22, 1836, in 
West Manchester township, York county. Pa. : daughter 
of John Hubley and Mary Slagle ; and had issue : 
• 1. John-Henry, b. Becember 22, 1866. 

2. George-William, b. February 28, 1869. 

3. Edward-Allen, b. September 14, 1875. 



614 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

Hi. Martin, h. December 29, 1838, in Dickinson township, Cum- 
berland county. Pa. ; m., August 26, 1866, by Rev. C. J. 
Deininger, Mary Ann Yesler, b. May 3, 1834, in Dover 
township, Yorlc county, Pa. ; daughter of Jacob Yesler 
and Susanna Harbaugh ; and had issue : 

1. IsabeUa, b. October 8, 1867. 

2. Sarah- Ann, b. August 2, 1872 ; d. March 13, 1873, 
iv. Henry-Kyle, b. April 8, 1841, in Menallen township, Adams 

county, Pa.; m., June 1, 1868, by Rev. Jacob Ziegler, 
Leah Spangler, b. August 10, 1847, in Paradise township, 
York county. Pa. ; daughter of George Spangler and 
Sarah Koch. 
V. Mary-Catharine, b. April 30, 1843, in Menallen township, 
Adams county. Pa. 

vi. George-William, b. January 20, 1846 ; d. September 7, 1849. 

vii. Hannah-Elizabeth, b. February 17, 1848, in Menallen town- 
ship, Adams county. Pa. ; m., April 10, 1870, by Rev. C. 
J. Deininger, Henry Stauffer, b. February 3, 1842, in 
Jackson township, York county, Pa. ; son of Henry Stauf- 
fer and Margaret Gladfelter; and had issue (surname 
Stauffer) : 

1. Luther-Grant, b. November 7, 1870. 

2. Charles-Milton, b. January 28, 1872. 

3. Mazie-Kate, b. August 11, 1873. 

4. Henry -Thomas, b. February 13, 1875. 

5. Lizzie-Bay, b. November 25, 1876 ; d. January 6, 

1883. 

6. Paul-Hays, b. April 25, 1878. 

7. Msie-Margaret, h. January 27,1880. 

8. Hoimrd- Arthur , b. August 6, 1881. 

9. John-Franklin, b. May 15, 1883. 
10. Elmer-Clayton, b. January 2, 1885. 

viii. Nathaniel- Augustus, b. September 5, 1850, in Tyrone town- 
ship, Adams county. Pa. ; d. November 9, 1852. 
ix. Margaret-Lovina, b. January 23, 1854, in Reading township, 
Adams county. Pa. ; m., October 17, 1875, by Rev. C. J. 
Deininger, Lewis Schriver, b. September 17, 1839, in West 
Manchester township, York county, Pa.; son of Frederick 
Schriver and Sarah Weigle; and had issue (surname 
Schriver) : 

1. Isabella- Jane, b. April 17, 1876. 

2. iJowarcZ-Leim, b. June4, 1878; d. May 29, 1879. 

3. Elizabeth, h. August 18, 1880. 

4. Clara-May, b. February 10, 1882. 

XXL Martin Thomas, ^ (Jacob, ^ Martin, ^ Martin, ^ Theo- 
doras, i) b. January 2, 1815, in Manallen, now Bntler town- 



Thomas of Heidelberg. 61o 

ship, Adams county, Pa. He is a substantial farmer, and has 
been more or less prominent in cburch and local affairs. He 
m., February 26, 1836, by Eev. Daniel Gotwalt, Susan 
EiCHOLTZ, b. July 16, 1806, in Menallen, now Butler town- 
ship, Adams county. Pa. ; d. January 26, 1879, in Adams 
county. Pa. ; daughter of Jacob Eicholtz and Catharine Rife. 
They had issue : 

i. George- William., b. Deceraber 3, 1840; m., September 21, 
1865, by Rev. J. K. Miller, Anna Mary Bushey, b. Sep- 
tember 12, 1841, in Latimore township, Adams county, 
Ph.; daughterof Jacob Y. Bushey and Elizabeth Brough, 
and had issue : 

1. Lettie- Alice, b. March 17, 1867. 

2. Kemplwr-Edioard, b. March 3, 1869. 

a. Martin-Henry, b. August 18, 1847; d. January 9, 1882; ac- 
cidentally killed near Indianapolis, Ind. ; m., January, 
1879, Elsie Louise Deitrick ; d. May 22, 1881, at Abbotts- 
town, Pa., and had issue : 

1. Elsie-Louise, b. May 15, 1881. 

XXII. Mary Thomas, s (Jacob, ^ Martin, ^ Martin, 2 Theo- 
doras,!) ]-)_ June 19, 1817, in Menallen, now Butler township, 
Adams county. Pa. ; resides near Goldenville, Adams county, 
Pa. ; m., March 24, 1836, by Rev. Daniel G-otwalt, Joseph 
Hartzel, b. May 31, 1813, in Menallen, now Butler township, 
Adams county. Pa. ; d. October 25, 1863 ; son of George 
Hartzel and Mary Bream. They had issue (surname Hartzel) : 

i. Margaret- Elizabeth, b. April 14, 1837; m., February 6, 
1873, by Rev. David W. Wolf, Jacob Sherk Boyer, b. 
September 27, 1841 ; son of John Boyer and Elizabeth 
Sherk; reside in Guthrie county, Iowa; and had issue 
(surname Boyer) : 

1. John-Clayton, b. August 19, 1874. 

2. Har Key -Hartzel, b. November 17, 1877. 

ii. Hixnna/i-ilfa?'?/, b. Septeml)er 7, 1838; resides at Mummas- 
burgh, Adams county, Pa.; m., December 13, 1860, by 
Rev. Jacob Ziegler, Abraham Hart, b. September 25, 1835, 
at Mummasburgh, Adams county, Pa. ; son of Abraham 
Hart and Elizabeth Comfort; and had issue (surname 
Hart) : 

1. Augustus- Burnett, b. February 2, 1862. 



616 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

2. Florence-May ., b. June 10, 1864; m., December 4, 

1883, Oscar H. Diehl, and had issue (surname 
Diehl) : 

a. Ruth-Ethel, b. April 7," 1884. 

h. Lawrence- Hart, b. October 16, 1885. 

3. Emma-Kate, h. September 1, 1865: m., January 

1,1885, Milton .F. Hoover. 

4. Anna-Margaret, b. January 20, 1867. 

5. Mary-Ellen, b. August 10, 1868. 

6. Alice-Eebecca, b. June 16, 1870. 

7. Oliver-Peter, b. January 27, 1872. 

8. Ilenry-Whitmore, b. January 16, 1874. 

9. John-FravkUn, b. November 13, 1877. 

10. Maria-Alberta, b. July 29, 1879 ; d. March 1, 1881. 

11. Susan-Gertrude, (twin,) b. July 29, 1879. 

12. Ursula-Grace, b. February 13, 1882. 

m. Oliver-Thomas, b. November 23, 1840; d. December, 1881, 

in Florida. 
w. Amanda-Catharine, b. December 16, 1844; resides near 

Goldenville, Adams county. Pa. 
V. Florence-Matilda,'b.'Mny4i, 1850; resides near Goldenville, 

Adams county, Pa. 

XXIII. Margaret Thomas, ^ (Jacob, * Martin, ^ Martin, ^ 
Theodorus,^) b. August 14, 1821, in Menallen township, 
Adams county, Pa. ; resides near Marion, Franklin county, 
Pa. ; m., November 26, 1846, by Rev. C. F. Hoffmeier, John 
Landis Latshaw, b. November 6, 1821, in East Berlin, 
Adams county. Pa. ; son of Peter Latshaw and Susanna Landis. 
Mr. Latshaw is a farmer and owner of one of the best cultivated 
farms in the Cumberland Valley. He has been quite prominent 
in public affairs, serving in some of the important offices of the 
county of Franklin, and also identified with several of the local 
industries. They had issue (surname Latshaw) : 

i. Mary-Elizabeth, b. April 6, 1848, in Antrim township, 
Franklin county. Pa. ; resides near Savoy, 111. ; m., De- 
cember 21, 1871, by Rev. Moses Kieffer, D. D., John 
Thomas Maxwell, b. September 14, 1846, in Antrim town- 
ship, Franklin county, Pa., son of VVilliam James Max- 
well, M. D., and Anna Barbara Stenger; and had issue 
(surname Maxwell) : 

1. William-Irwin, b. July 17, 1873. 

2. Clinton-L., b. June 23, 1881. 



Thomas of Heidelberg. 617 

a. William-Peter, h. April 14,1849; m., first, November 13, 
1873, by Rev. R. G. Iluber, Catharine Grove, b. October 
1, 1848; d. July 25, 1877 ; daughter of John Grove and 
Magdalena Strock ; and had issue (surname Latshaw) : 

1. Jokn-Grove, b. August 16, 1874. 

2. William-Harvie, b. September 1, 1876; d. Feb- 

ruary 4, 1877. 

William P. Latshaw m., secondly, January 27, 1880, Ma- 
linda Whitmore. 
in. Uatliarine- Thomas, b. October 19, 1853; resides near 
Waynesboro', Pa. ; m., December 21, 1876, by Rev. H. S. 
Comfort, George Boonebrake Foltz, b. August 25, 1849, 
at Waynesboro', Franklin county, Pa. ; son of George 
W. Foltz and Anne Boonebrake ; and had issue (surname 
Foltz) : 

1. Lillie-Margaret.h. March l3, 1879. 

2. Ilary-Elizabeth, h. July 24, 1882. 

3. Beverly-Augustus, (twin,) b. July 24, 1882. 
iv. Sarah, b. January 26, 1856; d. February 10, 1856. 

V. John-Edward, b. October 2, 1860 ; resides near Marion, Pa. 

XXiy. JohnGheer,5 (Anna-Margaret, 4 Martin,-'' Martin, ^ 
Theodoras, 1) b. November 7, 1814, in Cumberland county, 
Pa. ; he was brought up on a farm, but, subsequently learned 
cabinet-making, which business he has carried on forty-two 
years. Besides at Bellwood, Blair county, Pa. He was twice 
married ; m., first, May 1, 1840, at Williamsburg, Pa., Amelia 
Amanda Patterson, b, April 20, 1816 ; d. October 5, 1851, 
daughter of Thomas Patterson and Jane Slack. They had is- 
sue (surname Gheer) : 

i. Jane- Margaret, b. ISTovember 13, 1846. By profession a 
teacher. In the fall of 1879 she was sent by the Woman's 
Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church to 
Japan, arriving at Yokohama on the 15th of ^N'ovember. 
She opened a school at jSTagasaki, where she met with re- 
mai'kable success, remaining until May, 1885, when she 
was sent to Fukuoha, a city of between sixty and seventy 
thousand inhabitants, where she established another 
school 

a. Anna-Matilda, b. July 5, 1848 ; resides at Altoona, Pa.; 
m., Jnue 21, 1877, Daniel Hicks, b., October 7, 1845, 
twelve miles from Pittsburgh Landing, Lawrence 
county, Tenn.; and had issue (surname Hicks) : 



618 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

1. Mary-D., b. August 19, 1878. 

2. John-Gheer,h. May 2, 1881 ; d. May 26, 1882. 

3. Amelia-Patterson, h. iJecemher 11. ISS'd; d. Sep- 

tember 2, 1884. 
in. Thomas-Fatter son, b., September 4, 1851, at Bell wood, 
Blair county, Pa., where he resides; m., May 27, 1875, 
Addie Reiiner, b.. May 27, 1848, at Petersburg, Hunting- 
don county. Pa. ; dangliter of Abram Renner and Martha 
Jones ; and had issue (surname Gheer) : 

1. 3Iary- Martha, b,, March 8, 1876, at Osceola, 

Cleartield county. Pa. 

2. John-Reyiner, b., July 2, 1877, at Bellwood, Blair 

county. Pa. 

3. Charles- Wesley, b. January 18, 1879. 

4. Amelia-Jane, b. January 17, 1885. 

Jolm Gheer m., secondly, at Carlisle, Pa., March 24, 1853, 
Mary Ann BELL,b. August 27, 1817, at Carlisle, Pa. ; daughter 
of Isaac Burro wes Bell and Catharine Hoffer. 

XXV. Maegaret Cheer, s ( Anna- Margaret, -^ Martin, ^ Mar- 
tin,^ Theodorus,^) b. September 28, 1820, in Cumberland 
county, Pa.; d. March 18, 1866, in Woodson county, Kansas; 
buried in Le Roy cemetery. She m., at Mechanicsburg, Pa., 
February 25, 1840, by Rev. Stowe, John Shultz Lobaugh, 
b. July 28, 1814, in Adams county. Pa. ; d. June 2, 1883 ; 
buried by the side of his wife ; son of Abraha.m Lobaugh and 
Catharine Shultz. He removed from Pennsylvania in the 
spring of 1856 to Henry county, Iowa, where he farmed four 
years; subsequently to now Woodson county, Kansas, where 
he took up a fine tract of land, and became one of the pioneers 
in that section, on which he resided up to the time of his death. 
During the Rebellion he served one year in the Ninth regiment 
of Kansas cavalry. They had issue (surname Lobaugh) : 

i. Matilda, b. April 28, 1841, near Mechanicsburg, Cumber- 
land county. Pa. ; resides near Radical City, Kansas ; m., 
at Geneva, Allen county, Kansas, January 23, 1868, by 
Rev. S. M. Irwin, Samuel Walker, b. September 30, 1811, 
at Athensville, 111. ; son of John Anderson Walker and 
Elizabeth Sears ; and had issue (surnnme Walker) : 

1. Eosalind-Alberta, b. October 19, 1868. 

2. Herbert-Baymond,h. April 30, 1870; d. July 1? 

1873 ; killed in a tornado. 



Thomas of Heidelberg. 619 

3. Minnie- Bebecca, b. January 27, 1872. 

4. John-Gilbert, b. Marcli 29, 1873. 

5. Ilarr (/-Ellsworth, b. September 6, 1875. 

6. Lucena-Belle, b. August 15, 1877. 

7. Hugh-Donald, b. March 15, 1879. 

8. Lotta-Estella, b. March 23, 1881. 

9. Ada, b. June 22, 1883. 

Joseph-Shultz, b. March 4, 1843; resides near Sedan, Cha- 
tauqua county, Kansas; served during the Kebellion, in 
the Ninth regiment, Kansas cavalry; m., September 12, 
1876, by Kev. Mr. Tobias. Mary Adelaide Faber, b. Sep- 
tember 12 1847, in the State of Indiana; daugliter of 
Christopher Faber and Elizabeth Parkison ; and liad is- 
sue (surname Lobaugh) : 

1. Clara-Winona, b. March 26, 1867; m. July 3, 

1884, William Ramsey. 

2. JSTannie, b. April 24, 1869 ; d. November 4, 1873. 

3. George-Ellis, b. May 18, 1871. 

4. Lillie, b. November 17, 1873. 

5. John-Leonard, b. December 25, 1875. 

6. William-Frederick, b. February 1, 1878. 

7. Guy, b. 1880. 

8. Vincent, b. May 18, 1885. 

Jacob-Gheer, b. November 2, 1845 ; served in the Rebellion 
in the Ninth Kansas cavalry ; resides near Montrose, 
Henry county. Mo. ; m., November 23, 1867, Rachel 
Melissa Thompson, b. February 29, 1844, near Liberty, 
Clay county. Mo. ; daughter of Robert Thompson and 
Margaret Birney ; and had issue (surname Lobaugh) : 

1. Mary-Margaret, b. October 26, 1868; d. May 25, 

1870. 

2. John-Robert, b. June 27, 187L 

3. Sarah-Isabel, b. February 25, 1874; d. s. p. 
John-Thomas, b. January 18, 1847; resides near Pullman, 

Whitman county, Washington Territory ; m., October 7, 
1868, by Rev. Enoch Ely, Sarah Hershey, b. September 
14, 1850, in Ogle county. Mo.; daughter of Isaac Hershey 
and Susan Long ; and had issue (surname Lobaugh) : 

1. Isaac-Elmer, b. July 22, 1870. 

2. Mary-Annette, b. June 2, 1872. 

3. Albert- Monroe, b. April 10, 1875. 

4. Ernest-Allen, [twin,] b. April 10, 1875; d. s. p. 

5. Dora-Oleta, b. June 15, 1877. 

6. Alice,\). April, 1880. 

7. Ira, b. 1882. 

8. Claude, b. 1885. 



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V. Mary, b. July 8, 1849, at Newport, Pa.; d. s. p. 

vi. Margaret- Jane, b. Octobei' 27, 1851, at Newport, Pa.; d. 
January 13,1879, in Montgomery county, Kansas; m., 
June 4, 1865, in Woodson county, Kansas, by Rev. S. M. 
Irwin, DeWitt Clinton Krone, b. April 17, 1844, in Ma- 
con county, 111. ; son of Daniel Krone and Sarah Ann 
Kister; and had issue (surname Krone) : 

1. Naomi, b. June 11,1869; the first white child 

born on Sycamore creek, Kansas, and while the 
land was yet in possession of the Indians. 

2. Jesse-Linn, b. November 29, 1870; d. December 

23. 1870. 

3. My rtns -Catharine, b. March 23, 1872. 

4. Mahel-Mau, b. December 10, 1874. 

5. Walter -Wallace, b. November 7, 1877. 

vii. Ira-Bay, b. March 1, 1857, in Washington county, Iowa ; 

resides in Geneva, Allen county, Kansas. 
viii. William- Augustus, b. April, 18i9, in Washington county, 

Iowa; resides in Washington Territory. 
ix. Sarah-Catharine, b. June 22, 1861 ; m., November 30, 1885, 

Charles Lewis Krone, son of Daniel Krone and Sarah 

Ann Kister ; reside near lladical City, Kansas. 



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WALLACE OF HANOVER. 



L EoBEET Wallace, 1 b. 1712; d. April 10, 1788. He 
came to America about 1735, locating at first in tbe " Irish 
Settlement," Northampton county, Penn'a.; where he married, 
and subseqnently removed to Hanover township, Daupbin 
county, that State. He married, about 1740, Mary Clyde, b. 
1721 ; d. April 12, 1781. They had issue : 

2. i. Moses, b. 1741 ; m. Jean Fulton. 
ii. Isabel, h. 1743 ; cl. s. p. 

Hi. Elizabeth, h. 1745; m. Josepli Boycl,f'see Boyd of Derry.) 
iv. Ann-Marict,h. March 15,1748; m. Tliomas McKair, (see 
McNair record.) 

3. V. James, b. 1750; m. Sarah Elder. 
vi. Andrew, b. 1752; d. s. p. 

4. vii. Isabel, b, 1755; m. Moses Gillmor. 

5. via. Mary, b. December 19, 1776; m. Hugh Graham.-^ 

II. Moses Wallace, ^ (Robert,^) b. 1741; d. November 
11, 1803, in Paxtang, Dauphin county, Penn'a; m. Jean 
FuLTOJsr, b. 1748 ; d. May, 1786 ; daughter of Richard Fulton 
and Isabel McChesney, {see Fulton reco7^d.) Moses Wallace 
and his wife are buried in old Paxtang church grave-yard. 
They had issue : 

i. liobert, b. 1770 ; d. s. p. # 

ii. Richard, b. 1772; d. December 23, 1803; unm. 
Hi. Elizabeth, b. 1776; d. January 12, 1802; unm. 

6. iv. Isabel, b. 1776; m. Alexander Wills. 

III. James Wallace, ^ (Robert, i) b. 1750; d. December 
15, 1823. He received a good English and classical educa- 
tion at Philadelphia; but at the death of his father remained 
upon the ancestral farm in Hanover, where he resided until the 
close of his active and busy life. In the War for Indepen- 
dence, he was a member of Captain William Brown's company, 



622 Penrtsylvania Oenealogies. 

in active service during the vigorous campaigns in and around 
Philadelphia and in the Jerseys. In 1779 he commanded a 
company of rangers for frontier service, and at the close of the 
war was major of a battalion of associators. In the subsequent 
military organizations, as directed by the State and National 
Governments, he rose to be brigadier general of the militia, and 
is thus distinguished. He served as one of the commissioners 
of the county from 1799 to 1801 ; was elected to the House of 
Representatives of the State Assembly, serving from 1806 to 
1810. He was chosen to the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Six- 
teenth Congresses of the United States, and was distinguished 
in that body, not so much for his eloquence in debate, but for 
his practical common sense and remarkable executive ability. 
Having served six years faithfully, to the regret of his constit- 
uents he declined a renomination, and retired to the quiet of 
farm life, where he spent the evening of his days. General 
Wallace m., June 19, 1787, Sarah Elder, b. October 19, 
1752 : d. February 14, 1822 ; daughter of Rev. John Elder 
and Mary Simpson, {see Elder record.) They had issue: 

i. Mary., b. 1790; m. Matthew B. (^owden, (b(e Cowdtn 
record.) 

7. ii. John, b. 1792; m. Jane McEwen. 

8. in. Elizabeth, h. 1794; m. Robert Clark. 

IV. Isabel Wallace, ^ (Robert,^) b. 1755; d. September 
16, 1828 ; m., November 9, 1784, Moses Gillmor, b. 1750, 
in the townland of Burt, parish of Templemore, county Don- 
egal, Ireland; d. June 10, 1825, at Harrisburg, Penn'a.; buried 
in Paxtang grave-yard. Until his seventeenth year he re- 
mained in Ireland, when he came, with an uncle, to America, 
settling in Hanover township, Lancaster, now Dauphin, county, 
Pa. Prior to the Revolution, he returned to Ireland on busi- 
ness connected with his father's estate, but the breaking out 
of the war delayed his return until near its close. Upon the 
laying out of the town of Harrisburg, in 1785, Mr. Gillmor 
erected a house and established himself in the mercantile busi- 
ness, which he successfully carried on a quarter of a century. 
He was quite prominent in local political affairs, and in the 
First Presbyterian church, of which he was one of the 



Wallace of Hanover. 623 

founders, he was an elder thirty-four years. They had issue, 
(surname Gillmor) : 

i. Thomas, b. 1785; cl. September 25, 1792. 
U. Mary, b. 1786; d. July 30, 1793. 
9. Hi. TFi7Ham, b. 1788; m. Isabella Cowden. 

iv. Bohert., b. 1790; d. November 13, 1867; unm. 
V. Margaret.^ b. 1792; d. February 10, 1839; unm. 

Y. Mary Wallace, 2 (Robert, i)b. December 19, 1776; d. 
May 8, 1822, in Kanover township, Dauphin county, Pa.; ra., 
October 11, 1787, Hugh Graham, b. February 15, 1762; d. u^ 

May 23, 1834, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa., and 
buried in the old church-yard there. They had issue, (sur- 
name Graham) : 

John, b. February 28, 1789 ; m. Jane Ferguson. 

Robert, b. May 4, 1791 ; m. Koxana Wincliel. 

Ann, b. August 31, 1793 ; m. William Barnett, (see Barnett 

record.) 
Mary, b. December 16, 1795; m. Andrew McClure. 
Hugh, b. June 16, 1798; m. Sarah Cathcart. 
James-Wallace, h. November 12, 1801 ; m. Mary Crandle. 
Moses, b. January 24, 1805; m., 1834, Mary Ryan. 
William, b. November 12, 1807 ; m. Hester Cliristoplier. 

VI. Isabel Wallace, M Moses, ^ Robert, 'i) b. 1776; d. Jan- 
uary 27, 1826 ; m.. May 8, 1806, Alexander Wills, b. 1780 ; 
d. April 18, 1853 ; son of James Wills and Mary Lawson. 
Thev had issue (surname Wills) : 

16. i. Jane-Maria, b. June 8, 1808 ; m. William Audenreid. 

ii. Bebecca- Gibson, b. January 23, 1811 ; m. Dr. Joseph Crain, 
(see Grain record). 

17. Hi. Garoline, b. April 21, 1817 ; m. Rev. Matthew Semple. 

VII. John Wallace, 3 (James,^ Robert, i ) b. 1792 : d. 1843, 
in Indiana; m. Jane McEwen, of Cumberland county. Pa. 
They had issue : 

i. John ; m. and resided in Missouri. 
ii. Sarah-Elder; m. James Robertson, of Knoxville, 111. 
Hi. Mary- Simpson; m. John Robertson. 
iv. Elizabtth; d. s. p. 

V. Ellen; m. John Beatty, of Shippensburg, Pa. 
vi. Garoline ; m. William Morrow, of Shippensburg. 



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624 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

yilL Elizabeth Wallace, 3 (James, ^ Robert, i) b. 1796; 
d. 1842 ; ra. Robekt Clark, of Montour county, Pa. ; son of 
Charles Clark and grandson of Col. Robert Clark,'^ of Hanover, 
and "with his wife, buried in Derrj church-yard, Montour 
county. They had issue (surname Clark) : 

i. Charles-Brown field \ d. s. p. 
a. Sarah-Elder ; resides in Harrlsbuvg, Pa. 
iii. James-Wallace:, d. s. p. 
iv. Annie-Eliza ; d. 1883, in Harrisburg, Pa. 

*rrom the family Bible of Col. Robert Clark, we have the follow- 
ing record : 

These are some of the particulars that hath happened from my 
birth to this present time. 

I, Robert Clark, of Londonderry township, Lancaster county, was 
born January 2, 1740. 

My mother, Ann Brownfield Clark, died April 12, 1765. 

1 was married to Sarah Hutchison, August 20, 1765. 

Sarah Hutchison Clark, was born June 7, 1745, and my father-in- 
law, John Hutchison, died September 6, 1765. 

Charles Clark, our first born, was born August 9, 1766. 

Our twin children, were born July 6, 1768, one died when 22 hours 
old, and the other, Margaret, died September 4, 1768. 

Our daughter, Ann, was born October 3, 1769. 

Our daughter, Mary, was born October 17, 1772, and died Feb- 
ruary 4, 1773. 

Our daughter, Margaret, was born December 26, 1773. 

Our son, John, was born June 6, 1776. 

Our son, Robert, was born September 28, 1778. 

Our daughter, Mary, was born Sunday, March 25, 1781. 

Our daughter, Sarah, was born February 9, 1786. 
On a tombstone in Derry grave-yard, Montour county, is the fol- 
lowing inscription : 

In memory of \ Bobert Clark, | who departed this life \ on the S3d day 
of Jan., 1S21, I aged Si years and 21 days, \ and of his wife | Sarah 
Clark, I who departed this life \ on the l9th day of Aug., 1S20, \ aged 
75 years, 2 months, and 12 days. \ They lived as man and wife | 55 
years, \ in the full enjoyment \ of domestic bliss. \ 

Thrice happy they in pure delights, 
Whom love in mutual bonds unites. 
Unbroken by complaints or strife, 
E^en to the latest hours of life. 



Wallace of Hanover. 625 

IX. William Gillmor,^ (Isabel, 2 Robert/) b. 1788; d. 
August 28, 1856 ; m., March 24, 1812, Elizabeth Cowden; 
b. March 27, 178-1; cl. October 17, 1857; daughter of James 
Cowden and Mary Crouch. They had issue (surname Gillmor) ; 

i. Wollace-Moses, b. 1816 ; d. December 28, 1840. 
ii. Mary, b. 1818; d. February 26, 1844; m. Joslma Elder, 

(see Elder record). 
Hi. James-Cowden, h. 1820 ; d. April 4, 1837. 
iv. Iscibel-IL, h. 1822; d. March 10, 1854. 

V. William, b. January 2, 1826 ; d. January 29, 1855. 

X. John Graham,-'' (Mary, 2 Robert, i) b. February 28, 1789 ; 
d. May 13, 1871 ; m., March 14, 1816, Jane Ferguson, b. 
December 27, 1787 ; d. January 2, 1819 ; daughter of David 
Ferguson and Jane (Henderson) Rodgers, of Hanover. They 
had issue (surname Graham) : 

i. David-Ferguson ; m., October 31, 1844, Eliza Krumbach, and 

had issue. 
ii. Fannie ; m., January 31, 1856, David G. Miller, of Hardin 

county, Ky. 

XI. Robert Graham,^ (Mary, 2Robeit,i) b. May 4, 1791 ; 
d. August 20, 1862; m., 1819, Roxana Winchel. They 
had issue (surname Graham); 

i. Hobert ; m. Miss Morman, and had issue. 

ii. Mary. 

XII. Mary Graham, ^ (^Mary,^ Robert, i) b. December 16, 
1795; d. 1857; m., 1817, Andrew McClure ; removed to 
near Franklin, Ohio, in 1825. They had issue (surname JVIc- 
Clure) : 

i. James, 
ii. Hugh. 

Hi. Dr. Alexander-W. 
iv. Mary-Ann; m. Kobert H. Todd, of Middletown, Ohio,. 

XIII. Hugh Graham, ^ (Mary,^ Robert, ^) b. June 16, 1798 ; 
d. 1866; in 1831, removed to near Middletown, Ohio; m., 
1824, Sarah Cathcart, of Hanover. They had issue (sur- 
name Graham) : 

i. Isabel; d. 1852; m. John C. Smith. 
ii. Hugh ; m. Miss Murray, and had issue. 
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626 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XIV. James Wallace Geaham,^ (Mar}',^ Kobert/) b. 

November 12, 1801 ; d. ; m. Mary Ckandle. They had 

issue (surname Graham) : 

i. Wallace, 
ii. Helen; m. Haddocks. 

Hi. Alonzo. 

XY. William Geaham, 3 (Mary,^ Eobert,^) b. November 
12, 1807 ; m., 1834, Hestee Cheistophee. They had issue 
(surname Graham) : 

i. Mary, 
a. Mjlizaheih. 

Hi. Theodore, of Louisville, Ky. 
io. James, of Frankfort, Ky. 
V. Alice; m. Mr. Beidleman, of Chicago. 

vi. ; m. Mr. Thomas, of Louisville, Ky., and had issue. 

vii. JEchvin. 
via. Gustaims. 

XVI. Jane Maeia Wills^^ (Isabel Moses, ^ Kobert,^) b. 
June 8, 1808; m., April 23, 1826, Willl4.m Audeneeid; b., 
March 14, 1793; d., December 2, 1850; son of Lewis and 
Anna C. Audenreid. Mr. Audenreid was State Senator from 
Scliuylkill county, an earnest advocate of the public school 
system, and a gentleman of integrity. They had issue (surname 
Audenreid) : 

i. Ifiabel- Wallace. 

ii. Alexander- Wills; d. s. p. 

Hi. Lewis-Lawson ; d. s. p. 

iv. William- Or atton; m. Emma, daughter of Dr. Martin, of 
Bethlehem, Pa. 

V. James-Wallace; d. s. p. 

vi. John-Thomas; m. Emma, daughter of Charles Young, of 

Philadelphia. 
vii. Joseph-Grain, b. November 6, 1839, in Pottsville, Schuyl- 
kill county, Pa.; d. June 3, 1880, in the city of Washing- 
ton, D. C. After receiving a preliminary education at 
Dickinson College, he was appointed to West Point in 
1857, from which institution he graduated June 24, 1861, 
and shortly after sent into the field as second lieutenant 
of the Fourth, now the First, cavalry ; afterwards com- 
missioned asfirst lieutenant and adjutant of the Sixth cav- 
alry, with rank from date of graduating. He immedi- 



Wallace of Hanover. 627 

ately entered upon active duty and served in various 
capacities dixring tlie rebellion of the seceding States, 
1861-1865. He was successively on the states of Generals 
D. Tyler, E. V. Sumner, John E. Wool, U. S. Grant and 
W. T. Sherman. He was promoted, in 1866, to tlie rank 
of captain of the Sixth United States cavalry, and, in 
1869, was breveted colonel and aid-de-camp to General 
Sherman. From 1869, Colonel Audenreid had been sta- 
tioned at Washington City, being chief of the staff of the 
Lieutenant-General. During these years of relaxation 
from active military service, he became much interested 
in liistorical and genealogical research. Besides prepar- 
ing material for a biography of his fatlier, he had almost 
completed a genealogical record of his own and allied 
families. He had a high veneration for the last resting- 
places of his ancestry, and, several years prior to his- 
death, tlie time-defaced tomb-stones which marked the 
spot of his honored dead in old Paxtang Church grave- 
yard were, by his direction, chiseled anew and reset. As 
an officer, he was brave and chivalric ; as a citizen, hon- 
orable and upright, and, as a friend, sincere and faithful. 
Colonel Audenreid m. Mary J. Colkit, daughter of Coffin 
Colkit, of Philadelphia. 
I'm. Anna-CTain\ m. James S. Coates, of Philadelphia.. 

ix. Jane-Maria; m. Albert Grafi:, of Philadelphia. 

X. George- Albert. 

xi. Louisa-Catharine. 

XVn. Caroline Wills, ^ (Isabel, ^ Moses, ^ Eobert,^) b., 
April 21, 1817; m., May 24, 1842, Reverend Matthew Sem- 
PLE. Thej had issue (surname Semple) : 

i. Ann; m. William Littlejohn. 
ii. Isabel. 
Hi. Mattheio. 
iv. Sobert. 
V. Caroline; ra. Jordan Habler. 



628 Pen n sylva n ia Gen ea logies. 



WALLACE AND WEIR. 



1. John Wallace,^ a native of Scotland, fled to Ireland 
during the persecution of the Scottish Covenanters, where he 
lived and died. He m. Martha Hays, daughter of William 
Hays, {see Hays record,) also a fugitive from religious persecu- 
tion, locating in countj^ Tyrone, Province of Ulster, Ireland. 
John Wallace and Martha Hays had, among other children: 

2. i. Samuel, b. 1730; m. Margaret Patton. 

n. Elizabeth ; m. Joseph Junkin, and were the ancestors of the 
Junkin family of the Cumberland valley. 

II. Samuel Wallace, ^ (John,i) b. about 1730, in county 
Tyrone, Ireland ; d. October 3, 1798, in Allen townsliip, Cum- 
berland county, Pa. ; came to America about 1756 ; resided 
some time near Philadelphia, but subsequently settled in Allen 
township, Cumberland county. Pa. ; m., in 1762, Margaeet 
Pattojst, b. 1741, in Ireland ; d. September 10, 1782, in Allen 
township, Cumberland county. Pa. ; youngest daughter of An- 
drew Patton, who, with her father and two sisters, came to 
America in 1760. Samuel Wallace and his wife are buried in 
Silvers Spring church grave-yard. They had issue (surname 
Wallace) : 

i. John, b. November 14, 1763: d. 1843, near Columbus, O.; 
removed to Ohio in 1818; left four children. 

Mary, b. September 8, 1765 ; m. Samuel Weir. 

Sarah, b. October 8, 1767 ; m. Samuel Brooks. 

Joseph, b. June 30, 1769 ; m. Margaret King. 

Samuel, b. June 20, 1771 ; m. Sarah . 

Martha, b. April 23, 1773 ; d. September 25, 1848 ; m. John 
Hays, (see Hays record.) 

William, b. August 31, 1775; m. and left issue. 

Mizabeth, b. October 17, 1777; d. March 13, 1815 ; m. Gil- 
bert Burnett, (see Thomas record.) 

Margaret, b. October 15, 1780; d. March 19, 1788. 



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- III. Mary Wallace,^ (Samuel, ^ John,i) b. Septembers, 
1765, in Allen township, Cumberland county. Pa. ; d. Novem- 
ber 18, 1836, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; m., May 4, 1797, Samuel 
Weir, b. September 29, 1744, near Ballymony, county An- 
trim, Ireland ; d. August 15, 1820, at Harrisburg, Pa. He was 
the eldest son of James Weir, and came to America in 1775, 
locating in the township of Derry, Dauphin county. Pa. A 
year subsequently, we find him in the army of the Eevolution 
as lieutenant of infantry, rendering important service at Tren- 
ton, Princeton, Brandywine, and Grermantown. At the close 
of the war, he removed to a farm he purchased near Harris- 
burg, but shortly after, in 1787, began merchandizing in that 
town, and became one of the most prominent business men of 
the borough. He assisted in organizing the Presbyterian 
church at Harrisburg, and was one of its first ruling elders. 
He was twice married ; by his first wife, name unknown, there 
was issue (surname Weir) : 

i. Dr. James, b. April 11, 1779 ; d. Marcli 20, 1803. 

By his second wife, Mary Wallace, there was issue (surname 
Weir) : 

a. Samuel, b. February 15, 1798; d. June 9, 1847, 

8. Hi. John- Andrew, b. January 19, 1802; m., first, Catharine E. 

Wiestling; secondly, Mary Matilda Pahnestock. 

9. iv. James-Wallace, b. August 9, 1805; m. Hannah A. (Fahne- 

stock) Mahany. 

IV. Sarah Wallace, ^ (Samuel, ^ John,i) b. October 8' 
1767, in Allen township, Cumberland county. Pa. ; d. May 3, 
1827 ; m. Samuel Brooks. They had issue (surname Brooks) ; 

i. William, 
ii. Margaret. 
Hi. Susan, 
iv. Mary. 
V. Sarah. 
vi. Elizabeth. 
vii. Samuel. 
via. Joseph, 
ix. John. 



630 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Y. Joseph Wallace, ^ (Samuel, ^ John,i) b. Jime 30, 1769, 
in Allen township, Cumberland county, Pa. ; d. February 6, 
1821, at Baltimore, Md. ; m. Margaret King. They had 
issue (surname Wallace) : 

i. William-King. 

YI. Samuel Wallace, ^ (Samuel, ^ John,i) b. June 20, 
1771, in Allen township, Cumberland county, Pa. ; d. October 

10, 1831, at Chillicothe, O., whither he had removed in 1813 ; 

m. Sarah . They had issue, among others, (surname 

Wallace) : 

i. Efhoard. 
a. William. 
Hi. Samuel, 
iv. John. 
V. Margaret. 

YII AViLLL\M Wallace, 3 (Samuel, f John,i) b. August 
31, 1775, in Allen township, Cumberland county. Pa. ; d. June 

11, 1856, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; went to Ohio early in this cen- 
tury, and, subsequently, to the vicinity of Paris, 111. ; he m., 
and had issue (surname Wallace) : 

i. John. 

ii. Marcjaret-Patton. 
Hi. Thomas. 
iv. Rebecca. ^ 

V. William, 
vi. Samuel. 

VIIL John Andrew Weir,'* (Mary,^ Samuel, ^ John,M 
b. January 19, 1802, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; d. October 10, 1881. 
He was educated in the private schools of the town and at the 
Harrisburg Academy. He learned coach-making, and, subse- 
quently, went into the hardware business, which he continued 
a number of years, afterwards connecting with it the drug trade, 
taking into partnership his nephew, D. W. Gross. During the 
administration of Governor Eitner, he served as a clerk in the 
office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. In 1840, he was 
elected prothonotary of Dauphin county, a position he filled 
two terms (six years.") While serving in this office, he was 



Wallace and Weir. 631 

chosen a director of the Harrisburg Bank, and afterwards be- 
came teller in that institution, in which capacity he continued 
until 1880. While performing these duties, he was treasurer 
of the State Lunatic Hospital, at Harrisburg, from its first estab- 
lishment in 1850 to 1880. For nearly fifty years he was an 
elder in the First Presbyterian church of Harrisburg, and took 
a warm interest in the promotion of the Sunday-school system. 
He was one of the first, firmest, and influential friends of the 
anti-slavery cause in Dauphin county. Mr. Weir married twice ; 
first, Catharine E. Wiestling, b. February 21, 1810; d. 
May 18, 1845 ; daughter of John S. Wiestling. They had 
issue, all born in Harrisbui'g, Pa., (surname Weir) : 

i. Mary.JE., b. February 7, 1835; d. April 7, 1835. 
a. Catharine- IJ., b. July 7, 1836; d. December 13. 1841. 
m. Annie ; resides at Harrisburg, Pa. 
iv. Ja ■■ es- Wallace, b. June 8, 1841 ; d. May 18, 1883 ; served as 

an officer in tlie army during the Civil war of 1861-5. 
V. Ellen-J., b. December 11, 1843; d. August 11, 1863. 

Mr. Weir m., secondly, Maria Matilda Fahnestock, b. 
December 15, 1808 ; d. August 28, 1888, in Harrisburg, Pa. ; 
daughter of Obed Fahnestock and his wife, Anna Maria Gres- 
sell. They had issue (surname Weir) : 

i-i. J.-Howard, b. August 21, 1852; d. July 29, 1853. 
vii. Sybil ; resides at Harrisburg, Pa. 

IX. James Wallace Weir,* (Mary,^ Samuel, ^ John,^) 
b. August 9, 1805, at Harrisburg, Pa.; d. March 14, 1878. 
He received a good education, excelled as a scholar, and his 
taste for study and reading drew him towards the printing 
office. He learned the art with John S. Wiestling, and, after 
his apprenticeship, spent some time in the printing house of the 
Messrs. Johnson, of Philadelphia. On the 26th of November, 
1833, having been chosen teller of the Harrisburg Bank, he ac- 
cepted that position, holding it until October 30, 1844, when 
he was chosen cashier of the bank. When the institution be- 
came a national bank in 1874, he was unanimously elected its 
cashier, which office he held until his death, a period of over 
forty-four years. As a bank officer and a financier, he gained 



632 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

an enviable distinction for his uniform courtesy, for unimpeach- 
able integrity, and for ability of the highest order. Few bankers 
in the Commonwealth can present a record equal to his in 
years of serv^ice, in successful administration of affairs through 
financial trouble, and for such rigid honesty. But not alone as 
a banker was he distinguished. He was gifted with rare social 
qualities and a graceful wit, which made him one of the most 
companionable of men. In movements for the reformation of 
society, he was always foremost, not only giving his time and 
labor, but contributing freely of his means to the accomplish- 
ment of what he thought a philanthropic purpose. To the 
poor and lowly, he was always a kind and true friend, and his 
charities, though not ostentatious, were made with a free and 
open hand. His literary taste and ability were of high order, 
and he frequently wrote for the press ; was the author of several 
religious tracts, published by the American Sunday-school 
Union. In 18S8, appeared a small volume, " Manual of Prayer," 
which was published with an introduction by Rev. Albert 
Barnes, of Philadelphia. In 1854, "The Closet Companion" 
appeared, and passed through several editions. In the Presby- 
terian church, of which he was many years an elder, in every 
walk and pursuit in life, he was active, energetic, consistent, 
pure in character, and lofty in purpose. Mr. Weir m. Mrs. 
Hannah A. (Fahnestock) Mahany; d. February, 1872. 
No issue. 



Wallace ana Hoge. 633 



WALLACE AND HOGE. 



1. William Hoge/ a native of Musselburgh, Scotland, 
came to America shortly after 1682. On the same ship came 
a family consisting of a Mr. Hume, his wife, and daughter, 
from Paisley. On the passage the father and mother both 
died, and young Hoge took charge of the daughter and landed 
at New York, where he left the' girl with a relative, and set- 
tled himself at Perth Amboy, JST. J. He subsequently married 
the daughter, Barbaea Hume, removed to Penn's Three 
Lower Counties, now the State of Delaware ; from thence to 
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania ; and finally to the Valley of 
Virginia, about three miles south of Winchester, where he and 
his wife lived and died. They had a large family, many of 
whose descendants became distinguished in Church and State. 
Their oldest son was : 

2. i. John, b. 1699; m. Gwenthleen Bowen Davis. 

IL JoHX Hoge, 2 (William, i) b. about 1699 at Perth Am- 
boy, New Jersey ; d. October, 1754, in East Pennsboro' town- 
ship. Cumberland county, Pa. He went with his father to the 
Three Lower Counties, and there married. About the year 
1729 removed to East Pennsboro' township, then Lancaster, 
now Cumberland, county, Penn'a, wdiere he afterwards pur- 
chased a large tract of land from the Proprietaries, portions of 
which remained in possession of some of his descendants until 
recent date, Mr. Hoge m., about 1722, Gwenthleen Bowen 
Davis, who survived her husband some years. They had 
issue (surname Hoge) : 

i. John, b. about 1723; d. February 11, 1807; he graduated 
at Nassau Hall (Princeton, N. J.,) in 1748; a Presby- 
terian minister; was ordained in 1755, and became quite 
distinguished in the Church. He was one of the first 



634 Pennsylvania Genealo'jjies. 

members of the Tluntingdoii Presbytery. He married 
and left issue, but we liave no information concerning 
them, 
n. Jonathan, b. July 23, 1725; d. April 19, 1800, of paralysis. 
He received a libei'al education, and was bi'ouglit up a 
farmer. He was a justice of the peace from 1764 to the 
Revolution ; was a member of the constitutional con- 
vention of July 15, 1776 ; member of the Assembly in 
1776, and again from 1778 to 1783 ; member of the 
Supreme Executive Council from Marcli 4, 1777, to 
November 9, 1778, and from November 3, 1784, to Oc- 
tober 20, 1787 ; member of tlie Council of Safety from 
October to December, 1777; one of tlie commissioners 
to remove the public loan offices in September, 1777 ; 
one of the committee to superintend the drawing of 
the Donation Land Lottery, October 2, 1786; member 
of the Board of Property in 1785-6; and, by Governor 
Mifflin, appointed one of the associate judges of Cum- 
berland county, August 17, 1791. Judge Hoge was a 
prominent and influential man — his entire life was an 
active and busy one. He mirried and left issue. One 
of his daughters married David Redick, who was quite 
conspicuous in the early history of Western Pennsyl- 
vania, and Vice-President of tlie State in 1788. 

3. in. Dncicl; m. and left issue. 

ic. Benjamin; the youngest child died in early life. 
V. Mary. 

4. vi. Elizabeth ; m. William Walker. 
vii. Sarah. 

via. Behecca. 

5. ix. Abigail ; m. Joseph Wallace. 

III. David Hoge,^ (John, 2 William, i) b. about 1735; d. 
December 5, 1804. He received a good education ; took a 
very active part in the Revolutionary contest, and was sheriff 
of the county of Cumberland. About the year 1771, he 
purchased the Hunter tract of land in the Chartiers Valley, 
embracing what is now the town of Washington, Pa. In 
1781 he laid out the town, and, in 1785, sold the most of it to 
his sons, John and William, who removed to Washington, and 
lived and died there. David Hoge m. and had issue (surname 
Hoge) : 

i. John, b. September 12, 1760; d. August 5, 1824: entered 
the Revolutionary army at the age of sixteen; became 



Wallace and Hoge. 635 

second lieutenant in Colonel William Irvine's (Sixth) 
Battalion, and captured in the Canada campaign at 
Three Elvers, June 8, 1776. He was not exchanged 
until 1779. In 1783 he was cliosen a member of the 
Council of Censors, under the Constitution of 1776, and 
was one of the members of the Constitutional Conven- 
tion of 1789-90. He was chosen to the State Senate in 
1791, and again in 1794, and served in Congress in 1804 
and 1805. He was a Federalist. He married a daughter 
of William Quail. 
il. David, Ji\; located in Washington, Pa., for a time, but, 
being appointed agent for the United States Land 
Office, he removed to Steubenville, O., where he died; he 
m. Jane Scott, daughter of Thomas Scott ; and they had 
a large family. 
in. Eliza; m., April 14,1783, Rev. Samuel Wajigh, b. 1749; 
d. January 3, 1807 ; he was pastor of the united congre- 
gations of Monaglian and Silvers Spring from 1782 to the 
date of his death ; he was a sound divine, a very accept- 
able preacher, and highly esteemed by his people ; they 
left issue. 
iv. Jonathan; settled near Morgantown, W. Ya., where he 
lived and died, leaving two children. 
' V. William; d. 1813; settled in Washington, Pa., and owned 
a half interest in the property; he was elected on the 
Republican or Democratic ticket member of Congress, 
and served from 1801 to 1803, but resigned in 1804, when 
his brotlier was elected to the vacancy ; and again chosen 
in 1806, serving from 1807 to 1809 ; from 1798 to 1802 he 
filled the office of associate judge of the county; he m. 
Isabella Lyon, daughter of Samuel Lyon and Eleanor 
Blaine (see Lyon record J 

IV. Elizabeth Hoge,^ (John,^ William, i) b. about 1730; 
d. at an advanced life in East Pennsboro' towusliip, Cumber- 
land county, Penna. She m. William Walker, a few years 
her senior. He served as a subaltern officer on the frontiers, 
during the Frencli and Indian war ; and was a substantial 
farmer. They were the ancestors of a prominent family, and 
it is to be regretted that our genealogical data is so meager. 
A grandson was Robert James Walker, the distinguished 
statesman and financier, and Secretary of the Treasury under 
President Polk. Of Elizabeth Hoge's family we have the 
record of one child (surname Walker) : 

6. i. John, b. July 20, 17-54 ; m. Isabella McCormick. 



636 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

V. Abigail Hoge,^ (John.^ William,^) m. Joseph Wal- 
lace. But little has come down to us concerning them. 
They bad issue (surname Wallace) : 

7. i. James \ m, Eacliel Elder. 

ii. Jonathan-Hoye ; m. Mary Hoge, daugliter of Jonathan 
Hoge, and had issue (surname Wallace), Joseph, Jona- 
than-H., James and Isabella, some of wliom settled near 
Springfield, Ohio, 
m. Joseph ; m. and removed to the Genesee country, State of 
New York. 

iv. Mary ; probably d. s. p. 

V Abigail; m. Mr. Fetter; no issue. 

8. vi. (jwenthleen; m. Samuel Criswell. 

yi. JoHX Walker, 4 ( Elizabeth, ^ John,^ William,!) b. 
July 20, 1754, in East Pennsboro' township, Cumberland 
county, Pa.; d. July 26, 1825. He served in the war of the 
Revolution, and, about the commencement of the century, set- 
tled in Erie county, Pa., where be died. He m., May 15, 
1783, Isabella McCormick, b. December 29, 1758, in East 
Pennsboro' townsbip, Cumberland county, Pa. ; d. September 
7, 1823, in Erie county. Pa.; daughter of Thomas McCormick 
and Jean Oliver {see McCormick record.) They bad issue (sur- 
name Walker) : 

i. William, b. February 12, 1784; d. January 23, 1855; m., 
September 18, 1800, Isabella Blaine, b. 1781 ; d. May 29, 
1815, and had issue : 

1. Mary-Isabella, b. August 22, 1811 ; m., January 

3, 1855, James McKay ; no issue. 

2. Grizzle, b. 1814; d. April 28, 1815. 

ii. Jane, b. November 23, 1785; d. February 25, 1836; unm. 
Hi. Ihomas, b. September 27, 1787 ; d. January 2, 1819; unm. 

iv. Margaret, b. November 23, 1789; deceased; m., March 8, 
1821, David Quail; d. May 4, 1860, and had issue (sur- 
name Quail) : 

1. William, b. September 26, 1822; m. Susan Alex- 

ander. 

2. Isabella,\). October 1824; m.,in 1854, W. Ewing, 

and had issue (surname Ewing), Margaret, A. 
s. p.; John-W., and David- Quail. 

3. John- Walker, b. August, 1826; d. December, 1826. 

4. Huston, b. October, 1827; d. January, 1835. 



Wallace and Hoge. 637 

5. Sarali-Ann,h November, 1829 ; d. 1857; m. Wil- 

liam McKeenan. 

6. Grizzle, b. Marcli, 1832 ; d. 1851. 

V. Elizabeth- Grizzle, b. September 27, 1792; m., Jane 8, 1824, 
John Rankin, b. May, 1787, and had issue (surname Ran- 
kin) : 

il. Isabella- Walker, b. April 27, 1825; d. January 
22, 1859, in Kansas. 

2. Samuel- Edmeston, b. April 14,1827; m. Nancy 

Maria Crawford. 

3. Mary-Ann, b. October 26,1830; m., March 4, 

1851, her cousin, John H. Walker. 

4. Oatharine-Maderville, b. October 25, 1832; m., 

November 16, 1853, her cousin, John D. Walker. 

5. John-Walker, b. April 4, 1835; m., March 30, 

1859, Mrs. Harriet Harper. 
vi. James-Olifer, b. January 16, 1795 ; d. January 2, 1819; unm. 
vii. Jonathan, b. March 27, 1797; deceased; m., May 22, 1827, 

Rebecca , b. July 20, 1810, and had issue (surname 

Walker) : 

1. John-H., b. March 7,1828; m., March 4,1851, 

Mary Ann Rankin. 

2. Grizzle, b. December 11, 1829. 

3. Rebecca, b. June 19, 1832 ; d. August 11, 1846. 

4. Thomas, b. April 6, 1834. 

5. James-Oliver, b. May 7, 1837. 

6. William, b. May 30, 1839. 

7. Isabella, b. July 23, 1841 ; d. May 22, 1842. 

8. Isabella-McCormick, b. September 2, 1843. 

9. Jane, b. November 28, 1845. 

10. Henrietta, b. June 15, 1850. 

11. Margaret, b. November 26, 1853. 

9. vm. John-Hoge, b. February 9, 1800; m. Catharine Dudley 
Kehy. 
ix. Bavid- Oliver, b. October 27, 1802; d. August, 1841; m., 
January 3, 1826, his cousin, Maria Morton, and had issue : 

1. /o/m-Dam(Z,b. April 28, 1828; m., November 16, 

1853, his coubin, Catharine Dudley Rankin. 

2. George-Morton, b. September 16,1830; in 1858, 

removed to tlie West. 

3. Elizabeth, b. ; d. ; m., in 1858, Dr. 

Miles. 

4. WilUam-Thoynas, h. August 2,1839. 

VII. James Wallace, * (Abigail, » John, 2 William, i) b. 
about 17-14; cl. towards the close of the century. He served 



638 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

in the war of tlie Revolution, and became quite prominent in 
he affairs of the county upon its organization. He is gener- 
ally confounded with General James Wallace, {see Wallace of 
Hanover.) He m. Eachel Elder, b. 1746 ; d. June 30, 1832. 
They had issue (surname Wallace) : 

i. Elizaleth ; d. s. p. 
10. n. Joseph, b. March 29, 1786 ; m. Sarah Evans Cummins. 

Yin. GwENTHLEEN WALLACE, ^ (Abigail, ^ John,^ Wil- 
liam.'^) She m. Samuel Criswell. They had issue (sur- 
name Criswell) : 

i. Robert ; went west or south about 1815. 

ii. Mary ; m. Capt. Clark of tlie U. S. A., and died early leav- 
ing one child, Giventlileen, who married Capt. McCrea, 
U. S. A., and they had two sons and daughters, Virginia 
and Owentliletn. 
Hi. Hannah; d. unm. 

iv. Hetta; d. in January, 1846; m. Isaac Addams, of Cumber- 
land county, Pa. ; left no issue. 
D. Elizabeth ; m. James Quigley, of Cumberland county, Pa. ; 
siie died early, leaving children Ilary and Hetty. Mary 
m., first, Harkness Addams, and had James and Samuel ; 
m., secondly, James Maguire, and had Thomas. 

vi. Qicenthleen ; d. 1837, at Prairie du Cliien ; m. Col. John 
Greene, U. S. A., d. September 21, 1840, in Florida ; and 
had issue (surname Gi^eene) : 

1. Hugh-Brady; d. in Florida, shortly after his 

father. 

2. Gicenthleen ; m. Capt. William McKissack, U. 

S. A. ; d. January 27, 1849. 
8. Itose\ m. Col. John C. McFerran, U. S. A.; d. 
April 25, 1872 ; and had issue (surname Mc- 
Ferran), Gwenthleen. 

4. Fanny. 

5. Henrietta. 

vii. Wilhelmina; m. Capt. Dawson, U. S. A ; both died young, 
leaving one son, A. H. H. Dawson, who became a lawyer 
at the New York city bar. 

IX. John HoGE Walker, 5 (John [WaLke?-'],^ Ehzabeth,-"^ 
John, 2 William, 1) b. February 9, 1800, in East Pennsboro' 
township, Cumberland county, Penn'a ; d. January 25, 1875, 
in Erie, Penn'a. He graduated at Washington College ; 



Wallace and Hoge. 639 

studied law, and, in 1824, began the practice of his pro- 
fession at Erie, Pa. lie was elected to the Pennsylvania 
Legislature on the Anti-Masonic ticket, in 1833, 1834 and 1835, 
and was made chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, 
and leader of his party in the House. In 1849 he was elected 
State Senator. His last service was in the Constitutional Con- 
vention of 1873, to which he was chosen as a delegate-at-lai-ge, 
and of which body he was chosen president. Though promi- 
nently identified with j)ublic affaii^s and always a man of strong 
and unconcealed poJitical opinions, his greatest prominence 
was, nndoubtedly, as a lawyer. He was the leader of the Erie 
bar for more than a generation, and his legal fame was com- 
mensurate with the State limits. Mr. Walker m.. May 3, 1831, 
Catharine Dudley Kelly, b. April 14, 1811; d. November 
8, 1860, at Erie, Pa. They had issue (suraame Walker): 

i. John-William, h. April 19,1832; m., June 18, 1861, Annie 

Virginia Harrison, of Kittanning, Pa. 
ii. Thomas-IicCormick, b. February 4,1834; m., March 15, 

1866, Agnes Caughey. of Erie, Pa. 
Hi. [a son,] b. Pebruary 4, 1836 ; d. in infancy. 
iv. Catharive-D., b. January 4, 1835; m., December 30, 1862, 

Samuel A. Davenport, of Erie, Pa. ; and had issue. 
V. Gemge-W., b. April 26, 1840; d. August 7, 1871; a young 

man of unusual promise. 
vi. James-Oliver, b. June 18, 1842; d. April 19, 1844, 
vii. Isahella-McCormich, b. February 11, 1845; m., April 25, 

1867, 11. N. Armstrong; reside in Brookfield, Mo.; and 

had issue. 
via. Qiiincy-Acla^ns, b. March 15, 1847 ; d. February 2, 1865. 
ix. Mary-Jane, b. October 30, 1849; m., February 24, 1878, 

Dilman F. Beemer ; reside at Brookfield, Mo. 
X. Barry, b. August 15, 1852; d. April 6, 1879, at Brookfield, 

Mo. 

X. Joseph Wallace, 5 (James \_Wallac€,'^^ Abigail, ^ John,^ 
William,!) b, March 29, 1786; d. February 22, 1867, at Har- 
risburg, Pa. He received a good English 'education, and, about 
the year 1809 or 1810, we find him the manager of New Mar- 
ket Forge, Lebanon county, for John Elder ; subsequently, em- 
ployed at Hope Furnace, in Lancaster count}^ He removed 
to Harrisburg prior to 1812, and, with Joshua Elder, entered 



(340 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

into mercantile life; afterwards, in business alone for many 
years. In the war of 1812-14, he volunteered with the Har- 
risburg Artillerists, and marched as far as York. He served in 
the Harrisburg borough council, and was treasurer a long term 
of years. He was quite prominent as an Anti-Mason, having 
been chairman of the State Committee during the Eitner cam- 
paign, and afterwards appointed Deputy Secretary of the Com- 
monwealth under that administration. For many years he was 
secretary and treasurer of the Harrisburg Bridge Company, of 
the Middletown Turnpike Company, and Peter's Mountain 
Turnpike Company. He was a gentleman of high moral char- 
acter and worth, greatly esteemed in the community, and ever 
enjoyed their confidence and respect. Mr. Wallace m., May 
28, 1816, Sarah Evans Cummins, b. January 16, 1787, in 
Chester county. Pa.'; d. August 21. 1858, at Harrisburg, Pa., 
and with her iiusband there buried. They had issue (sarname 
Wallace) : 

i. Henrietta-Hannah, b. February 23, 1817; d. March 7, 1817. 
u. Elizabeth, b. February 1, 1818; d. January 30, 1857; m., 
June 1, 1843. William C, McPherson, M. D., a prominent 
aud influential physiqian at Harrisburg, Pa. ; son of 
John Bayard McPherson,* of Gettysburg, Pa. ; and had 
issue (surname McPherson) : 

* John Bayard McPherson was the grandson of Robert and Janet 
McPherson, who settled in the ''Marsh Creek Settlement," now 
Adams county, Pa., in the autumn of 1735. Robert McPherson died 
there December 25, 1749, and his wife, Janet, September 23, 1767. 
Their son, Robert McPherson, b. in 1730, came to be a man of promi- 
nence in the early history of the State, and, in connection with the 
brief sketch of his great grandson, Judge McPherson, tiie following 
reference to him will be appropriate : Robert McPherson was edu- 
cated at Rev. Dr. Alison's school at New London. His father died 
December 25, 1749, and his mother on the 23d of September, 1767. In 
1751, he married Agnes, the daughter of Robert Miller, of the Cum- 
berland valley. In 1755, he was appointed treasurer of Yovk county, 
and commissioner in 1756. The latter office he resigned on accept- 
ing a commission as captain in the Third battalion of tlie Provincial 
forces. May 10, 1758, serving under General Forbes on his expedition 
against Fort Duquesne. From 1762 to 1765, he was sheriff of the 
county, and, from 1764 to the beginning of the Revolution, was a jus- 
tice of the peace under the Proprietary, and was recommissioned un- 



Wallace and Hoge. 641 

1. Sarah. 

2.. John-Bayard, b. Novembers, 1846, at Harrisbuiff 
Pa. He leceived his early education at the 
Harrisburg Academy and in the schools of Sid- 
ney, Ohio, where he resided from 185S to 1862; 
he entered Princeton College in August, 1862, 
from which institution he graduated in 1866. 
He studied law with John Ilanna Briggs, in 
Harrisburg-; and with Scammon, McCiigg & 
Fuller, in Chicago, and was admitted to the 
Dauphin county bar in January, 1870; he was 
elected district attorney in 1874, and served 
during the years 1875, '76, '77. A portion of 
the time he was in law partnership with Hon. 
Wayne Mac Veagh,and afterwards with Lyman 
U. Gilbert. In February, 1882, he was ap- 
pointed by Governor Hoyt to fill a vacancy in 
the otlice of additional law judge of the Twelftli 
judicial district, caused by the resignation of 
Judge Henderson, and the consequent promo- 
tion of Judge Simonton to the president judge- 
ship, and, in November, 1882, he was elected 
without opposition to the same place. Judge 

der the first Constitution. From 1765 to 1767, he was a member of 
the Provincial Assembly, and, in 1768, was appointed county treas- 
urer to fill a vacancy. At tlie outset of the War of Independence, he 
was commissioned a colonel of one of the York county battalions of 
associators; was a member of the Provincial Conference wdiich met 
at Carpenters' Hal), Juiie 18, 1776, and represented the county in the 
convention of July 15tli following. During tliat and the following 
year he was in active duty in the Jerseys and in the subsequent cam- 
paign around Philadelphia. After his return from the field, he was 
employed as the purchasing commissary for the western end of York 
county. From 1781 to 1785, he served as a member of the Assembly. 
Colonel McPherson was one of the ciiarter members of the corpora- 
tion of Dickinson College, and continued to act as a trustee until his 
death. He was an elder in the Upper Marsh Creek Presbyterian 
church, which was organized in 1740, or witiiin two j^ears of tlie be- 
ginning of the settlement. His death, from panilysis, occured on the 
19th of February, 1789, his wife surviving him until September 12, 
1802. He had a large family. Two of his sons, William and Bohert, 
were officers in the service of the Revolution. Some of iiis descendants 
remain in Adams county, but the great majority are scattered over 
the various States of the Union. Another son was John-Bayard, 
father of William C. McPherson. 
41 



642 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

\ McPherson m., December 30, 1879, Annie 

Cochran Patterson, daughter of Judge David 
W. Patterson and Mary 81aymaker, of Lancas- 
ter, Pa. ; and had issue (sunTame McPherson): 
^ a. Mary-Slaymaker, b. October 16, 1880. 

I b. Elizabeth-Wallace, b. October 13, 1882. 

3. Joseph- Wallace; d. s. p. 
ui. Lucilla- Stanley, b. December 4, 1819 ; d. July 6, 1837. 
iv. Joseph-Cummins, b. September 16, 1821 ; d. October 6, 1847, 

at Matamoras, Mexico, of yellow fever. 
V. Sarah-Ann, b. May 16, 1825 ; d. May 30, 1826. 
vi. James, b. June 13, 1827 ; d.. May 30, 1832. 







Wiesiling FamUy. 643 



WIESTLTNG FAMILY 



I. Samuel Christopher Wiestling,^ b. June 4, 1760, at 
Oschatz, in the Canton or district of Meisischen, Germany,, 
during a visit of his mother to her parents. The home of his. 
parents was Colba, on the river Saale, in Lower Saxony. In- 
asmuch as the military law of Prussia required all Prussian of- 
ficers and citizens to liave the name of every child recorded in 
the church-book of the town wherein it was born, this was. 
done in bis case. The record was also made in the militar}^ 
canton-book or soldiers' I'oll of Oschatz. He was baptized 
shortly after, his sponsors being Samuel Ludwig Goldman, 
Christopher Henry Ahren, and Mrs. Catharine Elizabeth Wiest- 
ling, all residents of Colba. His parents were Christopher 
Martin Wiestling^ and Dorothea Elizabeth Goldman. His 
father, who hekl the office of secretary of Colba, and was widely 
known, died in 1769. The widow afterwards married Michael 
Horst, a justice of the peace, of Acken, on the river Elbe, in 
whom Samuel found a kind parent ; was sent to school, and 
carefully educated. Subsequently, being influenced and guided 
by the counsel of his preceptors, Herr Ruprechtand his brother- 
in-law, the Honorable Inspector Gehring, his step-father per- 
suaded him to study theology, and through the recommenda- 
tion of those mentioned, he was received ifito the Hallische 
Weisenhaus. But this life was irksome to him, and unsuited 
to the natural bent of his mind, and, becoming discontented, 
he returned to his home at Colba. In April, 1774, he was 
placed under the instruction of the State Surgeon and " Land 
Physician,'" Dr. linger, but the doctor having died on the 1st 
of May, 1776, he, with a good recommendation, went to Halle, 
and put himself under the care and tuition of Field-Surgeon 
Ollenroth, with whom he remained until 1778. This gentle- 



64^ Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

man very kindly secured for him regular college privileges, 
under Professors Miikel, ISTestsky, Dr. Younghaus, and others. 
As war broke out about this time between the Emperor Joseph 
and King Frederick II. — the bone of contention being Bayern, 
and a part of the Prussian army being stationed in Alsace, 
under Prince Henry — he was recommended by his principal for 
the position of Lazar-Surgeon, and was accordingly examined 
and appointed on June 3, 1778. On July the 1st, the army 
marched to Dresden, and the field hospital was renioved t(j 
Thorgan. In the beginning of October, he was taken sick, in 
consecjuence of which he obtained leave to return home. On 
recovering his health, in November, he went to Halle and re- 
sumed his studies under the professors already named, until 
the year 1779, when he went to Dresden for the purpose of 
continuing his studies in anatomy in the then existing prepara- 
tory institute, under the care of the Elector's counselor, Pie- 
trochen. Here the branches of anatomy, physiology, physics, 
materia medica, chemistry, pathology, and therapeutics were 
as thoroughly taught by Dr. Hofi'rath and Professors Meiden 
and Thomrianie as they were in Halle. But botany was 
neglected, though chirurgery was also thoroughly taught by 
the general surgeon, Wilde. In the spring of 1780, he went 
to Berlin to prosecute, under the Berlin State Accouchour, Dr. 
Hagan, his studies in obstetrics, which he had already com- 
menced at Halle, under Catenius, Loesicke, Schmucker, and 
Thedus. He remained during the summer in a private college 
of medicine, chirurgery, and anatomy. In October of the same 
year he returned to Dresden, to visit the preparatory school of 
anatomy. In April of the following year he went to Amster- 
dam, to visit John Herman Osterdyke, who had been his inti- 
mate friend in Halle, and who was now a doctor of medicine 
in Amsterdam. This afforded him an opportunity to visit the 
Land and Sea Hospital located there, and also the Amsterdam 
College of Medicine and Surgery, of which Dr. Herman Ger- 
hard Osterdyke, the father of his friend, was the president. 
Through the kindness of the general surgeon of the hospital, 
the Hon. B. Hasson, he had free access to the Gast-Huys. His 
friend going to Halle to hold his " Inaugural Disputations," in 



Wiesth'ng Family. 645 

order to the promoting, under the supervision of Dr. Leopold 
Osterdyke, and at his earnest persuasion he g-ladly accompanied 
him. He remained in Halle, until April, 1782, when he re- 
turned to Amsterdam, where he attended the Hospital and 
College of Medicine and Surgery until June of 1782, when he 
was appointed to a position as navy doctor and surgeon, he 
having passed a creditable examination before the Committee 
of the Honorable Board of Admirality. At this time an ex- 
pedition started out from the Netherlands to America, under 
the embassador fi^om Holland, with two ships laden with linen, 
a frigate, and a cutter. He was ordered to duty on this expe- 
dition as navy surgeon. He set sail on June 4, 1783, with a 
favoring wind. His record says, "We left Texel, and on Oc- 
tober 4, 1783, we reached the port of Chester on the Delaware, 
in Delaware county, and State of Pennsylvania. The voyage 
was not all smooth sailing, as we encountered high winds and 
rough seas. Indeed, on one occasion, one of the vessels came 
very near swamping and emptying us all out into the sea. 
However, with hard work, good management, and the inter- 
position of a kind Providence we kept above water and arrived 
safely on terra firmay As it was obligatory upon all students 
and artisans in Grermany, to travel and see the world before 
they could pursue the practice of their chosen profession or 
trade, our young doctor concluded to see something of the new 
world before returning. He accordingly left the vessel in com- 
pany with a friend named Godfrey Fritchey, and started on 
foot on a tour of observation. They traversed middle Penn- 
sylvania which was not then as now, " the garden spot of the 
world," but was sparsely settled, and the whole country deeply 
impressed with the desolation and devastation consequent upon 
the Revolutionary war. Visions of the " home beyond the sea," . 
however, beckoned them to return, and they turned their foot- 
steps towards Philadelphia with a view of finding a vessel to 
carry them home. At the Trappe, in Montgomery county, in 
Pennsylvania, they fell in with a gentleman by the name of 
Messemer or Minsker, who was proprietor of an inn at that 
place, who, learning that the subject of this sketch was a 
thorouglily-educated German physician, succeeded in persuading 



64:6 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

him to tarry with him, as he had a sick wife, who had been 
bedridden for a long time, and npon whom he had expended 
quite a sum of money to physicians, to little or no purpose. 
This was an episode in his life that shaped his destiny for the 
future. This man offered to pay him twenty dollars in hand, 
with his boarding for self and friend, and find the medicine. He 
regarded this a good and adv^antageous offer, under the peculiar 
circumstances, and accepted it. The case was a serious and ob- 
stinate one, and although it balTfled others, he was entirely suc- 
cessful, and this fortunate turn of affairs afterwards proved to 
be the foundation of a large and paying practice at the Trappe. 
About the year 1792 or 1793 he, with his family and that of 
his father-in-law, removed to Dauphin county, locating on farms 
along the Blue mountain, on the road leading from the Sus- 
quehanna river to Linglestown. His new home was about two 
miles from the river and five miles from the city of Harrisburg, 
in now Susquehanna township. Here he continued^ in pursuit 
of his profession until the spring of 1811, when they removed 
to the town of Harrisburg, where his practice greatly increased, 
until the year 1817, when he was stricken with paralysis, which 
terminated his medical career. He died April 28, 1823, in the 
sixty-third year of his age, thus ending a life of active useful- 
ness, respected by all who knew him. Dr. Wiestlingm., May 
10, 1785, Anna Maria Bucher, b. September 7, 1765, in 
Montgomery county, Fa. ; d. May 10, 1836, in Harrisburg, Pa.; 
daughter of Casper and Catharine Bucher of Paxtang.* They 
had issue : 

2. i. John- Solomon, b. September 18, 1787; m. Salome Yonse. 

3. a. Anna-Maria, b. June 29, 1789; m. Abraham Gross. 

* Casper Bucher, of Paxtang, Dauphin county. Pa. ; d. Septem- 
ber, 1800, leaving a wife Catharine, and children as follows : 

i. Rev. John-Casper. 
a. Elizabeth ; m. Jacob Engle. 
Hi. Catharine; m. Henry Goetz. 
if. Anna-Maria; m. Dr. Samuel C. Wiestling. 
u. Dorothea; m. Godfrey Fritchey. 
vi. Magclalena; m. Henry Shiley. 
vii. Jacob. 
The executors of his estate were his wife, and Jacob Bucher, Esq. 



WiestUrtg Family. 647 

4. iii. Samuel-Christopher, h. A\jn\ 24,1791; m. Henrietta Doll. 
iv. Jacob-Henry, b. January 22, ^iFS^in Vincent township, 

^ Montgomery county, Pa.; d. 1826, at Hanover, York 
county. Pa. He was educated at Harrisburg, studied 
theology under the llev. Philip Gloninger there, and was 
licensed by the Reformed Synod to preach the gospel in 
1812, and about the same time received and accepted a 
call to Hanover, York county. Pa., which included three 
congregations in his charge. Owing to some difficulty 
w^ith reference to the Manchester congregation, he stood 
disconnected from the Synod for some years. In 1821, 
application to that body was made in his behalf, and in 
the following year he was received. Several other con- 
gregations were added to his charge, and his field of labor 
consisted of five congregations, in which he continued to 
preach to the end of his life. He died at the age of thirty- 
three years, and is buried in the grave-yard connected 
with the Reformed church at that place. Mr. Wiestling 
was a man of talent, and more than ordinary pulpit abili- 
ties. He was conscientious and faithful in the discharge 
of all his public and private duties, and his piety and 
moral deportment were of an undoubted and unexception- 
able character. Respected and esteemed by tlie commu- 
nity generally, he was especially beloved by the people of 
his own charge, among whom he labored with much ac- 
ceptance. He m. Rachel Wagner, and they had issue, 
J.-Quinci/, d. s. p r, and Maria-K. 
V. Elizabeth-Dorothea, b. June 3, 1795; m. Norman Callender; 
they lived and died in Meadville, Pa. ; and had issue 
(surname Callender) : 

1. Samuel-N. ; m. Eliza Harbine. 

2. Cornelius-W. ; d. 1885, in Tennessee. 

3. Joshua ; d. in infancy. 

4. Joseph ; d. in infancy. 

5. Elizabeth. 

6. Maria. 

7. Ellen ; m. Philip Laufer. 

5. vi. Jo siiua- Martin, b. February 28, 1797 ; m. Catharine Youse. 
vii. Frederick-C, h. June 12, 1799 ; d. February 27, 1834. 

via. Sarah-Magdalena, b. May 29, 1802 ; d, February 6, 1840 ; 
m. Rev. Henry Wagner; and had issue (surname Wag- 
ner) : 

1. Theophilus- Wiestling, b. September 4, 1829; m. 

Mary A. Stilz. 

2. Samuel-Gross, b. October 4, 1831 ; m. Rebecca 

Ernest. 



648 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

3. Maria-Catharine, b. January 28, 1833 ; d. July 9, 

1834. 

4. Catharine-Elizabeth, b. October 22, 18§4 ; d. Sep- 

tember 24, 1836. 

5. John-Henry, b. January 28, 1837 ; ni. A . Josephine 

Withers. 

6. Caroline- Sarah, b. March 23, 18^8 ; d. March 28, 

1861. 

7. Sarah- Magdalen a, b. January 30, 1840 ; d. March 

27, 1840. 

6. ix. Benjamin- Joseph, h. September 16, 1805 ; m. Matilda Eve- 

line Ross. 

7. X. George-P., b. May 4, 1808 ; m. Margaret Berryhill. 

xi. Catharine-E.. b. February 21, 1810; m. John A. Weir (see 
Wallace and Weir). 

II. JohjST Solomon Wiestling, ^ (Samuel-Christopher, ^ 
Christopher-Martin,!) b. September 18, 1787, in Vincent town- 
ship, Montgomery county, Pa. ; was baptized by Rev. Mr. 
Foght, and confirmed to the Reformed church by the Rev. J. 
Helfenstein, of Harrisburg. Mr. Wiestling learned the art of 
printing, and for many years carried on a newspaper at Har- 
risburg, subsequently removing to Columbus, Ohio, where he 
died February 27, 1842. He married, December 24, 1811, by 
Rev. Philip Gloninger, Salome Youse, b. January 16, 1791, 
at Harrisburg; d. April 7, 1872, at Huntingdon, Pa., daughter 
of George and Mary Youse. They had issue, all born, save 
the youngest, at Harrisburg. Pa. : 

i. Samuel-ZehuJon, b. November 7, 1812; d. April 30, 1832, at 
Harrisburg. 

a. Mary, b. December 27,|1814 ; d. June 9, 1882, at Harrisburg. 

Hi. Juliana- Salome, b. October 14, 1816; d. September 21, 1842, 
at Orbisonia, Pa. ; m., August 18, 1835, Thomas E. Orbi- 
son, of Orbisonia, Pa. 

iv. Albert- Youse, b. August 19, 1818 ; d. May 29, 1836, at Holli- 
daysburg, Pa. 

V. Adaliyie-Elizabeth, b. March 12, 1821 ; m., October 20, 1841, 
at Columbus, O., Rev. Abraham Bartholomew, of Car- 
roll county, O. ; resides at Chartiers, Allegheny county, 
Pa. 

vi. Amanda-Catharine, b. March 10,1823; d. October, 1875, at 
Huntingdon, Pa. ; m., October 14, 1841, at Orbisonia, Pa.. 
Brice X. Blair, of Shade Gap, Pa. 



Wiestling Family. 649 

vii. Henrietta -Louifia, b. May 4, 1825 ; m., October, 1850, Jona- 
than Mnveamer, of Columbus, O., where they reside. 
via. Cornelia -Each el, b. November 12,1827; resides at Hunt- 
ingdon, Pa. 
ix. John-Henry, b. February 7, 1831 ; m., October 14, 1858, 

MartliH L. Johnson ; reside at Pliiladelpliia. 
X. FranJclin-Livingston, b. December 26, 1836, at Hollidays- 
burg. Pa. ; d. October 31, 1839, at Columbus, O. 

III. Ann-a Maria Wiestling,-'' (Samuel-Christopher,^ 
Christophe]'-Martiu,i) b. June 29, 1789, in Vincent township, 
Montgomery county, Pa. ; d. August 3, 1855, at Harrisburg, 
Pa. ; m., June 13, 1809, Abraham Gross, b. December 24, 
1781, in Montgomery county, Pa. ; d. August 25, 1834, in 
Middle Paxtang township, Dauphin county. Pa. ; son of John 
Gross and Each el Sahler. His father, John Gross, was born, 
in November. 1749, in Western Massachusetts, not far from 
the Hudson river, where his parents were early settlers from 
the Palatinate, being of Huguenot descent. On the eve of the 
Revolution John Gross removed to, now Montgomery county, 
Pa. He entered into the spirit of that contest at the outset, 
and was commissioned first lieutenant January 5, 1776, in CoL 
Arthur St. Clair's (Second Pennsylvania) battalion ; subse- 
quently promoted a captain in the Third Pennsylvania at its 
organization, which was formed on the basis of the former, but 
with several of his colleagues in St. Clair's battalion, seem 
never to have accepted the position, or, if they did, declined it 
shortly after, especially upon the resignation of Col. Joseph 
Wood in July, 1777. After the close of the war he removed 
with his family to, now Middle Paxtang township, Dauphin 
county, Pa., where he lived the remainder of his days, dying 
January 2, 1823. Mr. Gross married, about 1778, Rachel 
Sahler, b. in 1756, in Ulster county, New York ; daughter of 
Abraham Sahler and Elizabeth Du Bois of Huguenot extrac- 
tion. She died August 16, 1828, and with her husband buried 
in the old cemetery at Dauphin.* Abraham Gross and his 
wife had issue (surname Gross) : 

* The children of John Gross^ and his wife, Rachel Sahler, 

were 

i. Elizabeth., b. 1779 ; d. in Montgomery county, Pa. 



650 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

8. i. Daniel-Wiestling, h.Mixxch 11,1810; m. Elizabeth Kunkel. 
ii. Catharine-Eleanor, b. January 17, 1812. 

in. Anna-Maria, b. May 27, 1814; d. October 20, 1838. 

if. Badiel-AraeUa, b. January 18, 1817 ; d. March 25, 1836. 

. V. Elizabeth-Carnline, b. March 28, 1821 ; d. March 13, 1824. 

^•^. Samnel-ChriMan, b. March 8, 1826; d. Aupjust 11, 1826. 

rii. Stirah-Adaline, b. April 14, 1830; m., March 1, 1853, Rev. 
Joseph S. Loose, a minister of tlie Reformed Churcli ; re- 
sides in Bridgewater, Rockingham county, Ya., and had 
issue (surname Loosel : 

1. OUio-Benjamin. 

2. Elizabeth- Henrietta. 

lY. Samuel Christopher Wiestling,^ (Samuel-Christo- 
pter,^) b. April 24, 1791, at the Trappe, Montgomery county, 
Pa.; cl. July 21, 1830, at Harrisburg, Pa.; was a physician of 
prominence, having studied medicine under his father; during 
the war of 1812-14, he was assistant surgeon of Colonel Eit- 
scher s regiment. Dr. Wiestling m., April 10, 1817, by Rev. 

a. Abraham, b. December 24, 1781 ; m. Anna Maria Wiestling 

(see above). 
Hi. Catharine, b. 1784; d. January 13, 1807, 
iv. Daniel, b. 1786 ; d. December, 1806. 
2. V. Christian, b. March 1, 1788; m. Ann Custer. 
VI. George, b. 1790 ; d. s. p. 
vii. Rachel, b. 1793 ; d. April 14, 1802. 

II, Christian Gross, ^ (John,i) b. March 1, 1788, in Montgomery 
county, Pa.; d. March 23, 1843, in Middle Paxtang township, Dau- 
pliin county. Pa.; m. Ann Custer, b. September 5, 1796; d. March 
30, 1879 ; daughter of Peter and Rebecca Custer, of Montgomery 
county, Pa.; both buried in the old cemetery at Dauphin, They had 
issue (surname Gross) : 

i. John- Christian ; m. Elizabeth Everly ; removed to Illinois. 
ii. Rebecca; m. Robert Branyan ; settled in Mansfield, Ohio. 
Hi. Rachel; d. s. p. 

iv. Ann; m. Leonard Poffenberger, of Dauphin. 
V. Jacob-H. ; m. Kate Ryan; removed to Illinois. 
vi. Sainuel ; d. s. p. 
vii. Mary-Ellen ; d. s. p. 
It may be here stated that Henry Gross, brother of John Gross 
first named, d. in Middle Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa., 
January, 1815. His estate was devised to his wife, tSusanna, and 
his nephews, Abraham Gross, "son of my brother, John," Henry 
Gross and Samuel Cline. 



WieslUng Family. 651 

Frederick Rauhauser, Henrietta Doll, b. in York, Pa. ; d. 
in Lebanon, Pa.; daughter of Joseph Doll and Esther Welsh, 
The J had issue : 

i. Caroline-E.\ m. Thomas M. Bibigliaus, of Lebanon, and 

bad Henri/, Harriet, Alcin, Caroline, Thomas and Maria. 

ii. Joseph- Callender ; m. Martini Armstrong, and had Samuel- 

C, Jane, Valentine, Cornelius and William. 
Hi. Maria ; d. s. p. 
iv. Samuel-Christopher ; m. Eliza Weaver, and had Washing- 

ton-W. and liannah-M.; both d. s. p. 
v. Jacob ; d. s. p. 

V. Joshua Martin Wiestling, •'' (Samuel-Christopher, ^ 
Christopher-Martin, 1) b. February 28, 1797, in now Susque- 
hanna township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; baptized at Shoop's 
church by Rev. Christian H. Kurtz ; d. January 15, 1854, at 
IJarrisburg, Pa. In the year 1811, being then of the age of 
fourteen years, he moved with his parents into the town of Harris- 
burg, where he continned to reside until his death. Although 
afforded but limited facilities of acquiring an education by at- 
tending the schools of that period, yet, having the advantage 
of the instructions of his father, who was a man of thorough 
education and culture, and being himself an indefatigable stu" 
dent, reading and studying whenever and however the oppor- 
tunity presented, he grew to manhood with his naturally 
fine mental endowments admirably cultivated and liberally 
developed. Of studious habits and love of knowledge, these 
characteristics adhered to him throughout his life. A man of 
original thinking powers, and possessed of mental capacity of 
a high order, he gave, notwithstanding an extensive and la- 
borious medical practice, diligent investigation to all the leading 
questions of the day, and careful study in the wide and diver- 
sified field of general knowledge. He was, consequently, 
upon all the leading subjects of information, a natural scholar, 
and, throughout his whole life, was recognized b}^ Ins fellow- 
townsmen as in the front rank of generous knowledge, and a 
man of very general powers. His special field of usefulness, 
however, was that of medicine. In his preparation for his pro- 
fession, his preceptors were his father, Dr. Samuel C. Wiestling, 



652 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

Sr., and an elder brother, Dr. Samuel C. Wiestling, Jr., both 
thoroughly educated ph3^sicians of skill and wide experience. 
He attended tlie conrse of medical lectures of the University of 
Pennsylvania. His father becoming disabled to continue in 
active practice, by reason of a paralytic stroke in the year 1817, 
he succeeded him in his profession, first in partnership witli 
his brother. Dr. Samuel C. Wiestling, Jr., which continued for 
a few years, and subsequently alone. This was about the year 
182 L or 1822. Acquiring a large and extensive practice, both 
in town and country, he prosecuted the duties of his profes- 
sion with a degree of faithful devotion and judicious skill, 
which won for him the admiration and high regard of the 
medical fraternity and the unlimited confidence of the whole 
community until his death. In stature, he was about six feet 
in height, broad shouldered, of large head, erect in carriage, 
full chested, rather stout in figure and person, and dignified in 
appearance. He was of a cheerful disposition, affable in his 
manners, generous in his impulses, of sympathetic and benevo- 
lent habits, unselfish and forbearing, and, as a consequence, he 
was popular throughout his life. Dr. Wiestling ra., January 
22, 1824, Catharine Youse, b. March 24, 1800 ; d. March 4, 
1854, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; daughter of George and Mary Youse. 
They had issue : 

i. Mary-Ellen:, m. T. T. Worth, of Lebanon, Penn'a ; editor 

of the Lebanon Courier, 
ii. Jacoh-G. ; d. January 10, 1884 ; a physician of prominence ; 

m., December 22, 1852, Susanna Herr ; and luid issue: 

1. Joshua- Martin. 

2. Alice-H. 

3. Guy-Stewart. 

4. Balph- Gilbert. 

Hi. 'Catharine \ ra. first, James D. Bartlioloraew; d. s. p.; 
secondly, S. G. Lewis ; d. ; and had issue. 

iv. Annie-E. 

V. Joshua- Martin, b. October 5, 1837. He was educated in 
the private and select schools of Harrisburg, the Harris- 
burg Academy and the Cumberland Valley Institute. 
Reentered Franklin and Marshall College in 1855, grad- 
uating therefrom in 1857. Began the study of law with 
A. J. Herr, Esq., and was admitted to the Dauphin 
county bar, September 4, 1860 ; and still continues in the 



Wiestling Family. 653 

active practice of his profession. During tlie Rebellion, 
lie served as second lieutenant company D, One Hundred 
and Twenty-seventh regiment, Pa. Volunteers, and was 
promoted, September 1, 1862, to first lieutenant. On the 
19th of March, 1863, he was appointed by Surgeon Gen- 
eral King, of Pennsylvania, one of the commissioners 
to visit the general hospitals in the W est, to look after 
and care for the sick and wounded Pennsylvania soldiers. 
He was the first register in bankruptcy under tlie jSTa- 
tional bankrupt act of 1867 for the Fourteentli Pennsyl- 
vania Congressional district, on the nomination of Chief 
Justice S. P. Ci)ase, United States Supreme Court, May 
29, 1867. He discharged the duties of tliat office until 
early in the fall of 1868, when, being nominated for Dis- 
trict Attorney for the county of Daupiiin, he resigned. 
He was elected District Attorney, October 13, 1868, and 
reelected, October 10, 1871, serving two full terms. Mr. 
Wiestling m., June 2, 1864, Geohgianna Hoover, 
daughter of Jolm and Sophia Hoover, of Gettysburg, 
Pa. They had issue : 

1. Frank-Beeclier, b. April 5, 1865. 

2. Widier-ScoU, b. June 8, 1867 ; d. in infancy. 

3. Mary-Ellen, h. September 9, 1869; d. in infancy. 

4. Faul-Gilbert, b. June 19, 1871 ; d. in infancy. 

5. Genrgianna-Eloime, b. j^ovember 8, 1872. 

6. Sophia-Margaret'.a , b. August 21, 1874; d. in in- 

fancy. 

7. Joshua Bucher, b. August 17, 1878. 

8. Virginia, b. June 4, 1882. 

vi. Julia- A. ; m. C. Penrose Sherk, of Lebanon, Pa. 

VI. Befjamijs' Joseph Wiestling, =^ (Samuel-Christopher, ^ 
Christopher-Martin,^) b. Se|3teml3er 16, 1805, in Middle Pax- 
tang township, Dauphin county, Pa. ; d. July 30, 1883, in 
Middletown, Pa. He was educated in the public schools of 
Ilarrisburg, whither his father removed in 1811, and, also, at 
the Plarrisburg Academy. He began the study of medicine 
with his father, and subsequently continued under the instruc- 
tions of his elder brothers, Drs. Samuel C. and Joshua M. He 
attended lectures at the University of Pennsylvania, gTaduat- 
ing from the medical department of that institution in 1827. 
He located at Middletown, Pa., where, for over a period of 
fifty years, he was in the active ])ractice of his profession ; and 
down almost to the last hours of his life, his superior medical 



654 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

knowledge was brought into requisition. Dr. Wiestling m., 
June 23, 1831, Matilda Eveline Eoss ; d. October 31, 1884, 
daughter of Andrew Eoss and Hannah Tempbn, They had 
issue : 

i. Mary-Fisher \ d. June 9, 1883; m. Rev. Andrew D. 
Mitchell, b. February 2, 1824, in York county, Pa. ; d. 
March 20, 1882, at Fort Grant, Arizona. He graduated 
at Jefferson College ui 1841, and afterwards spent some 
time in teaching. In 1844 he matriculated at Princeton 
Theological Seminary, where he prepared for the min- 
istry. He came under the care of the Carlisle Presby- 
tery, in 1849, as a licentiate from the Donegal Presby- 
tery, and, at the same time, calls were placed in his 
hands from the united charge of Paxtang and Derry. 
These he accepted, and, in 1858, was ordained and in- 
stalled pastor of that people, whom he acceptably served 
until 1874, when, at his own request, the pastoral relation 
was dissolved. Subsequently he declined certain posi- 
tions that were in his offer, but, in 1876, he accepted the 
appointment of post cliaplain in the United States army 
by his friend, the Hon. J. D. Cameron, then Secretary of 
War. He spent five years at the military prison of Fort 
Leavenworth, Kansas, and was transferred, in the fall 
of 1881, to Fort Grant, Ariz ma, whei-e he died. Mr. 
Mitchell had also been the very acceptable stated clerk 
of the Carlisle Presbytery from 1867 to the year of his 
appointment as chaplain, 1876, when he resigned, and re- 
ceived the special commendation of the Presbytery for 
his very faithful services. They had one child. 

n. Anna\ d. s. p. 

Hi. Eveline-Boss. 

iv. Benjamin -Joseph; m. Carrie Augusta Etter. 
V. Dr. Rohert-Boss: m. Katharine Hirst. 

vi. Anna- Catharine-, d. August 14, 1842. 

vii. EUzaheth-Louisa \ m. Rev. Henry L. Rex. 
via. Hannah-Bay. 

ix. Dr. John-Weir; m. Emma Elizabeth Smith. 

X. Catharine-Bchecca. 

YII. George P. Wiestling, ^^ (Samuel-Christopher, ^ Chris- 
topher-Martin, i) b. May 4, 1808, in Paxtang, now Susque- 
hanna, township, Dauphin county, Penn'a ; d. May 31, 1883, 
at Harrisburg, Pa. Fe was educated in the schools of the 
borough and the Harrisburg Academy. He learned the art of 



Wieslling Family. 655 

printing with his brother, John S. AYiestling, who edited and 
published the Pennsylvania Intelligencer. He afterwards 
worked as a compositor in the different newspaper offices at 
the State Capital. About the year 1842 he established himself 
in the wood and coal trade, in which he continued down 
through life, being one of the first to engage it. For a period 
of fifty years he was leader of the Keformed Church choir. 
Having a love for masic, and being endowed with fine talents 
in that direction, he took special delight in their cultivation. 
He was an active member of the church with which he so long 
identified himself as its musical leader, and for forty-four 
years an elder. He was faithful to every trust, honest and' 
upright in all his dealings with the world earnest and sincere 
in every good work, and his memory will remain green in the 
hearts of those who honor him. Mr. Wiestling m. Margaeet 
Berryhill, daughter of Samuel Berryhill.. They had issue: 

i. Col. George-Berryhill ; resides at Mont Alto, Franklin 

county, Pa. 
ii. Anna-Ifary . 
Hi. John ; d. s. p. 
iv. Ellen. 
V. Edward ; m. and resides in Franklin county, Penn'a. 

VIII. Daniel Wiestling GrROSS,^ (Anna-Maria, ^ Samuel- 
Christopher, 2 Christopher-Martin, ' ) b. March 11,1810, in Middle 
Paxtang township, Dauphin county, Pa. He was educated in 
the schools of the borough of Harrisburg, and at the Academy 
there. He learned the profession of druggist and apothecary, 
commenced business in 1830, and has continued therein until 
the present. He served in the municipal offices of member of 
the town council and school -director for a long period. He 
was for many years one of the trustees of the State Lunatic 
Hospital, at Harrisburg, and afterwards its treasurer. He is 
president of the board of trustees of the Theological Seminary 
of the Reformed church, vice-president of the board of trustees 
of Franklin and Marshall College, and was president of the 
board of publication of the Reformed church for many years. 
Mr. Gross m., November 18, 1841, Elizabeth Kunkel, b. 
March 1, 1823 ; d. June 18, 1882, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; daughter 



666 ■ Pennsylvania Oeneabgies. 

of George Kankel and Catnarine Ziegier [see Kunkel record). 
They had issue (surname Gross) : 

i. George-Abraham, b. May 6, 1843; resides at Harrisburg, 
^ Fa. ; m., October 30, 1866, Mary A. Wingerd; and had 

issue (surname Gross) : 

1. Mary-Elizahetli. 

2. Helen. 

3. Daniel- Wingerd. 

4. Katharine-Kunlcel. 

a. John-KimJcel,h. June 15,1845; resides at York, Pa.; m., 
April, 1874, Anna M. Mesiclc, daughter of the Rev. John 
r. Mesiclv, D. D.,of Soraerville, N. J. ; and had issue 
(sui-nanae Gross) : 

1. Elizaheth-Kun'kel. 

2. John-HendricJcs-Mesick. 

3. Jeanette-Le liue-Perrine (twin). 

4. Margaret-A llison . 

Hi. Joshua-Wiestling, b. August 11, 1847; ni.. May 11,1880, 
Almeda IST. Grove. 

if. Daniel-Wiestlmg, b. July 18, 1849; d. March 9, 1850. 
r. Udwnrd-Ziegler,h. November 6.1851; m., May 18, 1876, 
]S anoy C. Criswell, daughter of Vance Criswell and Han- 
nah Dull ; and had issue (surname Gross) : 

1. Hannah- Criswell., b. January 28, 1878. 

2. Henry-McCormick, b. May 21, 1885. 

H. Henry-Sahler^h. February 6,1854; m., December 7,1881, 
Laura B. Gorman. 
. vii. Bobert, b. July 20. 1862 ; d. September 21, 1862. 
via. Mary -Elizabeth, b. June 19, 1865; d. July 17, 1866. 



Wiggins and Simonton. 657 



WIGGINS AND SIMONTON. 



1. John Wiggins, ^ son of James "Wiggins^ and Jean, his 
wife, was b. about 1680, in the north of Ireland. He came to 
America and settled on Beaver creek, in Paxtang township, 
Lancaster county, Province of Pennsylvania, prior to August, 
1782. His name appears on the tirst assessment list of the 
north end of Paxtang for 174:9. He d. in February, 1762, his 
will being probated the month following. He left a wife, Mary 
[Barnett.] and children as follows : 

2. i. John, b. 1712; m. Elizabeth . 

ii. James, b. 1714. 

Hi. Jean, b. 1716. 
iv. Martha, b. 1718. 
V. Margaret, b. 1720. 

vi. Agnes, b. 1723; m. Thomas Maguire, and had a daughter 
Sarah. 

At this time it seems as if his j^oungest children, John and 
Agnes, with his wife, were the only members of his family in 
America, for, in the disposition of his estate, he directs that the 
other children were to have their share ''if thev came to this 
country." It is probable they came, and afterwards went with 
the tide of Scotch-Irish immigration southward, as the name 
appears in Virginia and the Garolinas. 

II. John Wiggins, ^ (John,^ James, i) b. 1712, in Ireland; 
came to America with his parents, and remained on the paternal 
farm ; he d. June 12, 1791:. He was one of the early pioneers 
in Paxtang, and, during the Indian forays of 1755-1763, was 
more or less prominent as an officer in the ranging companies. 

He m. Elizabeth , b. 1716 ; d. June 5, 1784. They 

are both interred in Paxtang grave-yard. Their children were-: 

i. Thomas, b. 1746; d. August, 1798. He studied mediciua, 
and served in the war of the Revolution ; was surgeon 
42 



658 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

of the Kew Eleventh Pennsylvania Line, (Colonel Tliomus 
Hartley, commissioned July 1, 1778. Owing to ill health, 
due to the previous exposures in the service, he resigned 
January 23, 1780. 

a. John, b. 1748; d. October. 21, 1880, in Northumberland 
county, although his will is probated as of Lower Pax- 
tang; left a wife, but no issue. It is said that, when a 
young man, he was attacked by a panther on hisway 
home from Paxtang ciiurch, and killed the animal with 
his fists, although he bore the marks of its claws all his 
life. 

Hi. Mizaheth, b. 1751 ; d. October, 1830. 

iv. James, h. 1754; d. June, 1805; unm., bequeathing his es- 
tate to his surviving brother and sisters. 

3. V. Jean, b. 1756 ; m. Dr. William Simonton. 

4. vi. Margaret, b. 1758; m. James Henderson. 

5. vii. Mary, b. 1760; m. John Simonton. 

6. I'm. Agnes, b. 1762; m. William Brandon. 

III. Jeax Wiggins,'* (Jobn,^ Johu,^ James/) b. 1756, in 
]?axtang; d. October, 1824; she m., November 17, 1777, Wil- 
liam SiMONTOF, b. 1755, in county Antrim, Ireland ; d. April 
24, 1.800, in Hanover township, Dauphin county, Pa. He was 
brought to this country at the age of ten b}^ his uncle, the Eev. 
John Simonton, pastor of the Great Valley Presbyterian church, 
in Chester county. Pa. Under the direction of this uncle he 
received his academic and professional education. Soon after 
completing his medical course, he entered upon the practice of 
his profession, but at what place is unknown. In 1784, he 
purchased^ a tract of land called "Antigua," containing one hun- 
dred and eighty -two acres, situated in West Hanover township, 
from Joseph Hutchison. Upon this farm he resided all his 
life. All the traditions which have reached us concerning his 
standard as a physician, a man, and a Christian, are highly 
favorable. A fitting testimonial to his life, labors, and char- 
acter was prepared by the Eev. James Snodgrass, pastor of 
Hanover chm-ch, and delivered on the occasion of his funeral. 
His remains, with those of his wife, are interred iu old Han- 
over grave-yard. They had issue (surname Simonton) : 

i. Jean ; m. [Jamesl Clark, 

a. Thomas; m. Elizabeth ; removed to Greene county. 

Pa. 



Wiggins and Simon ion. 659 



Hi. James ; m. Ann 



iv. Dr. William., b. 1788; m. Martha Davis Snodgrass. 
V. John- Wiqgins, b. 1790 ; d. IMovember, 1833. 
vi. Elizabeth- Wiggi7\s, b. 1792; d. September, 1834. 

IV. Maegaeet Wiggins, 4 (Jolin,^ John, ^ James, i) b. 1758, 
in Paxtang ; m., March 20, 1787, James IlEMJEESOisr, son ot 
John Henderson. They had issue (surname Henderson) : 
i. John, b. 1788. 
ii. Thomas, b. 1790. 

Hi. Dr. William, b. 1792; d. 1849; m., and had issue. 
iv. .Elizabeth, b. 1795. 
V. Margaret, b. 1797. 
vi. James, b. 1800, 

y. Maey Wiggins,^ (John,^ Jolin,^ James.i)b. 1760, in 
Paxtang ; d. prior to 1805 ; m. John Simoiston, brother of 
Dr. William Simonton, Sr. ; d. in October, 1824. Thej had 
issue (surname Simonton) : 

i. John-Wiggins; d. prior to 1830 ; m.,a.ndhRd John- Wiggins, 
ii. Thomas ; d. prior to 1830. 

YI. Agnes Wiggins,* (John,^ John,^ Jaraes,^) b. 1762, in 
Paxtang; m. William Beandon, son of William andlsabella 
Brandon,* of Hanover; removed from Hanover about 1792,. 
They had issue (surname Brandon) : 
^. Thom,as. 
ii. James. 
Hi.. Ann ; m- James Pettigrew, son of David Pettigrew. 

VII, William Simonton, 5 (Jean, 4 John, 3 John, ^ James, ■^), 
b. in 1788, in Hanover township, Dauphin count}^, Pa. ; d. 
May 17, 1846, in Hanover, At the death of his father he was 
only twelve years of age. His early education was received 
under the direction of his mother, and consisted of tlie branches 
usually taught in the country schools of that period. As he 
was inclined to the medical profession, he studied. Latin under 
the tuition of the Pev. James P. Sharon, pastor of Derry and. 
Paxtang churches. After the usual preliminary instruction 
under a private preceptor, he studied medicine w-ith Dr. Samuel 
Meyrick, of Middletown, afterwards attending lectures of the 

* William Brandon, of Hanover, died in April, 1753, leaving a wife,. 
Isabella, and children : James. Catharine, Ann, and William. 



660 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

Medical Department, University of Pennsylvania, in Philadel- 
phia, from which he received the degree of M. D. In the dis- 
tribution of property resulting from his father's death, the farm 
"Antigua " was equally divided between him and his brother, 
John W. Simonton. The latter occupied the homestead until 
his death, in 1824. which occurred a few davs previous to the 
death of his mother. After the erection of the necessary build- 
ings in 1818, he took possession of his new home, where the 
remainder of his life was spent. While his time was devoted 
to the practice of medicine, the farming operations were car- 
ried on under his superintendence. He always took an inter- 
est in political affairs, and was accustomed to act with the Whigs 
in opposition to the Democrats, who had retained possession of 
the National Government from the election of Andrew Jack- 
son, in 1824. He was elected count}^ auditor in 1823, serving 
three years, and in 1838 he was nominated as a candidate for 
Congress from the district then composed of the counties of 
Dauphin and Lebanon, and was elected by a large majority. 
He was re-elected in 1840. During the extra session of Con- 
gress, held in the summer of 1841, Dr. Simonton's health gave 
way. Having been accustomed to an active life and to exer- 
cise on horseback, strict attention to public business, with con- 
finement to the atmosphere of Washington during the heated 
term, so prostrated hiin physically, that he was unable to attend 
regularly upon the sessions of 1842 and 1843. He never fully 
recovered his health, though he resumed his medical practice, 
which was continued nearly three years after the close of his 
congressional career. In person, Dr. Simonton was five feet 
eleven inches in height, of good pi-esence and proportions, with 
regular features and very black hair, which retained its color 
to the last. He was a modest, diffident man, but of a genial 
and friendly disposition. For some years previous to his death 
he was an elder of old Derry church, and while in Washing- 
ton a member of the Congressional prayer-meeting. He was 
a decided Presbyterian in his faith, and ever took a deep in- 
terest in the affairs of the denomination to which he belonged. 
He was a strict observer of the Sabbath, and of the services 
of the sanctuary. He maintained family worship, and was 



r 



Wiggins and Simonton. 661 

careful to give his children a religious training. He acquired 
a good reputation as a physician, and for many years had an 
extensive country practice. Dr. Simonton m. Maetha Davis 
S^^ODGEASS, b. 1790 ; d. April, 1862, daughter of Rev. James 
Snodgrass,"'^ of Hanover. They had issue (surname Simonton) : 

i. Martha-Davis; residing in Virginia; m. Rev. Thomas D. 
Bell, b. 1815 ; d. July 4, 1848, in Harrisonburg, Ya. ; and 
had issue, two sous died in cliildhood, and Rev. William 
D. Bell, of Iowa. 

n. Jane\ residing in St. Paul, Minn. ; m. Rev. Jolm H. Rit- 
tenhouse, d. some thirty .years ago in Columbia county, 
Pa. ; and had issue (surname Rittenliouse) : 

1. Charles- Ji. ; vice president bank in St. Paul. 

2. Martha; m. John Williams. 

3. Mary ; m. David Lambe ; residing in St. Paul. 
Hi. Rev. William, D. D. ; graduated at Delaware College, and 

Princeton Tlieological Seminary ; was settled at Sunbury, 
Pa., Williamsport,Pa., and now at Emmittsburg, Mary- 
land ; m. Anna Grier, niece of Justice Grier, of the su- 
preme court, U. S. ; and had issue, Alice, Elizabeth, 
■Sarah, Martha, and Grier, all living. 
iv. JLlizaheth; m., in 1860, Rev. A. L. Blackford; went wnth 
him as missionary to Rio Janiero, Brazil, where she died, 

% 

* James Snodgrass, the son of Benjamin Snodgrass, was born near 
Doylestown , Bucks county, Pa., July 23, 1763. His grandfather came 
from the north of Ireland about the year 1700, locating in Bucks 
county. Pa. He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 
1783, and was for a brief time a tutor tlierein. He studied theology 
under direction of the Rev. l!fathaniel Irwin, then pastor of the 
church at Neshaminy, and was licensed to preach the Gospel by the 
Presbytery of Pliiladelphia in December, 1785. After preaching about 
a year and a half in destitute places in the central and northern part 
of ISTew York, on the 16th of October, 1787, he accepted the call of 
the Hanover congregation of May previous, and until his ordination 
on the 13th of May, 1788, he gave his attention to that churcli. At 
his installation there were present of the Presbytery of Carlisle the 
reverend and honored ministers Revs. John Klder, John Hoge, John 
Linn, John Craighead, Robei't Cooper, and Samuel Waugh. His 
pastorate extended over a period of fifty-eight years, and he was the 
last who ministered at Hanover. His death occurred July 2, 1846, 
and he lies interred in old Hanover ciiurcli grave-yard. The Rev. 
Snodgrass was twice married. His first wife, Martha, b. N'ovemlier 
12, 1760 ; d. December 20, 1828; his second wife, Nancy, b. in 1770 ; 
d. January 24, 1839, and are both interred in tlie same grave-yard. 



662 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

and where he still remains as missionary of tlie Board of 
Missions of Presbyterian cluirch. 

V Anna-Mary, h.\S2\:\ d.1851. 

vi. John- Wiggins ; received liis preparatory education at tlie 
country school near old Hanover chnrcii, continued at 
the Strasburg Academy, Lancaster county, Pa., then at 
Lafayette College, Easton, graduating at the College of 
New Jersey in 1850 ; studied law with Hamilton Alricks, 
and admitted to the Dauphin county bar, at the April 
term, 1853 ; in 1866, he was elected district attorney; 
and, in 1881, president judge of the Twelfth judicial dis- 
trict of Pennsylvania. It may be here recorded of liim, 
that every opinion handed down since he has held this 
important position, has shown an intimate knowledge of 
the laws of his native State, of his literary ability, acute 
perception of such facts as are necessary in considering 
cases, and in nearly every instance have been sustained 
by the higher court. Judge Simonton, m., July 8, 1856, 
Sarah H. Kunkel, daughter of George Kunkel and Catha- 
rine Ziegler. They had issue: 
Hi. James- Siwdfjr ass ; graduate Princeton College and Theo- 
logical Seminary; tutor, Princeton College; professor, 
College of Yaporiras, Brazil, S. A.; and now Professor 
of Modern Languages, Washington and Jefferson Col- 
lege, AVashington., Pa. 
via. Tliomas^Davis ; doctor of dental surgery, St. Paul, Min- 
nesota. 

ix. Aslibel-Green \ d. December 9, 1867, at Sao Paulo, Brazil, 
South America. His classical education began in the 
Harrisbnrg Academy, under the tuition of the Rev. 
Mahlon Long. After two years preparatory study, he 
entered the College of New Jersey, from wliicli he grad- 
uated in 1852, his scholarship and acquirements being of 
the first rank. In the autumn of the same year he went 
to the South, with his brother, James, and took charge 
of an academy for boys in Starkville, Miss., where he 
taught with much success for eighteen months. In 
July, 1854, he returned to Harrisburg, and entered upon 
the study of the law. In the spring of 1855 he decided 
upon a theological course, and for this purpose prepared 
himself for entering the theological seminary at Prince- 
ton, which he did in September of that year. He was 
licensed to preach by Carlisle Presbytery, which met at 
Greencastle on the 14th of April, 1858. He had decided 
upon a missionary life, and after consultation and appli- 
cation to the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, 
was ordered to Brazil. He was ordained by the Presby- 



Wiggins and Simon ton. 663 

tery of Cai-lisle, at Harrisburpf, April 14, 1S59, and, on 
the 19th of June following, sailed from Baltimore in the 
merchant ship " Banshee " for Rio Janeiro. He arrived 
at the latter place on the 12th of August, and at once 
entered upon his field of labor. In the spring of 1862 he 
returned to the United States, married Helen Murdock, 
daughter of William Murdock, of Baltimore, Md., on 
the 19th of March, 1863, and sailed for Brazil, May 23, 

1863, reaching the harbor of llio on the 16th of July 
His wife died, after a short illness, on the 28th of July, 

1864, which, to a missionary in a foreign land, was an 
incalculable loss. Towards the close of March, 1865, he 
made a missionary tour into the province of Sao Paulo, 
returning to his post in Rio early in May. Near the 
close of 1865, the Presbytery of Rio de Janeiro was or. 
ganized at Sao Paulo, that being the mission station of 
his brother-in-law. Rev. A. L. Blackford. It was soon 
perceived that his overtaxed energies began to give way 
under the gradual approaches of the disease which for- 
ever ended his earthly activities. Unable to continue 
his labors, he left Rio for the home of his sister, at Sao 
Paulo, the last week in November, 1867. No i-elief 
came, and, after a brief illness, he died the month fol- 
lowing. He was buried on the same day from the little 
church of Sao Paulo, two Englishmen and two Ameri- 
cans officiating as pall-bearers, addresses being made in 
Portuguese by Rev. Mr. Blackford and Rev. Emanuel 
Pires. 



664: Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



WILSON. IRISH SETTLEMENT. 



1. Thomas Wilson, 1 ancestor of Hugh, was an ofScer in 
King William's army, among the first to cross the river Boyne, 
on horseback, on the morning of July 1, 1690. He was specially 
rewarded for this bravery, with a grant of land. He resided 
in county Cavan, Ireland, having an extensive bleach-green 
within a mile of Coote Hill, not far from the county town. His 
ancestors had emigrated from Scotland to Ireland. Thomas 
had but one son: 

2. i. Hugh, b. 1689 ; m. Sarah CYaig. 

II. Hugh WiLSOJsr,^ (Thomas, i) b. 1689, in county Cavan, 
Ireland ; m. Sarah Craig, in Ireland ; emigrated to America, 
and settled in "the Irish Settlement" as early as 1736. His 
home lay north-west of what is now known as Howertown, in 
Allen township, Northampton county. Pa. His land comprised 
seven hundred, and thirty acres, to which he obtained title 
March 7, 1737, and June 29, 1738. He erected a flouring mill 
which was only torn down in the spring of 1857. Upon the 
erection of Northampton county, March 11, 1752, he was one 
of the commissioners named in the act to purchase land at 
Easton for the court house and prison, and was commissioned 
one of the justices of the peace for the county, June 9, 1752, 
and as such, assisted in holding the first courts in Northamp- 
ton county. His last commission as justice, was issued, March 
15, 1766. He died in the autumn of 1773 ; and is buried in 
the old grave-yard at the Settlement. He was a brother in-law 
of Thomas Craig the elder, who went to the Irish Settlement 
as early as 1728. Hugh Wilson and Sarah Craig, his wife, 
had issue : 

i. William, b. in Ireland ; removed from the settlement to 
Philadelphia, where he followed merchandizing for some 
time ; thence he removed to the West Indies, where lie 
died. 



Wilson, Irish Settle in ent. 665 

, 3. ii. Mary-Ann, b. May 21 1719; m. Kev. Francis McHenry. 
^/ 4. Hi. Elizabeth, b. 1721 ; m. Capt. William Craig. 

5. iv. llwnias, b. 1724; m. Elizabeth Hays-.- 

6. V. Charles, b. January 30, 1726 ; m. Margaret McNair. 
ri. Samuel; m., and had issue : 

1. Hugh, b. 1761 ; d. November 30, 1830; m. Eliza- 

betli Osman. 

2. Abrani, b. April 13, 1765; d. January 30, 1840 ; 

m. Mary Young; i\ud h?\d issue, Samuel, Hugh- 
Osman, John, and Eliza- Ann. 

3. Thomax; d. unra. 

4. Samuel; d. unm. 

5. Sarah; m. Mulhallon. 

6. Abigail; m. Duel. 

7. Mary; m. Sharp. 

8. Elizabeth; m. Winter. 

vii. James ; (no record). 

7. i-iii. Margaret, b. 1734; m. William McNair. 

ix. Francis, was the youngest son ol' the emigrant; he re- 
turned to Ireland, studied divinity, and was admitted to 
orders iu the Episcopal church ; he settled in Virginia, 
was a tutor in the family of General Lee, and died about 
the year 1812. 

in. Maky An]^ Wilson, 3 (Hugli,^ Thomas, i) b. May 21, 
1719. in count}^ Cavan, Ireland ; cl. October 19, 1793. Webster, 
in his "History of the Presbyterian Church," says, "Rev. 
Francis McHenry married, before leaving Ireland, Mary, eldest 
daughter of Hugh Wilson, of Coote Hill, in county Cavan." 
Eev. Francis McHenry, b. October 18, 1710 ; d. January 23, 
1757 ; according to Alexander R Henry's statement, "the 
McHenrys lived on a small island between Scotland and Ireland, 
called Rothlin, whence they were driven to the glens of Antrim 
in the north of Ireland, near Bally Castle, by the Clan McDon- 
ald, of Scotland. Rev. Francis came to America with his two 
brothers, wdio were Roman Catholics. One settled in Balti- 
more. Fort McHenry, named for a member of this family. 
. {Quaere, Hon. James McHenry, Secretary of War under Presi- 
dent Washington, January 27, 1796). The other settled at or 
near Pittsburgh. Mr. McHenry was licensed November 10, 
1738; ordained at Neshaminy, July 12, 1739. In 1743, he 
was installed pastor over the Presbyterian church at Deep Run, 



66o Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

seven and one-half miles north west of Doylestown, Bucks 
county, where he was yjastor for fourteen years. The. late Dr. 
Andrews, one of Mr. McHenry's successors at Deep Eun, speaks 
of him {Ceniemtial History^ 1876) thus: " he was a pure scholar, 
able preacher, and a man whose Godly life gave influence where 
he was known. His learning and natural gifts were adapted 
to make him a shming light in the history of Presbyterianism, 
etc. His children were : 

i. Dr. Mattheio,h. 1743; d. December 13,1783; was surgeon 
of the ship Montgomery of the Pennsylvania Navy, ap- 
pointed April 13, 1776, discharged March 29, 1777. (Pa. 
Archives, 2d ser., vol. 1, page 318) ; rn. Margaret Gregg, 
daughter of Robert Gregg; d. March 17, 1796, aged 43; 
and had issue (surname McHenry) : 

1. Ann ; d. October 18, 1818, aged 41. 

2. Elizabeth; d. June 8, 1831, aged 57. 

3. Matthew; d. at Mt. Holly, N. J. 
8, ii. William, b. May 6, 1744; m. Mary Stewart. 

IV. Elizabeth Wilson, ^ (Hugh,^ Thomas,^) b. about 
1721; and survived her husband several years. SKe m. 
William Craig. He was a captain in the Associated Eegi- 
ment of Bucks county in 1747-48, {Pa. Archives., 2nd ser. ii, 
505.) He was a son of Thomas Craig, the elder, and died 
before 1772, as the former in his will of date November 25, 
1772, proved June 6, 1779, bequeaths his estate to his 
daughter-in-law, Elizabeth, and his son, William's children by 
name, except a special legacy of £17 10s to Thomas Craig, 
"son of my brother, Daniel Craig." A pretty clear indica- 
tion that Thomas Craig, the elder, had no living children, and 
no other descendants than William's children. He appoints 
" his brother-in-law, Bichard Walker, Esq.,'' in connection with 
Arthur Lattimore and John Balston, his executors. Captain 
William Craig and Elizabeth, his wife, left issue (surname 
Craig) : 

i. General Thomas; he was a captain in Colonel Arthur St. 
Clair's battalion in the campaign in Canada, 1776 ; pro- 
moted lieutenant colonel September 7, 1776, and colonel of 
Third Pennsylvania, Continental Line, August 1, 1777 ; 
serving all through the Revolutionary war. He was se- 



Wilson, Irish Settlement. 667 

lectecl as one of the major generals of the Provisional 
army in 1798, and was still major genei-al of tlie militia 
for jS'orthampton county in 1812-lSU. He died at Allen- 
town, January 20, 1832, aged ninety-two years, (see Bid- 
dWs Autobiography, ]i. 353, for an account of an inter- 
view with him in 1815, and anecdote— and note to page 
354, ibid.) 

n. Hugh; we have no other information, except that lie is 
named next after Tiiomas In his grandfather's will. 

in. Charles; he was first lieutenant of Captain Miller's com- 
pany, Colonel William Thompson's Battalion of Rifle- 
men in tiie campaign before Boston in 1775, and was pro- 
moted captain in ]SI'ovember, 1775. He was captain in 
the First Pennsylvania, Continental Line; and wounded 
in the battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777. He 
married a daughter of Marks Bird, of Reading, and shot 
himself in the summer of 1782, leaving a widow and one 
child, (see an account of his deliberate suicide in Bid- 
dWs Autobiography , note to page 172.) 

ic. William: was a captain in the Third Pennsylvania Conti- 
nental Line, July 4, 1777; resigned June 1, 1779; was 
living in May, 1787, " but soon fell a sacrifice to his in- 
temperance," (BiddWs Autobiography , p. 216.^ 
V. Mary; m. George Palnner; coroner of Northampton 
county in 1781; deputy surveyor; and a man of promi- 
nence in his day; and had issue (surname Palmer), all 
buried in the old " Settlement " burying-ground : 

1. John,h. 1778; d. June 14, 1813; unm. 

2, Eliza; b. 1780; d. February 13, 1808; m. James 

. Ealston, Esq., who d. January 20, 1836, aged 
sixty-nine years. 
vi. Sarah; m. Hugli Wilson, son of Charles Wilson, (see XL) 
vii. Nancy; m. Dr. Taylor. 

via. Elizabeth ; m. Captain John Craig, wiio was not a relative ; 
and had issue (surname Craig) : 

1. William; m. Miss Mowry, of New Jersey. 

2. C/iftrZes; m. Miss Mowry, sister of above. 

y. Thomas Wilson, ^ (Hugh,^ Thomas,-") b. in 1724. 
According to the tradition among his descendants, he was 
about twelve years old when his father, Hugh, emigrated from 
Ireland. He married, in 1760, Elizabeth Hays, daughter 
of John Hays and Jane, (Love) his wife, who emigrated from 
Londonderry, Ireland, and after a short stay in Chester county, 
removed to the "Irish Settlement." Thomas Wilson was, 



668 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

during the Eevolution, largely engaged in supplying the Con- 
tinental army with flour. He was paid in Continental cur- 
rency, and suffered heavily by its depreciation. In conse- 
quence, he sold his land in Allen township, and removed to 
Buffalo Valley, now Union county, in 1792. He purchased 
the farm on which the Union county fair buildings are loca- 
ted, about one mile west of Lewisburg on the turnpike, where 
he died, February 25, 1799, according to the inscription on 
his tombstone, in the Lewisburg cemetery, aged seventy-four 
years. His widow removed, in 1803, with her sons, William 
and Thomas, to Beaver county, Pa., where she died in Decem- 
ber, 1812. They had issue: 

v 
9. i. Hugh, b. October 21, 1761 ; m. Catherine Irvine. 

n. Sarah; d. 1844; ra. Richard Fruit, removed to Mercer 
county, Pa.; and had issue (surname Fruit) : 

1. B6bert\ d. in 1880, leaving twelve children, all 

residing in Mercer county. Pa. 

2. lliomas ; d. in 1850, and had issue, two sons and 

two daughters, residing in Mercer county, 

3. William ; d. 1877 ; one child living, Sarah, m. to 

James Trimble, of Philadelphia, grandson of 
James Trimble, Esq., who was Deputy Secre- 
tary of the Commonwealth from 1791 to 
1836 

4. John; d. 1838: leaving issue, three children, in 

Mercer county. 

5. .Elizabeth- A.; m. Tliomas Williamson, and left 

eight children. 

6. Catherine-W.; m. Alva Morris; d. leaving four 

sons. 
Hi. Mizuheth, h. 1769; d. February 8, 1797 ; m. James Duncan, 
b. 1758 in Scotland ; d. October 14, 1843; he was the first 
sheriff of Centre county in 1801 ; and had issue (surname 
Duncan): 

1. Tliomas, b. 1794; d. October 5,1825; m. Susan 
Irvin, (see Litm''s History of Centre county, 
Pd.., p. 204, for notice of Irvin family); and 
had issue : 
a. Elizabeth-L, d. June 23, 1880, at Heading, 
Pa.; m. John M. Hale; and had issue 
(surname Hale) : 
a. James-P. ; d. December 24, 1881, 
at Philipsburg, Pa. 



Wilson^ Irish Seitlement. 669 

b. Elias-W.\ d. June 13, 1881, at 

Pliilipsburg, Pa.; ni. and had 
issue, James-P., J?ichard-A., 
Mary-U., and Susan- C. 

c. Susan-M.; d. December 4, 1880; 

m. Tfiomas G. "Welles; and bad 
issue; (surname Welles) Hubert- 
Gidton. 

d. Carrie; m. A. J. Steinman, Tisq., 

of Lancaster, Pa.; and bad issue, 
(surname Steinman) Elizaleth-D. 

e. Beulen-C; d. March 8, 1S69; m. 

granddaughter of Dr. Diller 
Luther; issue, Buly-CaroUne. 
6, Jnmcs\ d. at New Orleans, La.; an at- 

torney-at-law; left issue, Maud, 
c. John ; d. at Bellefonte, Pa. ; s. p. 
2. David, h' 1797; d. September 6, 1855, at Spring 
Mills, Pa.; m. Susan Hayes, of New Berlin, 
Pa. ; d. September 8, 1865 ; and had issue (sur- 
name Duncan) : 
a. Bohert-IL, of Milton, Pa.; m. Louisa, 
daughter of Dr. James Douglass; and 
had issue, D.- Wallace, Louii<a-Dongal 
and Ahxander-H. 
h. Dr. Thomas; surgeon United States army, 

1861-5; d. July 27, 1867, in Mo. ; s. p. 
c. Mary, of Spring Mills, Pa. 
iv. William, b. 1772 ; d. November 6, 1840, in Beaver county, 
Pa.; m.,1810, Anne White; d. December, 1865; and had 
issue: 

1. Francis-Thomas, b. November 23, 1822; resides 

at Pleasantrilill, Lawrence county, Pa.; m.\ 

June 16, 1846, Mary A. Morrison, and had 

issue : 

a. TF-iniam-C, teacher in the State Normal 

school. Providence, K. I. 
h. Anne-E., a missionary in India. 

c. Harriet; m. J. Liebendorfer, of "Wurtem- 

berg, Lawrence county. Pa. 

d. Charles- (J. 

e. Mary-C. 

f. Matilda-B. 

10. V. Th.mas, b. June 17, 1775 ; m. Agnes Hemphill. 

li. Mary ; m. Jonathan Coulter, E?q., and had issue (surname 
Coulter), Thomas, of Peirysburg, Ohio, now deceased, 
and two daughters. 



670 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

vii. Jane; drowned when a cliild in the mill-race in Northamp- 
ton county. 

viii. •7'ames, Esq. ; educated at Canonsburg, Pa.; studied laM^ 
and located in I^ew Orleans, his commission to practice 
dated June 28, 1804, signed by Gov. W. C. C. Claiborne, 
of liOuisiana. 
ix. Margaret; m. John Thomas, of Buffalo Yalley ; removed 
to Darlington, Beaver county, Pa., and had issue (sur- 
name Tliomas) : 

1. Miza, b. 1805; d. September, 1861; m., Septem- 

ber 27, 1826, John Courtney ; d. September, 
1862. 

2. Sarah, b. 1807; d. March 26, 1884; unm. 

3. Mary, b. ; d. April 24, 1882, at Wellsville, 

Ohio; m. George Imbrie, b. 1795; d. August, 
1879. , 

4. Electa ; m. Moses Louthan ; resides at j^ew 

Waterford, Oiiio. 

5. Caroline ; mr David Ilarvey ; resides in Alle- 

gheny City, Pa. 

6. Jolm; d. 1859, at Beaver C. H.; m. Elizabeth 

Mace ; d. at Beaver C. H., November 25, 1884. 

7. Jane; m. John Pierce; living at Darlington, Pa. 

8. Enoch, b. December 25, 1823; m., March 31, 

1850, Elizabeth E. Hall ; reside at West Bridge- 
water, Beaver county, Pa. 

VI. Charles Wilson, 3 (Hagb,- Thomas, i) b. January 30, 
1726: cl. August 20, 1768; m. Margaret McNair, b. March 
2, 1728; cl. November 25, 1823. They had issue: 

i. ^'or«/i, b. January 3, 1757 ; d. December, 1778; unm. 
ii. Christiana, b. January 13, 1759; d. 18S9, in Groveland, N. 
Y.; m. William Latimer, and had issue (surname Lati- 
mer) : 

1. Jdhn, whose cliildren are Mrs. Adaline Logan 
and Cortland Latimer, of Dansville, ]S. Y. 
11. HL Hugh, b. June 15, 1761 ; m. Sarah Craig. 

iv. Anne, b. December 14, 1762; d. March 15, 1763. 
V. John, b. August 9, 1765; d. January 1, 1857, in Allen town- 
ship, Northampton county. Pa.; he was a ruling elder in 
tiie Presbyterian church for fifty years ; m. Ann Hayes, 
b. August 9, 1772; d. January 8, 1851, and left issue: 

1. Charles; m. Catharine Miller ; removed to High- 

land county, Ohio, {see Clyde, p. 141.) 

2. Jane; d. October 18, 1826; unm. 



Wilso-n, Irish Settlement. 671 

3. William- McNair, h. July 18,1806; d. January 

18, 1851 ; m. Jane Brittam. 

4. Margaret, b. 1809; living near Bath, Pa., in the 

Settlement; m. Josepli Ilonier; cl. July 27, 
1866, aged seventy-five, and had issue (surname 
Horner) : 

a. Sarah-A.\ m. Baxter B. McClure. 

h. Jennie; residing on the homestead. 

5. John-H., of Jersey Shore, Pa.; m. Mary A. 

Hays, a descendant of John Hays ; she d. 
March 29, 1885, aged seventy years. 

6. Mari/-H.\ d. September 13, 1877, at Quincy, 111.; 

m. Rev. Leslie Irwin; d. November 16,1873, 

(see sketch in (Jlt/de''s '■''I'''ish ISeltlement.^'') 

vi. Margaret, b. May 15,1767; m., October 18, 1792, James 

Rosebrugh ; removed to Groveland, N. Y., in 1795. — See 

genealogy in Clyde, page 127 ; also sketches of tlie family 

by James R. Leaming, M. D., a grandson, (ihid page 313 

&c.) 

vii. Samuel ; m., and had issue, Hugh,Abram, Thomas, Samuel, 

Sarah, Abigail, Mary, and Elizabeth, 
via. Jane ; no record. 

VII. Margaeet Wilson, 3 (Hugh,^ Thomas, i) b. 1784, in 
the Irish Settlement ; d. July 20, 1783 ; m. William McNair, 
h. 1727, in Ireland ; d. 1823, near Mt. Morris, K Y. ; son of 
John McNair and Christiana Walker. In 1798, William Mc- 
Nair and his sons left the Irish Settlement for the valley of the 
Genesee, and settled in Sonyea, near Mt. Morris, Livingston 
county, New York. They had issue (surname McNair) : 

i. John, b. 1760 ; d. 1813; m. Mrs. Deborah Isabella Page; 

and had issue, William-Penn, Mary- Ann, Hugh- Wilson, 

and Charles- Williamson, 
a. IIugh,h. 1765 ; cl. 1844 ; m., first, Phoebe Torbert; secondly, 

Mrs. Eliza Tate Duugan ; and had issue, Murgarct-Tate, 

William- Wilson, Mary^John-C, Charles- Wilson, Susan, 

Henrietta, Hugh, Sumuel-Torbert, Pheohe, Ann-Eliza, 

David- Anthony, and Clement-Dungan. 
Hi. Charles, b. 1767 ; d. about 1853 : unm., at Brokenstraw, Pa. 
iv. Christiana, b. 1769; d. 1808; m. William Parkinson; and 

had issue, (surname Parkinson,) Charles, Jamfs, Bichard, 

and Thomas. 
V. Sarah, h. 1772; d. 1783. 
vi. iVilliam, b. 1774; d. 1813. 



672 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

vii. Margaret, b. 1778; d. 1831 ; m., lier cousin David McNair; 
and liad issue (surname McNair), John-L., WiUiam, 
Margaret-Wilson, I)avid--Dcnvy, and Fhcehe-Torbert. 

William McNair afterwards married Sarah Horner, of the 
Settlement, and had fonr children. 

Till. William McHenry,^ (Mar j- Ann, ^ Hugh,^ Thom- 
as, i) b. May 6, 1744: ; d. November 25, 1808. He was a mill- 
wright by trade, and remarkable for muscular strength. He 
was born at the parsonage at Deep Run, lived there all his days, 
and was buried from the old homestead. He m., December 4, 
1770, Mary Stewart, b. November 13, 1753 ; d. November 
27, 1832. They had issue (surname McHenry)": 

i. Francis, b. October 19, 1771 ; d. October 11, 1776. 
a. Ann, b. December 16, 1773; d. October 6 1775. 
Hi. Elizaheth, b. March 7, 1776; d. December 16, 1818; m., 
May 17, 1798, Evan James. b. January 19, 1773; d. August 
4, 1830 ; and had issue (surname James) : 

1. Josiah, b. 1798. 

2. William- McHenry, b. September, 1800; d. July 

20, 1861, at Plumsteadville, Bucks county, Pa.; 
physician ; m., January 13,1835, Huldah Jones ; 
no issue. 

3. Bolert-Evan, b. September 26, 1802; d. August 13, 

1860, at Centreville, Northumberland county, 
Pa.; a physician; m., June 2, 1836, Caroline 
Dietterich ; and liad issue (surname James) : 

a. Frances-M., b. August 20, 1839 ; m. Hiram 

Long, M. D., of Sunbury, Pa. 

b. Manj-E., b. August 31,1841 ; m. Truman 

II. Purdy, of Sunbury, Pa.; member 
of Legislature, 1884-5; and had issue 
(surname Purdy), Carrie, Truman, and 
Hiram. 

c. William-McH. , b. April 15,1 844 ; m . Caro- 

line Criswell ; and had issue (surname 
James), Carrie; resides at Steelton, Pa. 

d. Jacob-D., b. April 12, 1846; m. Laura 

Clement, of Sunbury, Pa. ; and liad is- 
sue (surname James), Clement, and. 
Bobert-E. 



Wilso7^, Irish /Settlement. 673 

e. Fiobert-E., b. August 9, 1848 ; was a mem- 
ber of tlie Legislature from Northamp- 
ton county, 1877-8 ; at present, bank 
examiner; resides at Easton, Pa. ; m., 
April 4, 1877, Anna Heller ; and had is- 
sue (surname James), Bobert-E. 
iv. ^'a?)rue7, b. June 22, 1778; m. Margaret Piatt, of Belvidere, 
N. J., removed to junction of the White AVater and 
Miami, Ohio ; and had issue, seven daughters. 
V. Anna, b. May 22, 1780 ; d. February 10, 1839, in New York. 
vi. Sarah, b. July 9, 1782; d. May 27, 1814, at Deep Run. 
vii. Mary, b. April 3, 1789 ; d. November 6, 1816, at Deep Run. 
via. Rtbecca, b. January 2, 1791 ; d. 1880, near McSherrysville, 
York county. Pa.; m. Isaac Michener; and had issue 
(surname Michener), Samuel, jyelson, Elizabeth, Mary- 
Anv, and Sarah, 
ix. William, oi Scott, Wayne county. Pa. ; b. September 23, 
1794; d. October 22, 1880, at Deposit, Broome county, N. 
Y. ; m., March 6, 1817, Margaret Fell, b. July 20. 1794 ; 
d. November 13, 1863; daughter of Joseph and Hannah 
Fell ; and had issue (surname McHenry) : 

1. Wilhelmina^h. April 6,1818; m., June 2, 1842, 

Robert Johnston. 
2., Charles-S., h. February 18, 1820; m., December 
22, 1852, Margaret E. Latta, b. June 9, 1824; 
d. November 13, 1880 ; daughter of Rev. John 
E. Latta ; and had issue (surname McHenry) ; 

a. Mary-DuB., b. October 23, 1853 ; d. May 

15, 1884, in Doylestown, Pa. 

b. Katc-L.,h. November 9, 1859; d. March 

14, 1877. 

c. William-E., b. February 9, 186S. 

3. Mary-F., b. October 24, 1822. " 

4. Sarah., b. June 28, 1825; d. December 29, 1852. 

5. Louisa, b. December 15, 1827 ; d. June 22, 1856. 

6. Amanda, h. October 5, 1830; m., November 15, 

1870, Herman Smith. 

7. Francis, h. January 17, 1833; m,, December 24, 

1856, Julia Fuller. 

8. Caroline, b. February 11, 1836. 

9. Kmeline, b. October 26, 1838; d. November 11, 

1855. 

IX. Hugh Wilson, ^ (Thomas,-^ Hugh, 2 Thomas, i) b. Oc- 
tober 21, 1761, in Allen township, Northampton county ; d, 
Oc'-ober 9, 1845, on his farm, near Lew isburg, Pa. He served 
43 



674 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

a number of tours cluriug the Eevolution, as a militiaman, 
under Col. Nicholas Kern, and removed to Buidfalo Valley, now 
Union county, Pa. ; and kept store at Lewisburg, 1798-1804. 
He m., February 17, 1790, Catherine Irvine, b. November 16, 
1758; d. August 21, 1835 ; daughter of Capt. William Irvine, 
who was a cousin of Gen. William Irvine, of the Eevolution. 
They had issue: 

VI. i. Dr. William-Irvine, b. November 10, 1793 ; m. Mary Potter. 
a. Elizabeth, h. August 10, 1796 ; d. November 24, 1832; m., 
December 16, 1824, William Cook Steedman, b. April 
25, 1797 ; d. December 17, 1840 ; grandson of Col. William 
Cook, of the Twelfth Pennsylvania Continental Line ; 
and had issue (surname Steedman) : 

1. Ca//iaHrie-i/., b. October 23, 1825; m., September 

24, 1850, U. S. Davis, M. D., of Milton, Pa. ; 
and had issue (surname Davis), Sidney, M. D , 
of Petersburg, Pa., ni., October 3, 1883, Bertha 
Cresswell, daughter of George Cresswell. of 
Petersburg, Pa. ; Miriam, Edward, of U. S. 
Navy; Jessie, Myron, and Catahrine. 

2. Franeis-W., b. April 20, 1828; resides in Louis- 

ville, Ky. ; m., October 18, 1853, Catharine 

Eadford, of Shelby county, Ky., b. December 

23, 1834; and had issue (surname Steedman): 

a. James-B., M. D., b. May 26, 1856 ; m., July 

11, 1876, Adda R. Davies, and had issue, 

Leila-B., b. August 5,1877; Laura-R., 

b. November 9, 1880. 

h. Sarah-M., b. April 14, 1853. 

c. Kate-W., b. September 16, 1860. 

d. William-C, b. February 11, 1863. 

e. EUzabeth-W., b. September 13, 1865. 

3. Harris-C, M. D., b. July 12, 1832; wounded in 

U. S. service, 1861-64; d. May 23. 1876, at Mif- 
flinburg; m , March 24, 1563, Julia Bound, of 
Milton, Pa., and had issue, William. 
Hi. Francis, h. November 26, 1801; d. February 15, 1874; re- 
sided in Buffalo township, Union county, Pa. ; m., July 
14, 1832, Mary Chamberlin, b. 1813 ; daughter of Colonel 
Aaron Chamberlin ; and had issue : 

1. Cathrine-I., b. 1838; m., March 27, 1861, B. F. 
Hursh, and had issue (surname Hursh), Frank 
and Guy ; residing in Lancaster, Kansas. 



Wilson, Irish Settlement 675 

2. Francis, M. D., of Toledo, Ohio, b. December 5, 

1841; m., December 2, 1868, Xannie Haines, 
and bad issue, Dale-W. and Mary. 

3. Ilarij-P., b. April 1, 1844; d. January 9, 1866; 

m., December 23, 1863, Jacob M. Moyer, Esq., 
and had issue (surname Moyer), Mayne, of 
Philadelpliia. 

4. TF^7Z(■«m-L.,of Jefferson county, Kan. ; m. Anne 

Schrack, and issue, Harry-T. and Emily. 

5. ^h'zabei/i, of Lewisburg, Pa. ; iinm. 

ii\ Margaret-Irvine, h. October 12, 1804; m., July 20, 1826, 
James F. Linn, Esq., of Lewisburg, (see Linn,of Lurgan, 
record.) 

X. Thomas Wilson, 4 (Thomas, =* Hugli,^ Thomas. ^ ) b. June 
17, 1775 ; d. July 7, 1860 ; m., October 7, 1806, Agnes Hemp- 
hill, b. February 29, 1783 ; d. January 29, 1867. They had 
issue : 

i. James, b. September 19, 1807; residing at Clinton, Law- 
rence county. Pa. ; m. Margaret Morton ; d. July 25, 
1873; and had issue : 

1. Nancy, b. May 14, 1838; d. December 26, 1883'; 

m. Thompson Warnock. 

2. Thomas-D., b. July 3, 1840; m. Christina Me- 

hara. 

3. Hannah, b. October 2, 1842; m. John McCand- 

less. 

4. William-H., b. December 4, 1844; attorney-at- 

law, Davenport, Iowa. 

0. Albert-H., b. August 27, 1849; druggist, East 

End, Pittsburgh, 

6. .E'mm«-0.,b. September 24, 1851 ; m. James David- 

son. 

7. Mary-F., b, June 25, 1855; m, Dr, J. Rhodes, of 

Cliewton, Lawrence county, Pa, 

8. Jessie, b. June 18, 1857; m. William Hamilton, 
n Nancy-B., b, December 25, 1808; m., November 26, 1830,. 

David Frew, b. 1803; reside at Princeton, Lawrence 
county. Pa. ; and had issue (surname Frew) : 

1. Jatnes-K., b. October 2, 1831 ; resides at New 

Lisbon, Ohio; m. Eliza A. Gardner. 

2. Thomas-W., b. October 16, 1832; of Princeton,. 

Pa. 

3. Nancy-J., b. May 28, 1834; m. James P, Aiken,, 

Hose Point, Pa, 



676 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

4. Joseph- H., b. September 10, 1836; merchant at 

Princeton ; m. Kate Willar. 

5. David- W., b. December 25, 1838 ; resides at Win- 

field, Kan. ; m. Margaret Hawkins. 

6. P.-jy., of Princeton, Pa., b. February 26, 1843. 

7. Marij-E., b. May 28, 1844 ; ra. James A. Gardner; 

attorney-at-law, ]Sew Castle, Pa. 

8. WilUam-M., of Grove City, Pa., b. February 9, 

1847; m. Margaret Ailcen. 

9. Melissa, b. March 10, 1849 ; m. James Wilson, of 

Princeton, Pa. 
10. ^lZ?)eri-P.,b. December 25, 1851; m. Mary Willar, 
Princeton, Pa. 
Hi. Jane, b. Marcli 31, 1810 ; unm. ; resides at Zelienople, But- 
ler county, Pa. 
iv. JJhza, b. January 5, 1812; m., January, 1838, Robert Ful- 
lerton, of Mt. Jackson, Lawrence county, Pa., who d. 
January 9, 1884; and liad issue (surname FuUerton) : 

1. Margaret, b. October 23, 1838; m. Robert M. 

Davidson, of Enon Yalley, Lawrence county. 
Pa. 

2. John, b. August 10, 1840; of Enon Valley; m. 

M. J. Gilmour. 

3. Thomas- W., b. December 3, 1841 ; of Mt. Jack- 

son, Pa. 

4. James, b. April 27, 1843; resides at Alliance, O.; 

m. Margaret E. Swisher. 

5. Nancy-J., b. November 7, 1844; m. William P. 

Kelso, of Mt. Jackson. 

6. Albert, b: December 5, 1846; m. Mary J. Miller, 

of Mt. Jackson. 

7. Mary, b. July 8, 1848. 

8. Eohert-S.,]:). August 9, 1851; m. Mary B. Nes- 

bit ; d. June 10, 1881. 

9. William, b. July 13, 1853; of Mt. Jackson. 

V. Thomas, b. November 26, 1813; resides at Slippery Rock, 
Butler county. Pa. ; m., June 28, 1842, Mary Davidson; 
d. October 10, 1865, aged forty-seven years; and had 
issue : 

1. Margaret-M.,h. July 21, 1843; resides at Eaton 

Rapid, Mich. 

2. Nancy-E., b. July 12, 1845; m., September 9, 

1868, Dr. S. Davis, of Denver, and had Blanche. 

3. William-H., b. February 22, 1848; m., October 

24, 1882, Augusta L. Leason, and had issue : 
. • a. Mvry-E., b. July 28, 1883. 

6. Ray-F., b. October 26, 1884. 



Wilson, Irish Settlement. 677 

4. Clement, b. May 4, 1851 ; d. December 25, 1856. 

5. Caroline, b. October 31, 1854. 

6. Eobert-C, b. December 22, 1858; resides at To- 

ledo, Ohio. 
Jfarj!/-J..,b. February 6, 1816; unm.; resides at Zelienople, 

Pa. 
Col. Joseph-H., b. May 16, 1820; graduated at Jefferson 
College ; district attorney of Beaver county for three 
years ; member of the House of Representatives of Penn- 
sylvania from Beaver county, 1859-1861 ; commissioned 
colonel of One Hundred and First regiment Pennsyl- 
vania volunteers, October 4, 1861 ; d. in service near Ro- 
per's Church, Va., May 30, 1862, of disease con- 
tracted in the trenches before Yorktovvn, Ya. His re- 
mains rest in the cemetery at Zelienople, Butler county. 
Pa. 
John-Hays, b. May 22, 1822; resides at North Sewickly, 
Beaver county; m., March 8, 1849, Mary E. Mehard, and 
had issue: 

1. Agnes-L, b. December 26,1849; m. Dr. J. M. 

Withrow, of North Sewickly, Pa. 
,2. Christiana, b. February 17, 1852; m. J. C. Mc- 
Candless, of New Galilee, Beaver county. Pa. 

3. William-L., b. May 2, 1854; m., October, 1880, 

Anne Hillman; reside at Clinton, Beaver 
county, Pa. 

4. Osmar-T., b. March 4, 1857 ; m., October 30, 1882, 

Virginia West ; reside at North Sewickly, Pa. 

5. James-S., b. November 10, 1862 ; of Beaver Falls, 

Pa. 

6. Loyal-W., b. March 25, 1866. 

Francis-S., b. July 2, 1824; resides in Franklin township, 
Beaver county, Pa. ; m., February 2, 1860, Catharine 
Wallace, and had issue : 

1. Jane, b. December 3, 1860. 

2. Mary, b. October, 1862. 

3. Adaline, b. November, 1864. 

4. i^ranfc-Tr.,b. September, 1866. 

5. William-T., b. October, 1868. 

6. Agnes-H., b. September, 1870. 

7. Belle-V., b. September, 1872. 

8. Catharine-E., b. June, 1875. 

9. Ja7n€S-S., b. March, 1882. 

Craig-B., b. December 14, 1827; resides in Petersburg, 
Ohio; m.,May 11, 1853, Elizabeth Pontius, and had issue: 
1. Alice-E., b. April 23, 1855; m. Robert D. Brew- 
ster, of Mt. Jackson. 



678 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

2. Jfary-L., b. February 21, 1857. 

3. John-P., b. October 20, 1858. 

4. Nanyne-H., b. November 7, 1860. 

5. Joseph-H., b. March 21, 1863. 

6. TF^7^^■aw, b. January 2, 1865, 

7. Robert-T., b. May 15, 1867. 

8. Edith-M., b. September 28, 1869. 

9. Frank- S., b. September 18, 1871. 

XI Hugh Wilson, * (Thomas, ^ Hugh,^ Thomas, i) b. 
June 15, 1761, in the Settlement; d. August 13, 1845. He 
removed to Buffalo township, now in Union county, Pa., in 
1792 ; was associate judge of Union county from October 11, 
1813, to March 26, 1840. He m. Sarah Craig. They had 
issue: 

i. William-Craig, h. November 25, 1788; d. December 9, 
1841; m., at Salona, Clinton county, Pa., January 17, 
1829, Euth Waddle, (in 1855 living in Bellefonte, Pa.,) 
and had issue : 

1. Charles-T., b. September 1, 1832; depot master 

Pennsylvania railroad, Altoona, Pa. 

2. 3facada-D.,h. May 23, 1838 ; m. William S. Trip- 

pie, of Bellefonte, Pa. 
a. Hugh; d. at Freeport, Illinois, July 3, 1873, aged eighty- 
one ; m. Jane Forster, and had issue, Hugh, of Freeport ; 
liohert, of Mifflinburg; Jane, m. Samuel Young, of Mif- 
flinburg; Sarah-A., Mary and Martha, ot Freeport, 111. 

Hi. John ; d. January 24, 1842; m. Stevenson. 

iv. Eliza; m., January 20, 1829, Walter Devling, of Clinton 

county. Pa. 
V. Craig; d. and had issue, William and Mrs. Thomas R. 
Lewis, of Lewisburg, Pa. 

XIL William Irvine Wilson,^ (Hugh,^ Thomas, •'' 
Hugh, 2 Thomas,^) b. November 10, 1793, near Hartleton, 
now Union county ; d. September 22, 1883, at Bellefonte, Pa. 
He studied medicine under Dr. James Dougal, Sr., of Milton, 
and, in 1818, removed to Centre county, locating at Earlytown, 
whence he removed to Potter's Mills. He m. February 23, 1819, 
Mary Potter, b. April 8, 1798; d. January 19, 1861; 
daughter of Judge James Potter and granddaughter of Gen- 
» eral James Potter, of the Revolution. They had issue : 



Wilson, Irish /Settlement. 679 

i. Catharine-Irvine, b. January 17, 1821 ; m., May 30, 1844, 

Hon. Andrew G. Curtin (see Gregg genealogy), 
u. Janies-P., M. D., b. July 24, 1825 ; d. July 5, 1864 ; surgeon 
of U. S. volunteers, 1861-1864; m., September. 1854, 
Sarah 1. Kinney, (see Gregg and Curtin record,) and bad 
issue : 

1. JuUa-L: d. s. p. 
Hi. Mary-A., b. September 25,1828, in Bellefonte ; unra. 
iv. Lucy-P., b. October 19, 1830; m., June 5, 1856, Frederick 
"^^ Moyer, M. D., and had issue (surname Moyer) ; 

1. Andrew-G.-C, b. March 2, 1857; resides at San- 

dy Ridge, Pa. 

2. William- W.,h. October 12, 1858 ; resides at Belle- 

fonte, Pa. 
V. Elizabeth, b. March 23, 1833 ; m., June 15, 1859, Rev. John 
Elliot, b. April 13, 1829 ; and had issue (surname Elliot) : 

1. Jfar?/-^.,b. December 3, 1861; m., June 20, 1882, 

Robert P. Carpenter. 

2. Christiana, b. May 5, 1865; resides in Oswego, 

Kansas. 
m. Laura, b. ISTovember 3, 1835 ; m., May 12, 1857, Rev. George 
Elliot, of Newton Hamilton, Pa., brother of above; and 
had issue (surname Elliot) : William-W., James, Bessie, 
Katy, m. Charles O. Vandevanter, of Leesburg, Va., 
and John, 
vii. Col. TFiWiant-P., b. December 30, 1837; Col. Wilson served 
in war of 1861-5, on Gen. Hancock's staff ; resides now 
in Trenton, N. J.; ra., April 22, 1869, Ellen Dickson, 
daughter of Rev. Hugh Dickson, D. D., Philadelphia; 
and had issue : 

1. Allen-D., b. March 7, 1870. 

2. Wayne-McV , b. January 5,, 1876. 

3. Hugh-Irvine. 

via. Capt. Frank, U. S. A., b. January 15, 1840; d. s. p. 
ix. Alice, b. January 31, 1842 ; resides in Bellefonte, Pa. 



680 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



WYETH FAMILY 



I. Nicholas Wyeth,i b. in 1595, in England ; d. July 19, 
1680, at Cambridge, Mass. He emigrated to America prior to 
1645, when he purchased a property in Cambridge, which, for 
more than two centuries, remained in possession of his descend- 
ants in the male line. He was twice married, first, prior to his 
coming to America, and had issue : 

i. Sarah, b. in England ; m., December 11, 1651, John Fiske, 
of Watertown, Mass. 

Mr. Wyeth m., secondly, Rebecca Andrew, widow of 
Thomas Andrew; he d. in May, 1698, his widow subse- 
quently became the wife of Thomas Fox. By this marriage 
Mr. Wyeth had issue : 

n. Mary, b. January 26, 1649 ; d. in May or June, 1698 ; unm. 

iii. Nicholas, h. August 10,1651; d. prior to 1723; m., first, 
September 6, 1681 , Lydia Fiske, d. March 10, 1697-8, witli- 
out issue; secondly, June oO, 1698, Deborah Parker, and 
had Mary ; d. s. p. 

iv. Martha, b July 10, 1653; d. prior to 1680; m. Ives. 

2. V. John, b. July 15, 1655; m. Deborah Parker. 

3. vi. William, b. January 1, 1657 ; m. Ruth Shepard. 

II. John Wyeth,- (Nicholas, i) b. July 15, 1655; d. De- 
cember 13, 1706; m., January 2, 1682, Deborah Ward, 
daughter of John Ward. They had issue: 

i. Elizabeth, b. October 6, 1684; d. s. p. 
ii. Deborah, b. November 20, 1686 ; d. above the age of ninety ; 

m., in 1714, Samuel Bowman, d. 1716, and had issue. 
iii. John, b. December 21, 1688 ; d. s. p. 

4. iv. Jonathan, b. March 3, 1689-90 ; m. Hepzibah Champney. 

V. Hannah, b. 1693; baptized April 18, 1697 ; d. December 12, 
1756; m., first, in 1712, Nathaniel Prentice, d. October 
24, 1722; secondly, in 1724, Jason Winship. 



Wyeth Family. 681 

17. Thavl:fu^,'b. 1696; baptizpd April 18, 1697 ; m., December 
6, 1716, William Winship, b. 1691 ; d. January 26, 1774, 
and left issue. 

5. Hi. Ehenezer, b. 1698; m. Susanna Hancock. 

viii. Mizaheth, b. 1701; baptized May 25,1701; d. October 8, 
1759; m., October 2, 1718, John Winship, b. 1697; d. No- 
vember 7, 1659, and hsd issue. 

6. ix. John, b. December 27, 1705; m. Elizabeth Hancock. 

III. William Wyeth. ^ (Nicholas, i) b. Jaimary 1, 1657; 
killed by the Indians about 1st October, 1703; ra., October 16, 
1683, EuTH Shepard. Thej had issue: 

i. Euth, b. November 29, 1685. 
ii. William, b. January 31, 1687-8. 

Hi. Deborah, b. 1690; m., June 22, 1710, Joshua Gamage, 
iv. Jfari/ir(,b. 1693; baptized 1696-7 ; m., October 12, 1716, Wil- 
liam Fessenden, b. 1694 ; d. May 26, 1756, leaving issue. 

IV. Jonathan Wyeth, ^ (John,^ Nicholas, M b. March 3, 
1689-90; d. September 24, 1743; m. Hepzibah Champney, 
daughter of Daniel and Hepzibah Champney. They had issue : 

i. Jonathan, b. October 12, 1714; d. s. p. 

7. ii. Jonathan, (2d,) b. July 27, 1716 ; m. Sarah Wilson. 

Hi. Sarah; baptized August 17,1718; d. September 23,1743; 

luim. 
iv. Deborah; baptized August 24, 1720 ; m., December 29, 1743, 

Daniel Prentice, b. May 17, 1717 : d. about 1776, leaving 

issue. 
V. Noah; baptized October 28, 1722 ; d. prior to 1743. 

V. Ebenezer Wyeth, -^ (Jolin,^ Nicholas,'^) b. 1698; d. 
April 3, 1754; m., about 1726, Susanna Hancock, b. 1707; 
d. July 29, 1789. They bad issue : 

8. i. JEbenezer, b. April 8, 1727 ; m. Mary Winship. 

9. ii. Jonas, b. February 19, 1730 ; m. Hepzibah Tidd. 

Hi. Susanna,]). March 2, 1734; m., October 1, 1760, Mansfield 
Tapley. 
10. iv. Noah, b. July 7, 1742 ; m. Elizabeth Fitch. 

I'. Sarah, b. 1746: d. March 31, 1815; rn., first, Torry Han- 
cock, b. 1746; baptized April 6, 1746; d. July 17, 1778; 
and had issue ; secondly, James Munroe, Sr. 

YI. John Wyeth, ^ (Jolm,^ Nicholas, i) b. December 27, 
1705 ; d. October 23, 1756 ; was a selectman of Cambridge, 



682 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

from 1750 to 1756. He m.. December 20. 1733, Elizabeth 
IIanoock, b. 1705 ; d. February 23, 1793 ; daughter of Na- 
thaniel Hancock. They had issue : 

i. John; baptized December 29, 1734; d. s. p. 
ii. Eliz'ibeth; baptized July 4, 1736 ; d. s. p. 
in. Martha; baptized .July 23, 1738. 
ic. Elizabeth; baptized November 30, 1740; d. September 17. 

1804; unm. 
V. John; baptized Mai-cli 6, 1743 ; d. February 2, 1811 ; grad- 
uated at Harvard in 1760 ; was a clergyman at Gloucester, 
Mass., from February 5, 1766 to 1768; and subsequently 
practiced law there ; never married. 
vi. Prudence; baptized April 28, 1745. 

vii. Jonathan ; baptized November 13, 1748 ; d. September 29, 
1756. 

VII. Jonathan Wyeth,^ (Jonathan, 3 John,^ Nicholas, ^ ) 
b. July 27, 1716; d. April 26, 1767; m., November 14, 1750, 
Sarah Wilson, b. 1723 ; d. April, 1785 ; daughter of Andrew 
Wilson. They had issue : 

i. Jonathan ; baptized July 28, 1751 ; d. May 16, 1796. 
ii. Joseph, (twin); baptized July 28, 1751; m., and left issue. 
Hi. Sarak; baptized February 22, 1761 ; m. Ebenezer Smith. 
iv. Hepzibah, (twin) ; baptized February 22, 1761 ; m. Samuel 
Brooks, of Plymouth, Mass. 

VIII. Ebenezer Wyeth,* (Ebenezer, ^ John,^ Nicholas,^) 
b. April 8, 1727 ; d. August 4, 1799 ; was a farmer, and select- 
man from 1781 to 1790 in Cambridge ; m., November 5, 1751, 
Mary WiNSHiP, b. April 19, 1730; d. September 9, 1798; 
daughter of Joseph and Anna Winship. They had issue : 

11. i. Ebenezer, b. December 17, 1752; m. Elizabeth W. Green. 
^^. Mary, b. September 17, 1755; d. October 7, 1790; unm. 

12. Hi. Jonas, b. May 17, 1757; m. Elizabeth Smith. 

iv. Joshua, b. October, 1758; d. February, 1832; removed to 
Ohio, where his descendants reside. Joshua Wyeth was 
one of the celebrated Boston tea party in 1773, at the time 
of the destruction oC the British tea in Boston harbor ; he 
was a journeyman blacksmith in Boston, living, with a 
tory master, and owing to his being a yaung man, not 
much known in town, and not liable to be easily recog- 
nized, it was proposed that he and other young men, sim- 
ilarly unknown, should lead in the business, therefore, he 



Wyeth Family. 683 

and his companions were dressed to resemble Indians, and 
their faces were smeared with soot or lam])-black. Their 
most intimate acquaintances among tlie spectators "liad 
not the least knowledge of them." " We surely resem- 
bled," said he in a narration of the affair, " devils from 
tiie bottomless pit, rather than men." 

I'. William, b. May 22, 1760 ; d. June 8, 1776. 

vi. Susanna, h. May 14. 1762; d. December 29, 1788; m., De- 
cember 6, 1779, William Watson. 

13. vii. Jacob, b. April 29, 1764; m. Elizabeth Jarvis. 

I'm. Anna, b. February, 1766 ; d. April 15, 1842; m., March 6, 
1785, Benjamin Cutter, b. ISTovember 7, 1761 ; d. March 
7, 1824; no issue. 
ix. Ga(:7,b. July 27, 1768; ra., December 1, 1793, Polly Kendall, 
and removed to Ohio, wliere they left descendants. 

14, X. John, b. March 31, 1770 ; m., first, TiOuisa Weiss ; secondly, 

I^ydia Allen. 
XI. Elizabeth, b. February 12, 1772; d. February 23, 1793. 

IX. Jonas Wyeth,- (Ebenezer,^ John,^ Nicholas, i) b. 
February 19, 1730 ; d. February 15, 1813 ; resided on the old 
homestead, and was a selectman in 1777 and 1778 ; m. March 
29, 1763, Hepzibah Tidd, b. August 22, 1730 ; d. May 25, 
1801 ; daughter of David Tidd and Hepzibah Reed, of Lex- 
ington, Mass. They had issue : 

i. Lucy, b. February 7, 1754 ; d. October 16, 1850 ; m. Thomas 
Coolidge, of Watson, who, in 1790 removed with his fam- 
ily to Livermore, Maine, where they both died. 

X. JSToAH Wyeth, ^ (Ebenezer, •'^ John,^ Nicholas,^) b. July 
7, 1742 ; d. September 10, 1811 ; m., March 12, 1763, Eliza- 
beth FiTOH, o'f Bedford, Mass.; b. 1739; d. May 5, 1823. 
They had issue: 

i. Noah, b. June 24, 1763; d. prior to August, 1807, leaving 
issue. 

ii. Elizabeth, b. March 4, 1765; m., February 14, 1785, An- 
drew Newell. 
in. Lydia, b. February 3, 1766. 

iv. Ehoda, b. May 18, 1768. 

V. i)orcas, b. November 21, 1770; d. prior to August 1804; m. 
Samuel Hill. 

vi. Isaac, b. February 10, 1773 ; d. September 6, 1779. 
vii. Job, b. June 14, 1776; d. June 5, 1840; m. Lydia Convers 
Francis, b. 1779; d. January 4, 1850; daughter of Ben- 
jamin Francis and Lydia Convers. 



684 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

XI. Ebenezer Wyeth,5 (Ebenezer,'^ Ebenezer,^ John, 2 
Nicholas,!) b. December 17, 1752; m. Mrs. Elizabeth 
(WiNSHip) Greex, of JSTorwich, Conn.; claugliter of Captain 
Joseph Winsliip. They had issue : 

i. Ebenezer, baptized. May 17, 1778 ; m. Naomi Cook, and left 

issue. 
ii. William, baptized January 23, 1780. 
Hi. Joseph, baptized July 29, 1781. 
iv. Elizabeth, b. March, 1783. 

V. Stephen, b. 1785; m., December 10, 1815, Sarah Wright, b. 
1794: d. July 17, 1831. 

XII. JojSTAS Wyeth,5 (Ebenezer,* Ebenezer,-'' John, 3 Nich- 
olas,!) b. May 17, 1757; d. October 3, 1817; m., April 8, 
1792, Elizabeth Smith, b. 1771 ; d. September 16, 1853. 
They had issue : 

i. Elizabeth, b. July 22, 1792. 
ii. Jonas, b. September 3, 1794 ; d. June 14, 1867; m., February 

8, 1820, Elizabeth E". Flagg, and there was issue : 
Hi. Nancy, b. September 9, 1796; m. Richard U. Hastings, of 

Boston, Mass. 
iv. Susan, b. May 6, 1798; m. Oren Willard. 
V. Harriet, b. September 30, 1800 ; m. Reuben Winslow, of 

Roxbury, Mass. 
vi. Mary, b. December 2, 1802. 

vii. John, b. February 17, 1805 : d. September 25, 1871, at Rox- 
bury, Mass.; was engaged in the West India trade; m. 
Mary Ann Newman. 
via. Francis, b. May 14, 1807 ; d. May 27, 1862. 
ix. Sarah, b. October 29, 1809 ; d. August 19, 1817. 
X. Joseph, b. January 20, 1813; d. April 10, 1846, at Guada- 
loupe. 

XIII. Jacob AYyeth,^ (Ebenezer,* Ebenezer, ^ John.^ 
Nicholas,!) b. April 29, 1761; d. January 14, 1857; gradu- 
ated at Harvard, in 1792 ; m. Elizabeth Jarvis, b. 1768; d. 
January 20, 1858 ; daughter of Natlianiel Jarvis. They had 
issue: 

i. Jacob, b. February 10, 1797 ; graduated at Harvard in 1820 ; 
. , was a physician, and removed to Illinois, where he died. 

ii. Leonard, b. 1797; d. January, 1855, in New York. 
Hi. Charles, b. 1800; settled in Baltimore, Md. 



Wifeth Family. 685 

iv. Nathainel-Jarvis, b. 1802 ; d. August 29, 1865 ; m. Elizabeth 
Jarvis Stone, b. January 29,1824; d. August 31, 1856; 
no issue. " Nathaniel Jarvis Wyetli was one of the most 
active and energetic men ever born in Cambridge. About 
1830, he led a band of adventurers across tlie Kocky 
Mountains to Oregon ; after liis return lie engaged in the 
ice business at Fresh Pond, Mass.; was one of tlie first 
shippers of that article to foreign or coastwise ports, and 
througli life conducted that business with great skill and 
efficiency." 

XIV. John Wyeth,5 (Ebenezer,lEbenezer,3 Jolin,^ Nich- 
olas,!) b. March 31, 1770, at Cambridge, Mass.; d. January 
23, 1858, at Philadelphia. Pa. He was, at an early age, appren- 
ticed to the printing business, and, on reaching his majority, 
was induced to go to San Domingo, to superintend a large print- 
ing establishment. While there, the insurrection of the blacks 
occurred, and all that he had acquired was lost. It was with 
great difficulty that be even succeeded in escaping from the 
island, and then only by the connivance of a friend, one of the 
officers who assisted in searching the vessels about leaving the 
port. Dressed as a common sailor and working among them, 
he eluded their vigilance, and subsequently reached Philadel- 
phia. Arriving at Philadelphia, he worked some time in the 
(lifierent printing establishments there, and, in 1792, went to 
Ilarrisburg, Pa., where, in connection with John Allen, he pur- 
chased the paper started the previous year by Major Eli Lewis, 
and commenced the publication of the Oracle of Daujjhin, a 
newspaper he successfully carried on until November, 1827. 
Mr. Wyeth's paper supported the Federal views of that great 
party during the whole course of its existence. Its columns 
were open, nevertheless, to the communications of all. In 
those days, before the principles of EepubHcan rule were fully 
digested, many a nervous essay was put forth on either side of 
the question by able men of both parties. He was appointed 
postmaster of Harrisburg, in October, J 793, under the admin- 
istration of President Washington, of which he was a strenuous 
advocate and admirer. He was removed in July, 1798, by Mr. 
Adams, Postmaster General, on account of "the incompatibility 
of the office of postmaster and the editor of a newspaper." In 
connection with his newspaper. Mr. Wyeth established a book- 



686 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

store and a publishing house, from which he issued a large 
number of books, the most notable of which were Judge 
Henry's "Narrative of the Quebec Expedition," Graydon's 
" Memoirs," and a music-book compiled by himself. Tlie circu- 
lation of the latter, for that early day, was wonderful, its several 
editions aggregating one hundred and twenty thousand copies. 
To this he supplemented a second part, mtended especially for 
the Methodist church, of which there were published about 
twenty-five thousand. He was one of Harrisburg's most ener- 
getic citizens, and was deeply interested in its prosperity and 
welfare. He caused the construction of several valuable im- 
provements, which remain as evidence of his enterprising spirit 
and good judgment. He was one of the earliest friends 
of the Harrisburg Academy, and served as trustee, of 
which body he was also president. Upon his retirement 
from pubhsher, he removed to Philadelphia, where he died at 
the advanced age of eighty-eight years. His life, thus pro- 
longed, was marked b}^ affability and cheerfulness, and his 
philosophy was of practical character. He was exceedingly in- 
dustrious, and, whilst in business, could always find something 
for his hands to do, and in later life, when the concerns of his 
printing office were transferred to younger hands, he knew how 
to divide his time between his reading and his social pleasures. 
Mr. AVyeth was twice married ; m., first, June 6, 1793, Louisa 
Weiss, b. April 29, 1775 ; d. June 1, 1822, at Harrisburg, Pa. ; 
daughter of Lewis and Mary Weiss, of Philadelphia.'^'' They 
had issue, all born at Plarrisburg, Pa. : 

i. Louisa, b. August 6, 179f5; d. November 10, 1875; m,, 
April 22, 1817, Samuel Douglas, b. 1781, near the town 
of Newton-Linavady, county Derry, Ireland ; d. July 8, 

*ljewis Weiss, b. December 28, 1717, in Berlin, Prussia; studied 
conveyancing, and emigrated to America, landing at Philadelphia on 
the 13th of December, 1755, where he opened an office on Arch street, 
between Fourth and Fifth. He was one of the founders of the Ger- 
man Society of Philadelphia, of which he was president. He was a 
Moravian, and acted as an attorney for that denomination prior to 
1782, and was a judge of the court of common pleas in 1786. He d. 
October 22, 1796, at Philadelphia. One of his daughters m. George 
Kline, of Carlisle ; another, John Wyeth, of Harrisburg, both pi'inters 
and editors. 



Wyeth Family. 687 

1833, at Harrisburg, Pa. : son of Henry Douglas and 
Jane Blair. He received a classical education in Scot- 
land, but came to America about the age of seventeen, 
and located at Pittsburgh with a brother, tlie Rev. 
Josepli Douglas, who had preceded him. Here lie 
studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1804, and 
began his profession there. In 1812 he volunteered as 
aid to General Adamson Tannehill, and was with him 
in the expedition to Black Rock. In 1817 Mr. Douglas 
was nominated for Congress against Judge Henry Bald- 
win, but was defeated by a small majority. The same 
year he went to Harrisburg in the interests of securing 
proper legislation for a bridge across the Alleglieny ; 
and, subsequently, was induced to locate there. He 
was appointed Deputy Attorney General for Dauphin 
county, July 17, 1819, under Governor Findlay. Gov- 
ernor Wolf commissioned him February 10, 1830, Attor- 
ney General of the State, a position he held three years. 
He was a gentleman of fine classical attainments, of re- 
fined tastes, a good criminal lawyer, and highly esteemed 
by tlie members of his profession. They had issue. 

John., b. June 6, 1799: d. May 11, 1876, at Chambersburg, 
Pa.; m. Elmira Canfleld, b. February 18, 1811 ; d. Au- 
gust 16, 1878. They had a large family of children. 

Mary., b. September 25, 1800 ; resides in Chambersburg, 
Pa. ; m., in 1827, Rev. Daniel McKiidey, d. Dec. 7, 1855. 

Francis, b. April 5, 1806. He was educated at the Harris- 
burg Academy, and learned the art of printing in his 
father's oflSce, subsequently entering Jefferson College, 
Canonsburg, from which institution he graduated in 
November, 1827. On his return home his fatlier, who 
had conducted the Oracle of Dauphin thirty-five years, 
transferred that paper to his son, which he edited and 
published several years. He also entered into the 
business of bookseller and publisher. At the time Mr. 
Wyeth took charge of the Oracle the Whig party had 
just come into existence, of wliose principles and policy 
he was an enthusiastic supporter. Becoming, however. 
tired of an editor's life, he sold out the newspaper es- 
tablishment about 1831, continuing his otlier business 
imtil 1859, wlien lie disposed of that. In April, 1861, at 
the outbreak of Iq^j/,'' ^he }/>w. he was placed in charge 
of tiie qua- -r'. .t '«;• """^^ J^ent at Camp Curtin, 
where he j-rpi nment as- 

onmerl oo! ins of the 



688 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

vania to visit all tlie liospitals in the Army of the 
Potomac, in the interest of the volunteer soldiers of 
tlie State who were sick or wounded, and, as his com- 
mission reads, " to supply the wants of the suffering and 
needy as far as lies in your power, without infringing on 
any of the regulations or rights of the army, and assure 
eacli and all that their condition awakens the liveliest 
interest and sympathy of the people and Governor of 
Pennsylvania." Returning home, he reported the con- 
dition of the wounded soldiers, with this recommenda- 
tion, that where it is possible '■ those from Pennsylvania 
be transferred to hospitals in their own State, that they 
might be near to their friends and acquaintances." 
This was, subsequently, carried out during the continu- 
ance of the war. On November 28, 1863, he was again 
directed to visit the various hospitals. For a long term 
of years he has been one of the trustees of the Harris- 
burg Academy, and since 1879 president of the same. 
Mr. Wyeth was twice married ; m. first, May 29, 1829, 
Susan Huston Maxwell, d. December 24, 1841, daughter 
of William and Ann Maxwell, of Franklin county, Pa.; 
and had issue : 

1. William-Maxwell \ merchant; residing in St. 

Joseph, Mo. 

2. John; senior member of the prominent drug 

firm Wyetli Bros, of Philadelphia. 

3. Francis-H. ; resides in Philadelphia. 

Mr. Wyeth m., secondly, Sarah C. Carson, daughter of 
Ci)arles Carson, of Harrisburg, Pa. ; and had issue : 

4. Charles-Carson ; d. s. p. 

5. Parker- C. 

V. llev. Charles- Augustus, a Presbyterian minister. 

vi. Louis, b. August 30. 1812 ; m. Euphemia Allen, of Alabama. 

vii. Samuel-Dowjlas, b. May 16, 1817; d. January, 1881, at 
Wasiiington, D. C. ; learned the trade of printing and 
established a stereotype foundry in Philadelphia, subse- 
quently entered journalism and went to Washington 
City, where he published a book, "• Ins and Outs of Wash- 
ington." He wrote a pamphlet on the bronze doors of 
the National Capitol, and was, in many respects, '' a hu- 
man directoi-y and encyclopedia." At the time of his 
death he had in press a book entitled " The Federal City," 
but it has remained imissup-^ TJp was a gentleman of 
-'^. bu<" J m. Carrie Ware" "'«]! 

Mr. \Y' 



GENEALOGICAL NOTES. 



BYEES OF DEEEY. 

1. John Byees, ^ a native of Germany, came to Pennsylva- 
nia prior to 1740, with his children hereinafter named. He 
settled in what was then Derry township, Lancaster county, 
Pa,,YWhere he died prior to 1750. Of his children, we have 
the names of — 

2. i. John; m., and left issue. 

3. n. Frederick; m., and left issue. 

4. iii. Casimir ; m., and left issue. 

II. John Byees,^ (Johu,i) located in what sabsequently 
became Hanover township, Dauphin county. Pa., where he took 
up a large tract of land. He died about the year 1760, leav- 
ing a wife Letitia, (who subsequently married Thomas Sharp, 
of Hanover,) and children : 

i. William. 

a. Mary; m., Henry Cowan. 
iii. Catharine. 

iv. John ; m., and died prior to his father, leaving a son Bohert. 
V. Ann. 
vi. George. 

III. Feedeeick Byers,2 (John,^) a native of Germany, 
from whence he emigrated with his father, died prior to the 
war for independence, in Derry township, then Lancaster county, 
Pa. He was a substantial farmer, and a man of prominence 
in frontier times. He had six or seven daughters, and one son : 

5. i. John, b. March 9, 175« ; m. Margaret Eahm. 

ly. Casimie or Castle Byees,^ (John,i) d. prior to 1786, 
leaving a farm in Derry township, Dauphin county. Pa., which 
he had purchased in 1761, to his children. He was a soldie 
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690 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

of the Revolution, and served on the committee of observation 
for the county of Lancaster. He was ver}^ prominent during 
that struggle for Independence, and highly honored and re- 
spected by his neighbors. His children were : 

i. John\ d. in 1805, leaving among other children Eohert and 

Sarah, 
n. Elizabeth', m. Jacob Kaufman. 
in. Mary ; m. liUdwig Brandt. ... 

iv. Eve:, m. Peter Landis. 
17. Catharine\ m. John Bair. 
vi. Barbara; m. Jacob Rahm. 
vii. Mary, 
via. Margaret. 

Y. John Byees,^ (Frederick, ^ John,^) b. March 9, 1759 ; 
d. August 6, 1834 ; m. Margaeet Rahm ; removed to Frank- 
lin county, Pa., where they both lived and died. They had 
issue : 

6. i. Frederick, b. May, 1780 ; m. Anna Eby. 
a. Cattle; m. Mary [Polly] Koons. 

Hi. Margaret; m. Peter Cook, 

ii\ John ; d. unm, 

V. Melchior \ d. unm. 

vi. Jacob ; d. unm. 

vii. William ; m. Mary [Polly] Small. 
viii. Samuel; m. Maria Wingert. 

ix. Mary ; m. Martin Wingert. 

VI. FuEDERiCK Byers,4 (John,^ Frederick, 2 John,^) b. 
JVTay, 1780, in Daupliin county ; d. October 17, 1854 ; m., April, 
1802, Anna Eby, d. May 23, 1823. They had issue : 

i. John, h. March 11, 1803; m., in 1827, Fanny Detweiler. 
ii. Margaret, b. August 11, 1804 ; m., 1824, Peter Cook. 
Hi. Catharine, h. October 15, 1805; ra., 1826, James Crawford. 

7. iv. Eby, b. July 17, 1807 ; m. and left issue. 

V. Jacob, b. July 22, 1809 ; m., first, Miss Kerr ; secondly, Ann 

Kennedy ; thirdly, Mrs. Gi-rier. 
vi. Annie, b. September 19, 1811 ; m. Samuel Shively. 
vii. Elizabeth, b. July, 1813; m. John Logan. 
viii. Freclerich, b. April 7, 1815. 
ix. Williain, b. ISroYember 14, 1816 ; m. Marsh Jeffrey. 
35. Mary, b. August 15, 1818 ; m. David Clugston. 
xi. Levi, b. May 17, 1823; unm. 



Eagley Family.- 691 

Frederick Bjers, m., secondly, in 1826, Mrs. Benedict, and 
they had issue : 

xUy Amanda, b. J^ovember 27, 1827 ; m. Michael Immel. 

VII. Eby Byers, 5 (Frederick, 4 John,-'' Fredericlc,^ John,') 
b. Jul}^ 17, 1807, in Derry township, Dauphin county ; d. June 
18, 1880, at Harrisburg, Pa. Mr. Byers was an enterprising 
citizen' of Harrisburg, where he lived half a century. He was 
upright in business, and was greatly esteemed by his fellow 
citizens. He was thrice married ; m., first, in 1830, Cathakine 
Tennet, d. s. p. ; m., secondly, in 1884, Margaret McArthur, 
and there was issue : 

i. Fvederich-Ehy \ resides at Harrisburg, Pa. 

ii. Ifaryaret. 

Eby Byers, m., thirdly, in 1854, Julia Updegraff, who 
survived her husband. 



EAGLET FAMILY. 

1. Abraham Egli,^ as he wrote the name, located in Pax- 
tang about 1770, where he took up a tract of land on Beaver 
creek. He was a soldier of the Eevolution, and a farmer in 
comfortable circumstances. His descendants in the male line 
followed the oldest son Abraham, who removed to Erie county. 
Pa., in 1803, under the auspices of the Harrisburg and Presqu' 
Isle Land Company. Although he wrote his name Eagly, the 
present generation have added another letter, by writing it 
Eagley. The progenitor of this family b. in 1735; d. August 
17, 1785, in Paxtang; his wife Susan:n"a, b. in 1737; cl. Oc- 
tober 12, 1807, in Paxtang. They had issue: 

2. i. Abraham, b. April 4, 1773 : m. Katiiarine Boelim. 

ii. Susanna, b. September 30, 1774; d. March 31, 18-54 ; m. Jacob 
Stauffer, son of Christian and Veronica Stauffer-, b> Feb- 
ruary 5, 1765 ; d. about 1850. Their descendants reside 
in Columbiana county, Ohio. 



692 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

in. Jacob, h. August 13,1776; d. May 21,1852; removed to 
Erie county, Pa. in 1812, where he died ; m. Mary Hoop, 
b; March 24, 1783; d. December 25, 1824; and had John, 
Susanna, Jacob, Catharine, and Abraham. 

iv. Catharine, h. September 18,1777; d. January 7,1829; m. 
Jacob Nisley ; and had issue. 

II. Abraham Eagley,^ (Abraham, i) b. Aprils, 1773; cl. 
June 8, 1851 ; removed to Erie county, Pa., and settled in 
Springfield township, in 1803, where most of the descendants 
of this branch of the family reside. He m., in 179-1, Catha- 
rine BoEHM, b. December 5, 1772 ; d. December 26, 1843. 
They had issue: 

i. Mary, b. January 17, 1795 ; d. April 5, 1853; m., October 
26,1813, Jolin Stough, b. March 19, 1784; d. March 14, 
1858, and had George, Barbara, Peter, Mary, Susannah, 
John, Eebecca, Catharine, William, Margaret, Sophia, 
Lydia and Nancy. 

a. Barbara, b. November 24, 1796; d. March 11,1875; m., 
August 9, 1827, David Russell, b. February 24, 1788; d. 
September 28, 1859, and had John and Mary-Ann. 

Hi. Catharine, b. February 18, 1801 ; d. February 11, 1859 ; m., 
June 19, 1834, Benjamin Bond, b. August 6, 1797; d. 
May 28, 1839, and had Miriam and Simeon. 

ill. Christian, b. October 26, 1803; d. February 12,1848; m., 
first, March 12, 1835, Eliza Bond, b. August 25, 1812 ; d. 
February 17, 1840, and l)ad Catharine, Lindamine and 
Eliza ; m., secondly, January 4, 1843, Eliza (Smitli) Mark- 
well, b. March 24, 1811 ; d. November 16, 1868, without 
issue. 
V. John, b. December 7, 1805; m., first, May 3, 1842, Tabitha 
May, b. November 24, 1819 ; d. June 21, 1851, without is- 
sue ; m., secondly, March 2, 1852, Nancy Anderson, b. 
October 12, 1820, and had John. 

vi, Abraham, b. April 8, 1809; m., first, November 14, 1843, 
Sarah Gerred, b. June 14, 1823 ; d. November 4, 1850, and 
had Henry, Catharine and Eunice; m., secondly, Jan- 
uary 9, 1853, Sophia C. Smith, b. March 15, 1828; d. May 
14, 1879, and had Casper, George, Millard, Frank, Jessie, 
Mary, Charles and Smith. 

Tiii. Daniel, b. November 5, 1815; m., January 9,1842, Jane 

Guthrie, b. May 18, 1817, and had Laicrence. 
v,iii. Joseph, b. December 2, 1819; m., January 3, 1841, Caroline 
Lybarger, b. November 9, 1821 , and had Frank and James. 



Gray of Paxtang. 693 

GRAY OF PAXTANG. 

1. John Gray, ^ b. in county Antrim, Province of Ulster, Ire- 
land, in 1698; emigrated to America about 1730, locating at 
first in Chester county, Pa. ; subsequently, in Paxtang town- 
ship, Dauphin county. He was one of the early pioneei-s in 
that section of the Province, and, during the French and In- 
dian war, (1755-1764,) was captain of a rifle company in Col. 
Elder's battalion, subsequently, Col. Asher Clayton's. He d. 
in February, 1785. and is buried in Paxtang church grave- 
yard. Captain Gray was twice married; first, in 1730, to Sus- 
anna AemStrong, b. 1700; d. October, 1750; and there was 
issue : 

i. George, b. 1732; d. February 25, 1798; unm. 
ii. Josppli, b. 1734 ; d. October 13, 1794 ; m., November 11 , 1779, 
Elizabeth Forster, b. 1744; d. April IS, 1816; their only- 
child, Snsan^m. William Espy, (see Espy record.) 

2. Hi. TT^JKam, b. 1738; m. Agnes Rutherford. 

He na., secondly, in 1753, Hannah (Stevenson) Semple,"^' 
b. 1711 ; d. November, 1781 ; and there was issue: 

3. iv. John, b. 1754; m., first, Mary Robinson; secondly, Mary 

Falls. 

4. V. Hubert, b. 1756; m. Mary Rutherford. 

vi. Hannah, b. 1758; m., December 4, 1777, George Dixon, 
and had WUliam and John ; William was killed at the 
battle of Lundy'sLane; John m., and left descendants, 
one of whom is William Dixon, of Philadelphia. 

The original farm owned by John Gray was, upon his death, 
divided into four tracts, and remains in that shape to the pre- 
sent. These tracts were severally inherited by Joseph, George, 
Eobert, and John. George dying unmarried, his farm passed 
out of the family. Joseph's is owned by his grandson, Josiah 
Fspy ; John's, by his grandson, J. Newton Gray, and Robert's, 
by his granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Jane Bigham. 

II. WilliamGray,2 (John, i)b., 1738, in Paxtang; d., 1815, 
near Lewisburg, Union county, Penn'a ; was an early settler 

* She was the widow of George Semple, and by liim had three child- 
ren (surname Semple), Sarah ; m., October 19, 1769, William Brown ; 
Mary, and George. 



694 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

in Buffalo Valley, and a captain in the war of the Revolution ; 
nj. Agnes Eutherfoed, b. September 14, 1740, in Paxtang, 
d. about 1813 in Buffalo Valley; daughter of Thomas Ruther- 
ford and Jean Mordah, [see Rutherford record.) They had 
issue : 

i. Jane., b. 1770; d. at the residence of her son, Kobert 
Hutcheson, at Mill Hall, Penn'a; m. first, William 
Wallace ; secondly, Dec. 18, 1810, Samuel Hutcheson. 
ii. Suscnwa^h. 1772; d. in Columbia county about 1810; m. 

first, William Hudson ; secondly, Andrew Foster. 
in. Mary, b. 1774 ; d. September 8, 1837, in Buifalo valley ; m. 

John Dunlap, d. September 26, 1842. 
iv. Margaret, b. 1776; d. Marcli, 1856, at Hartleton, Union 

county, Penn'a; m. John Hays, (see Hays record.) 
V. Nancy, b. 1778; d. at tlie residence of her son, Hudson, 

about 1849; m. Hudson Williams. 
vi. Sarah, h. 1180; d. unm. 
vii. FAeanor, b. 1782 ; d. at Lewisburg ; m. John Robinson. 

III. John Geay,^ (John,^) b. 1754, in Paxtang; d. May 
30, 1819, buried in Paxtang churchyard; m,, first, in 1789, 
Maey Robinson, b. 1767 ; d. in Paxtang, and interred in 
Derry church burial ground. They had issue : 

i. Nancy, b. 1790; d. February 16, 1845; m. William B. Mc- 
Bay, b. 1792; d. September 27, 1837 ; both buried in 
Hanover church grave-yard; and had issue (surname 
McBay) Mary. 

ii. Joseph, b. 1792; d. September 13, 1861 ; m. June 1, 1830, 
Jane H. Gray, daughter of Robert Gray and Mary 
Rutherford ; and had issue : 

1. J.-Neioton. 

2. Louisa. 

3. Mien; m. Nesbit. 

John Gray m. secondly, Maey Falls, b. 1760; d. July 17, 
1822 ; buried in Paxtang church grave-yard. No issue. 

IV. RoBEET G-BAY,2 (John,i)b. 1757, in Paxtang; d. x\pril 
27, 1848, and buried in Paxtang church grave-yard. He served 
in the war of the Revolution, and was with the half-starved 
and illy-clad army of Washington during the cantonment at 
Valley Forge. His stories of the hardships endured during 



Gross Family. 695 

the struggle for independence were sadly interesting. He lived 
a long and honorable life, and was the last of that gallant band 
of the heroes of " Seven t}' -Six'' in his locality. He married 
Maey Rutherfoed, daughter of Capt, John Rutherford and 
Margaret Parke ; b. September 13, 1771 ; d. August 16, 1863. 
They had issue : 

i. Margaret-Park, b. July 22, 1792; d. February 11, 1873; 

unm. 
a. Sally; d. near Springfield, O. ; m. Matthew Humes, and 

left issue. 
hi. John ; d. in Indiana ; m. Miss Lefevre, and left issue. 
ii\ Jane-H.., b. 1796 ; d., December 6, 1870, on the old homestead 

in Paxtang ; m. Joseph Gray, and left three children. 
V. TJiomas-M., b. March 17, 1798 ; d. January 28, 1857. 
vi. Martha, b. 1800 ; resides on the old farm in Paxtang, 
vii. William, b. 1802 ; removed to Indiana ; m. Margaret Hays. 
viii. ^?iza, b. November 4, 1804 ; d.November 10, 1841 ; m.,June 

19, 1837, Robert Wilson, of Highspire (his second wife) ; 

left two children, both dead. 
ix. Samuel, b. 1806 ; d. 1881 ; buried in Paxtang. 
X. Joshua, b. 1808; d. unm. in 1839, at New Orleans. 
xi. Jfary, b. 1810 ; d. 1881 ; m. James Hays, of Hummelstown; 

buried in Paxtang. 
xii. Eleanor, b. 1812; d. June 28, 1832. 
xiii. Esther; d., 1842, near Gettysburg, Adams county, Pa. ; m., 

September 11, 1838, James McGaughey, and left a 

daughter, the wife of John Bigham. 



GEOSS FAMILY. 

1. Jacob Gross, ^ from Majence on the Rhine, emigrated 
to the United States, then the British Colonies, towards the 
close of the year 1759. He had several sons of whom we have 
the following : 

i. laaac. 
ii. Abraham. 
Hi. Daniel. 

2. iv. Jacob, b. December 22, 1780; m. Anna Moyer. 

II. Jacob Gross, ^ (Jacob, i) b. December 22, 1780, in 
Bucks county, Pa. ; d. November 26, I860, in Beamsville, C. 



696 Pennsylvania Genealogies. 

W. ; a minister of the gospel ; removed to Beamsville Canada 
West, now Ontario, in 1817; m., first, December 18,1817, 
Anna Moyer, b. July 17, 1799, in Bucks county, Pa.; d. 
January 22, 1827, in Beamsville, 0. W. They had issue, all 
b. at Beamsville, C. W. : 

8. i. Sanmel, b. October 15, 1818 ; m. Mary Ann Roades. 

M. Ilary, b. September 30, 1820 ; m., June 17, 1842, Christian 
Bushey ; reside in Landisville, N. J. 

4. iii. Anjia, b. September 26, 1822 ; m. David Housser. 

5. iv. John, b. January 14, 1825 ; m. Elizabeth Barber. 

6. V. Elizabeth, b. May 15, 1827 ; m. George C. Eggert. 

Rev. Jacob Glross m., secondly, August 23, 1831, Salome 
Moyer, b. September 19, 1796, in Lancaster county. Pa.; d. 
April 10, 1878, in Beamsville, C. W. They had issue: 

vi. Susannah, b. January 21. 1834; resides in Lansdale, Pa.; 
unm. 

7. vii. Salome, b. October 24, 1836; m. Rev. H. F. Seiple. 

via. Jacob, b. November 26, 1838; d. May 20, 1841, at Beams- 
ville, C. W. 

III. Samuel Gross, ^ (Jacob, ^ Jacob, i) b. October 15, 1818, 
at Beamsville, Canada A^^est ; resides at Landisville, Atlantic 
county, K J. ; m., December 7, 1843, Mary Ann Roades, b. 
January 26, 1826. They had issue: 

i. William-H., b. September 15, 1844, in South Cayuga, C. 
W.; removed to Erie, in 1865, where he resides; m., 
January 17, 1882, Effie M. Laurie, b. September 24, 1851, 
in Buffalo, K. Y. ; daughter of Rev. Alexander G. Laurie. 
ii. John Boades, b. June 14, 1846, in South Cayuga, C. W. ; re- 
sides in Galveston, Texas. 

lY. Anna Gross, 3 (Jacob, ^ Jacob, ^) b. September 30, 1820; 
m., October 17, 1843, David Housser, b June 8, 1818, in the 
township of Clinton, county Lincoln, Ontario. They had issue 
(surname Housser) : 

i. Israel- Gross, b. July 23, 1845. 
ii. Salome, b. June 26, 1847. 

iii. John-E., b. May 11, 1849 ; m. June 10, 1874 ; resides at Win- 
nipeg, Manitoba. 
iv. Gidenn-B., b. June 23, 1851 ; m., August 29, 1882, Ellen G. 
Elliott, of Brantford, Ontario. 



Oross Family. 697 

V. Susip, b. March 29, 1854; in., October 13, 1880, George H. 

Williams, of Thorold, Ontario. 
vi. J. -Wesley, b. June 3, 1856. 

vii. D.-Franklin, b. August 27, 1858 ; d. Septen)ber 4, 1860. 
via. Annie, b. July 10, 1864. 

Y. John Geoss ^ (Jacob. ^ Jacob/) b. January 14, 1825, 
in Beamsville, C. W. ; now resides in Welland, Ontario; m., 
September 22, 1852, at Saltflect, C. W., Elizabeth Barber. 
They had issue : 

i.^Lucetta-Jane,h. February 17, 1854, at Beamsville, C. W. ; 

resides in St. Catharine, C. W. 
ii. Mary-Lorinda, b. October 28, 1855, at Beamsville, C. W. ; 

m. Dr. W. E. Burgar ; reside in Welland, Ontario, and 

had issue (surname Burgar) : 

1. Donna, h. July 18, 1877. 

2. Delia, b. December 15, 1878. 

3. Oliver, b. October 24, 1880. 

4. Frederick, b. September 19, 1882. 

Hi. Salome- Amelia,}). July 4, 1857, in Clinton, C. W. ; m., at 
Welland, Ontario, Herbert E. Ryan; reside in Dunkirk, 
N. Y.. and had issue (surname Ryan) : 

1. Irene, b. June 2, 1877. 

2. Maude, b. July 1, 1879. 

3. Nellie, b. February 22, 1881. 

4. Burton, b. September 20, 1883. 

iv. John-Franklin , b. July 19, 1859, in Clinton, C. W ; m. Clara 
A. Casper, b. February 8, 1865, in Thorold, Ontario, and 
had issue : 

1. Frank-Lerny, b. February, 1885; d. 
V. William, h. March 29, 1862, in Clinton, C.W.; resides in 
Welland, Ontario. 

VI. Elizabeth Gross, ^ (Jacob, ^ Jacob, Mb. May 15, 1827; 
m., May 24, 1853, George 0. Eggert, b. October 22, 1826, 
in the city of Berne, Canton of Berne, Switzerland ; emigrated 
to America in 1831. They had issue (surname Eggert) : 

i. Samuel, b. February 7, 1854, in Buffalo,- N". Y. ; d. iSrovem- 

ber 15, 1854. 
ii. George-Ezra, b. October 15, 1855, in Buffalo, N. Y. 
Hi. Lystra, b. September 3, 1858, in Berne, Huron county, On- 
tario; m. June 20, 1877, John Birney Gretter, of Greens- 
boro', N. C, and had issue (surname Gretter) : 



698 Pennsylvania Oenealogies. 

1, Jean-Blrney, b. December 28, 1882. 
iv. Ida-May, b. May 27, 1863, in Berne, Huron county, Ontario. 

YII. Salome Gross, ^ (Jacob, ^ Jacob, i) b. October 24' 
1836 ; m., April 16, 1868, Rsv. H. F. Seiple, b. Febraarj 17, 
1843, near Catasauqua, Pa. ; graduated from Amherst College 
in 1866; reside at Lansdale, Pa. Thej had issue (surname 
Seiple) : 

i. Arthur- W.-H., b. June 13, 1869, at Tiffin, Ohio. 
ii. Lucretia-II.-B., b. June 9, 1871, at Weaversville, Ii^orth- 

ampton county, Pa. 
Hi. LilUan-I'.-S., b. November 5, 1874, at Landisville, N. J.; 

d. December 15, 1881, at Lansdale, Pa. 
ii\ Beatrice- W.-C, b. July 14, 1878, at Weaversville, Pa. 




INDEX OF SURNAMES. 



Abbot, 421. 

Acheson, 527. 

Ackerman, 255, 260. 

Adams, 212, 218, 358, 
385, 403, 408, 419, 
420, 685. 

Addams, 27, 28, 46, 
638. 

Addison, 361. 

Addleman, 474. 

Africa. 470, 475, 476, 
477. 

Agnew, 620. 

Ahren, 643. 

Aiken,, 675, 676. 

AiNSWORTH, 1-6, 8, 
117. 

Aitken, 391. 

Alberson, 463. 

Albert, 93. 

Alcorn, 384, 386. 

Albright, 9, 11, 295, 

Alder, 215. 

Aldrich,76. 

Alexander, 18, 140, 
235, 268, 269, 270, 
271, 275, 283, 3^0, 
347, 369, 525, 529, 
531,636. 

Alfree, 282. 

Allen, 1, 7-12, 34, 
51, 52, 55, 58, 60, 
108, 127, 162, 181, 
186, 249, 268, 300, 
305, 325, 376, 377, 
381, 393, 400, 685, 
688. 



Allison, 26, 120, 234, 
268, 269, 339, 360, 
592, 640. 

Alricks, 13-23, 126, 
216, 271, 412, 423, 
662. 

Alward, 159. 

Amesbury, 197. 

Ammons, 585. 

Amon, 244. 

ANDERSON", 2, 4, 24- 
31, 46, 72, 74, 151, 
156, 181, 240, 333, 
338, 426, 448, 459, 
548, 562, 563, 589, 
611,692. 

Andrews, 1-6, 666, 
680. 

Andross, 14. 

Angell, 551. 

Angle, 330. 

Annan, 396. 

Annise, 555. 

Ankeney, 514. 

Anshutz, 470. 

Antes, 215. 

Arago, 180. 

Archibald, 563, 566. 

Armatt, 39. 

Armstrong, 43, 194^ 

A272, 302, 324, 333, 
334, 336, 369, 597, 
639, 651, 693. 

<o maud, 282. 

Arndt, 497, 501. 

Ashbaugh, 61, 390. 

Ash more, 577. 



Ash ton, 136, 148. 
Askew, 400. 
Atkinson, 147. 
At wood, 224. 
Audenreid, 623, 626, 

627. 
Awl, 32-39,155,158, 

214, 360. 
Ayers, 511. 
Ayres, 28, 29, 40-48, 

108, 197, 211, 217, 

220, 232, 237, 344, 

498. 

Babb, 310. 

Backenstose, 131,132. 
Badger, 409. 
Baer, 300. 
Bailey, 39, 85, 124, 

171, 213, 319, o2-r-. 

441, 556. 584, 591, 
Bair, 690. 
Baird,98,99,100,101, 

102, 214, 431, 463. 
Baker, 25, 15l, 155, 

453, 526. 
Baldridge, 548. 
Baldwin, 78, 340, 346, 

426, 687. 
Ball, 79, 326. 
Bane, 60. 
Banks, 114. 
Barber, 444, 446, 455, 

537, 543, 575, 696, 

697. 
Barclay, 556. 
Bard, 611. 



700 



Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



Barker, 29, 31, 60, 

143,483. 
Barnes, 197, 454, 524, 

632. 
Bahnett, 8, 49-62, 

118, 125, 163, 173, 

174, 176, 539, 584, 

585, 586, 592. 595, 

596, 623, 657. 
Barnhart, 248, 251. 
Barnitz, 101,308,310. 

311. 
Barnsley, 150. 
BaiT,20,369,550,555, 

598. 
Barrett, 295, 301, 568. 
Barton, 505. 
Bartles, 430, 431 . 
Bartholomew, 648, 

652. 
Bartlett,132,135,130. 
Bartley, 184. 
Bastedo, 305. 
Basum, 455. 
Bander, 116. 
Baugher, 259, 272. 
Bangliman, 135. 
Bansman, 91. 
]iaxter, 244, 368. 
^V, 153. 
Bayard, 487. 
Bayley, 25-27, 232. 
Baymiller, 137. ' 
Beach, 46, 48. 
Beader, 262. 
Beall, 443. 
Beane, 305, 313. 
Bear, 604, 605. 
Beard, 150. 
Beates, 293. 
Beattie, 574. 
Beatty, 63-81, 136, 

146, 165, 441, 583, 

684, 588, 623. 
Beaumont, 501, 512. 
Beaver, 375. 
Beck, 125. 



Becker, 496, 602. 
Becket, 194, 196. 
Beckley, 490, 491. 
Beecher, 327. 
Beeghly, 450,462,463. 
Beeraer, 639. 
Beer, 448, 459. 
Beetle, 2. 
Beggs, 342. 
Behm,498, 500. 
Beidleman, 626. 
Belclier, 197. 
Bellar, 104. 
Bell, 10, 72, 75, 121, 
77, 210, 213, 216, 

232, 236, 393, 550, 

596,600,618,661. 
Bellman, 86. 
Beltzlioover, 544. 
Ben. 67. 
Bender, 164. 
Benedict,343,531,690. 
Benham, 38. 
Bennett, 134, 140,141, 

182, 183. 
Bent, 216. 
Berger, 78. 
Berlin, 297, 489. 
Berry, 453. 
Berryhill, 648, 655. 
Bertram, 24, Ml, 227, 

228 229. 
Best, 803. 
Betts, 288, 290. 
Bibighaus, 651. 
Bickel, 85, 502. 
Biddle, 484, 667. 
Bidwell, 116. 
Biers, 320, 327. 
Bigham, 479, 693,695, 
Bigler, 71, 104, 105, 

291, 373. 
Billmyer, 330. 
Bills, 173. 

Bines, 388, 393, 398. 
Bingham, 67. 
Binney, 273. 



Biiitiing, 130, 131. 
Bird, 134, 140, 667. 
Birdsall, 300. 
Birney, 145, 619. 
Bishop, 133. 
Black, 3, 152,239,383, 

389, 413, 437, 547, 

548, 563. 
Blackburn, 64. 
Blackford, 661, 663. 
Black iston, 28 k- 
Blackman, 201,202. 
Blaine, 230, 233, 234, 

235, 333, 337, 341, 
' 550, 555, 558, 635, 

636. 
toair, 235, 275, 318, 

319, 356, 411, 416, 

420, 514, 518, 526, 

528, 535, 648, 687. 
Blake, 43, 413. 
Blank, 104. 
BlHttenberger, 92, 93. 
Bleeker, 319. 
Bliss, 374. 
Blocker, 259. 
Blosser, 609. 
Boal, 61, 119,222,474, 

545, 546. 
Boas, 82-90, 130, 185, 

497, 598. 
Bobo, 323. 
Bodine, 134, 138. 
Boehm,691, 692. ' 
Boggs,15,16,248,596. 

598. 
Bol'^on, 295, 331, 526. 
Bombaugh, 144,309, 

BOMBERGER, 91-96, 

308, 314, 556, 602. 
Bomgardner, 133. 
Bond, 692. 
Boonebrake, 617. 
Boots, 455. 
Botts, 103. 
Boude, 161. 
Bound, 674. 



Bouquet, 91, 106, 234, 

334, 356. 
Bowers, 188, 272. 
Bowman ,295,312,569, 

576, 605, 612, 680. 
BowlaiKl, 388. 
Bowlby, 138. 
Boyce, 213. 
Boyd, 38, 55, 59, 97- 

102, 124, 267, 271, 

276, 277, 292, 311, 

313, 463, 513, 515, 

525, 621. 
Boyer, 86,321, 615. 
Brackenridge, 239, 

490. 
Bra(ldock,'317, 478. 
Bradley, 424,441,4^0. 
Bradish,400. 
Bradner, 403. 
Bradsliavv, 169, 170. 
Brady, 95, 526. 
Brainard, 282. 
Brandeberry ,444,449, 

462. 
Brandenburg, 447, 

458. 
Brandon, 272, 658, 

659. 
Brandt, o90. 
Brant 145. 
Braijyan, 650. 
Bratton, 101, 102. 
Brazee, 341. 
Breaden, 151. 
Bream, 615, 
Breathitt, 184. 
Breckenridge, 273, 

483. 
Breden, 127. 
Breed, 81. 
Bretze, 25. 
Brenneman, 300. 
Brereton, 05, 523. 
Brewer, 163, 198. 
Brewster,180,600,677. 



Index of Surnames. 

Brient, 392. 

Brimner, 607. 

Brinton, 367, 368. v 

Brisban, 563, 565,566, 
667. 

Brisben, 97, 98. 

Brisbin, 115, 145. 

Briscoe, 370. 

Brittam, 671. 

Brodnax, 184. 

Brooks, 202, 255, 258, 
259, 260, 416, 598, 
628, 629, 682. 

Broome, 335^ 339. 

Brotherline, 248. 

Brough, 615. 

Brown, 1,3, 9, 11,17, 
118, 123, 140, 174, 
184, 192, 254, 296, 
319, 324, 326, 327, 
330, 351, 361. 368, 
388, 462, 467, 484, 
519,574, 621,693. 

Brov\n«r,39. 

BrovnieT469, 473. 

Bro\vnson,365, 368. 

Brovvnlee, 72, 73. 

Brua, 423, 

BrubaKer, 403. 

Brumbaugl),295. 

Brunner, 603. 

Bruner, 205. 

Bryan, 216. 

Bryson, 108,113,367, 
588. 

Buchanan ,69,222,229, 
277, 295, 387. 

Buehler, 398, 412,554, 
558. 

BUCIIER, 10, 12, 43, 
46, 103-116, 646. 

Buell, 81. 

Buflington, 222, 223,' 
224, 225, 570. 

Bull, 18,22. 

Bunn, 295, n3, 571. 



'01 



J5unstine, 83. 
Buoy, 314. 
Burbridge, 340, 365. 

553, 556. 
Burgauer, 105, 106, 
Burd,41,43, 57, 122, 

157, 158. 
Bnrgar, 697. 
Burket, 475. 
Burling, 327. 
Burnett, 31 1,604, 606, 

607, 628. 
Burns, 484. 
Burnside, 440. 
Burrall, 473. 
Burroughs, 478. 
Burrows, 273. 
Burtin, 153. 
Burton, 104. 
Busliby, 80. 
Bushey, 615, 696, 
Bushman, 311, 
Bushnell, 590. 
Bust, 199. 
Butler, 21,145,378. 
Byerly, 284, 
Byers, 230, 591, 689- 

691. 
Bvnon, 379. 



Cabanne, 429. 
Cad well, 346. 
Calder, 89, 258, 264, 

265, 243. 
Caldwell, 174, 19B, 

244,610, 611. 
Calhoun, 178, 190, 

513, 516, 526, 580, 

583, 584. 
Callender, 238,647. 
Camblin, 288. 
Cameron, 113, 205, 

231, 303, 412, 423, 

424, 505, 654. 
Camp, 428. 



702 



Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



Campbell, 12, 127, 
152, 162, 170, 336, 
337, 338, 343, 402, 
448, 449, 452, 453, 
460, 474, 513, 516, 
517, 526, 527, 541. 
Candee, 370. 
Canfield, 687. 
Cann, 216. 
Cannon, 172, 
Carl, 450, 462. 
Cargin, 67. 
Carman, 608. 
Carmony, 437. 
Carothers, 60, 67, 74, 
75, 411, 520, 532, 
536. 
Carpenter, 161, 164, 

231, 285, 679. 
Carper, 256, 491. 
Carr, 4, 14, 42, 186. 
Carroll, 218. 
Carruth, 384, 385. 
Carsoii, 67, 75, 102, 
127, 161, 210, 300, 
308, 313, 548, 570, 
595, 688. 
Carter, 184, 409, 527. 
Carver, 78. 
Casey, 588. 
Casper, 607. 
Cassels, 110. 
Caterius, 644. 
Cathay, 384, 385. 
Cathcart, 196, 623, 

625. 
Caughey, 639. 
Cauffman,92, 93. 
Cavet, 211. 
Cazier, 444, 446, 453, 

454. 
Center, 612. 
Chalcoat, 444, 446- 
Chamberlin, 074. 
Chamberlain, 235, 
323, 328, 329. 



Chambers, 26, 45, 46, 
66,74,120,124,209, 
210, 211, 218, 226, 
227, 266, 267, 268, 
272, 273, 335j 339, 
340, 386, 391, 399, 
467, 522. 526, 

Cliampney, 680, 681. 

Chandler, 452; 

Chapman, 298, 419, 
530, 605, 610, 611. 

Chaplin, 488. 

Charlton, 114. 

Chase, 199, 272, 653. 

Clmyne, 222, 224, 309. 

Ciieeseman, 473. 

Cherrington, 403. 

Chestnnt, 348. 

Chevalier, 25. 

Childs, 169. 

Chilson, 600. 

Christoplier, 623,626. 

Christy, 811. 

Chronister, 613. 

Churchill, 480, 585. 

Claiborne, 162, 420, 
670, 

Clarie, 38,39, 

Clark, 178, 199, 222, 
224, 225, 249, 321, 
340, 387, 392, 403, 
485, 496, 517, 519, 
540, 543, 544, 546, 
547, 552, 599, 608, 
622, 624, 658. 

Clarke, 30,61,428,517, 
544, 590, 

Clarkson, 268, 272, 
547, 

Clay, 252, 315, 553, 

Clayton, 153, 282, 693 

Cleaver, 325, 

Cleland, 584 589. 

Clement, 2"3, 672. 

Clendenin, 362. 

Cleveland, .461. 



Clever, 369. 
Cline, 650. 
Clingan,540, 542, 
Clingraan, 568, 
Clinton, 242,281, 
Cloke, 285. 
Clokey, 59, 
Clouser, 236. 
Clugston, 690. 
Clunie, 273., 274, 
Clyde, 430, 621. 
Clymer, 34, 382, 
Coates, 323, 627, 

Coburn, 74, 75. 

Cockfield, 186. 

Cochran, 6, 57, 117, 
124, 127, *128, 178, 
190, 217, 285, 291, 
293, 325, 367, 376, 
441, 539, 640, 550, 
554. 

Coekel, 453, 

Coen,399, 

Coffee, 331, 

(^'olden, 473. 

Cole, 130, 156, 216, 
.Coleman, 163,174,445, 
452, 

Colhoun,446, 453, 

Colkit, 627, 

Collier, 445, 563, 565, 
566, 567, 

Collins, 272, 389, 519, 

Colt, 512, 

Col well, 593, 

Comfort, 525, 615, 
617, 

Comingo, 490, 491, 
-Comly, 41, 44, 

Compton,293, 

Conegill, 283. 

Connell, 438. 

Convers, 683, 

Convi^ay, 114, 141, 
479, 

Conyngham, 23, 



Index of Surnames. 



708 



Cook, 3,6,16,174,202, 

231, 396, 538, 674, 

684, 690. 
Cooke, 530. 
Coolbaugh, 306. 
Coolidge, 683. 
Cooper, 318, 324, 393, 

445, 450, 661. 
Coover, 309. 
Copelandj 85, 130. 
Covbit, 283. - 

Corcoran, 524. 
Cordner, 67. 
Coren,485, 487. 
Corman, 656. 
Cornelius, 587. 
Cornwallis, 270. 
Coryell, 321, 395. 
■Coulter, 318, 326, 335, 

669. 
Countryman, 140. 
Courtney, 670. 
Cowan, 74, 480, 587, 

693. 
COWDEN, 98,100,121- 

125, 173, 174, 697, 

622, 623, 625. , 

Cox. 2,46, 48.155, 160, 

201, 210, 364, 370, 

47':,. 498. 
Coyle, 170, 577. 
Cozzens, 170, 187. 
Crabb, 300, 301,303. 
Cracraft, 273. 
Craft, 450. 
Crain, 1, 2, 11, 29, 

50,101,117-120,177, 

2(i9, 315, 517, 547, 

551 , 569, 574, 623. 
Craig, 12,53,118,209, 

223, 276, 478-492, 

607, 664, 665, 666, 

667, 670, 678. 
Ci-aighead, 167, 173, 

200, 364, 661. 
Cramer, 377, 380. 
Cranage, 611. 



Crandle, 623, 626. 
Crane, 197. 
Cranffle, 69. 
Craven, 140, 149. 
Craver, 296. ^ 

Crawford, 25,324,^8, 

547,637,690. ' ' . 
Creigh, 519, 528, 529, 

530, 536, 537, 538. 
Cresap, 101. 
Cress well, 110, 674. 
Cnst, 610. 
Criswell, 46, 47, 412, 

422, 636, 638, 656, 

672. 
Crittenden, 184, 513.__ 
Crockett, 387. ' 
CrolI,298, 800,305. 
Crolby, 346. 
Cromwell, 298. 
Crooks, 400. 
Crosby, 50, 53, 449, 

551. 
Crosman, 377. 
Cross, 436, 438. 
Crossan, 488. 
Crouch, 121, 123, 

625. 
Crow, 402. 
Crull, 149. 
Cro well, 611. 
Crozier, 588. 
Cullen,80. 
Culbertson.235, 331, 

354, 355, 364, 365, 

366, 456, 458. 
Culp, 257. 
Culver, 417. 
Cununings, 125, 409. 
Cummins, 638, 640. 
Cunningham, 336, 

389, 398, 408. 
Ciirll, 369. 
CURTiN, 241-252,289, 

317, 328, 343, 382, 

679, 687. 
Curtis, 387, 397. 



Curry, 50, 470. 
Cnrwen 206, 
Cnster, 650. 
Cutter, 683. 
Cuvier, ISO. 
Cyrens, 453. 

Daily, 390. 
Dale, 362, 369. 
Dallas, 100, 523, 5S0, 

581. 
Dangler, 203. 
Darby, 126,471. 
Darsie, 438. 
Davenport, 205, :37, 

240, 639. 
'Davidson, OS, 77. 331, 

397, 467, 520, 524, , 

550, 566, 675, 676. 
Davies, 674. 
Davis 86, 143, 284, 

396, 633, 674. 670. 
Davison, 492, 563, 

564. 
Davy, 297. 
Dawson, 64, 66, 638. 
Day, 290,418. 
Deacon, 79. 
Dean, 120,573. 
Decker, 240. 409, 420. 
Defrees, 168. 
D'Hinayossa, 13, 14. 
Deilil, 376. 
Deininger, 613, 614. 
Dei trick, 161, 261, 

615, 672. 
I)e Lisle, 259. 
Demming, 452. 
Demuth,294. 
Denning, 311, 607. 
Dennison. 22, 483, 

527. 
Denniston, 340, 346." 
Denny, 335,513-538. 
Dentzel, 159. 
Derby, 198. 
De Reilhe, 426, 428. 



704 



Pennsylva nia Genealogies. 



Derricksou, 62, 346, 

380. 
Desliler, 83. 
Detweiler, 556, 690. 
De Villemont, 337. 
Devling, 678. 
Devoe, 139. 
DeWitt, 101,102,170, 

187, 279, 280, 319, 

367, 372, 373, 374, 

557. 
Deyarmond, 192. 
Dick, 83, 84, 130. 
Dickey, 210, 571,572. 
Dickson, 52, 55, 3-54, 

355, 679. 
Dielil, 616. 
Diili 119. 
Diller, 103, 294. 
Dinkle, 279. 
Disliong, 3S9. 
Disney, 80. 
Dixon, 7, 78, 79, 126- 

128, 186, 386, .394, 

466, 471, 509, 543, 

693. 
Dock 302. 
Doll, 162, 169, 170, 

171,506, 647, 651. 
Don.ild, 206. 
DouHiuson, 59. 
Donehower, 326. 
Doty, 323, 521, 530, 

532, 550, 555. 
Doiigal, 410, 678. 
Dough man, 337. 
Dougherty, 549, 
Dorsey, 499. 
Dorvance, 161. 
Douglas, 116, 164, 

175, 346, 458, 669, 

686, 687. 
Downer, 81,409. 
Downey, 65, 69, 70, 

553, 556. 
Doyle, 524. 
Drake, 320. 



Dreisbach, 371. 
Dresler, 411. 
Dry, 150. 
Daane, 301. 
DuBarry, 523, 524, 
Dubois, 11, 649. 
Duchat, 345. 
Duflley, 273. 
Duel, 665. 
Duff, 60. 
Duffield, 107,153, 372, 

537, 540. 
DjII, 422. 
Dumars, 9. 
Dunbar, 514, 519, 

520, 528, 
Duncan, 234, 235, 

238, 239, 331, 491, 

529, 668. 
Duncanson, 215. 
Duncan, 671, 
Dunlap, 327, 542, 

583, 584, 587, 589, 

694, 
Dunlop, 268; 272, 

273. 
Dunmore, 478, 
Dunn, 5, 364. 
Di iuing, 426, 513. 
Dunott, 262. 
Durgan, 42. 
Dubsiijger, 91, 92. 
Duvall, 170. 
Duyckinck, 320. 

Eager, 137. 
Eagley, 691-692. 
Early, 298. 
Eason , 395. 
Eaton, 378. 
Ebersole. 329. 
Ebbs, 480. 
Eberly, 520. 
Eliert, 606, 613. 
E by, 690. 
Eckels, 263. 
Eddy, 45 1. 



Eden, 75. 
Edgar, 148, 362, 
Edmeston, 271, 275, 

367, 
Edmonds, 455. 
Edmundston, 34, 
Edwards, 28, 30, 336, 

530. 
Ege, 233~. 
Eggert, 696, 697. 
Egle,72,128-1o0,332, 

467, 499, 603. 
Egli, 691, 
Ehrman, 437. 
Eicholtz, 600, 615. 
Elam,401. 
Elder, 18, 20, 25, 32, 

33,41,51,56,58,59, 
60, 08, 98, 118, 123, 
124,125,151-176.181, 
210, 214, 217, 218, 
221, 222, 232, 274, 
275, 276, 279, 444, 

468, 469, 494, 505. 
563, 571, 572, 573, 
583, 587, 589, 596, 
621, 622, 625, 636, 
638, 639, 661,693. 

Eldridge, 198. 
EUenberg.T. 437 
Elliott, 17,97,98,251, 

279, 344, 348, 391, 

517, 679, 696. 
Ellis, 121, 210, 283. 
EUmaker, 160, 161, 
Elson, 135, 
Elton, 271, 
Ely, 489, 554. 
Emerson, 99, 101,134, 

137, 138. 
Emery, 411. 
Lmmert, 78, 81. 
Emrainger, 96. 
Engle, 646. 
Engleheart, 394. * 
English, 613. 
Enoch, 619. 



Index of Surnames. 



705 



Eppier, 83. 

Erb, 92, 94. 

Ernst, 503. 

Eshercombe, 52, 54.' 

Espy, 9,87, 117, 118, 
155, 162, 177-188, 
190, 210, 338, 568, 
569, 575, 693. 

Etter, 93, 654. 

Ettley, 92, 94. 

Evans, 15,17,245,310, 
383, 442, 529. 

Everhart, 250. 

Evei'ly, 650. 

Ewalt, 393. 

Ewing, 2, 4, 164. j75,' 
178, 183, 246,/325,\ 
337, 365,.377, 036. 

Eyre, 334, '330.. 

Eyster, 301, 302. 

Faber, 619. 
Eackler, 3Q6. 
Eager, 222, 223, 224. 
Fahnestock, 629,631, 

632. 
raneuil,4.'58. 
Eaii'fax, 4>78. 
Falls, 693/. 
Fari/'s. S-.iO. 
Parmer, .483. 
Farragut:, 142. 
Fast, 44.-, 446,452,453, 

454, 45.5. 
Feclilig, 69, 78, 81. 
Fegan, 365, 
Fell, 346, 673. 
Felger, 43;j. 
Fergus, 547. 
Fekguso^, 140, 167, 
175, 189-193, 284, 
430, 432,, 513, 514, 
556, 623,1 625. 
Fetter, 438. 
Fesi'f^nden. fisi. 
Fichtl orn, 257. 
Fieldfi, 139. 
45 



Filbert, 236. 
Fillmore, 488. 
Finch, 138. 
Finekle, 297, 299. 
Findlay, 107, 205,279, 

364, o71, 448, 5^7, 

687. 
Findley, 71, 438. 
Finlay, 64, 65, 72, 73, 

74. 
Finney, 34, 51,52, 56, 

191, 193, 382, 448, 

458, 546, 580, -582, 

584, 585, 597. 
Firth, 449, 460. 
Fiske, 680. 
Fisher, 79, 135, 258, 

342, 343, 537, 547, 

549. 
Fitch, 681,683. 
Fitzhugh, 320. 
Flagg, 684. 
Fleeson,488. , 
Fleming, 194-208, 

274, 318, 322, 335, 

513, 517, .525. 
Flora, 91,92. 
Florettry, 426. 
Foeser, 254. 
Foght, 648. 
Fogle, 104. 
Folk, 78. 
Foltz, 617. 
Foot, 215, 539. 
Forbes, 91, 106, 179, 

180, 334, 3.56, 514, 

515, 519, .520, 640. 
Fordny, 294. 
Foresman, 395. 
Forman,339. 345. 
Forney, 257,261,281. 
Fouest, 369. 
FORSTEK, 22, 41, 85, 
118, 158, 160, 173, 
177, 184, 209-220, 
242, 376, 483, 678, 
693. 694. 



Forsythe, Ssfe. 
Foster, 191,306, 322, 

446, 526, 636, 567. ■ 
Fournet, 179. 
Fowler, 408, 415. 
Fox, 136,148,498,680. 
Francis, 685. 
Francisco, 138. 
Franciscus, 530. 
Franklin, 612. 
Franks, 54, 4.53. 
Frantz, 2-54. 
Frazer, 66, 73, 226, 

280, 364, 504. 
Fredeiick, 322, 325. 
Freed, 441. . 
Freeland, 383. 
French, 38. ' 

Frew, 591,675. 
Frick, 293. 
Fritchey, 645, 646. 
Fritz, 379. 
Frow, 275. 
Fruit. 668. 
Fry, 138, 186. 
Fuller, 673. 
Fullerton, 387, 395, 

676. 
Fulqhun, 592. 
FuLTON,221-22.5,393, 

488, 490, 621. 
Fuqua, 447, 455. 

Gabby, 387, 455. 
Gaddis, 449. 
Gage, 198. 
Galbraitii, 5, 16, 

155, 161, 226-240, 

324, 330, 599, 
Gallaway, .563, 566. 
Gallup, 447. 
Gait, 573. 
Galulia, 201. 
Gamage, 681. 
Gamble, 287, 288. 
Gans, 146. 
Garard, 266, 273. 



(06 



Pennsylvan ia Genealogies. 



Gardiner, 100. 
Uardner, 193,197,199, 

675, 676. 
Garland, 25, 175. 
Garlinger, 452. 
Garrigan, 298. 
Garringer, 188. 
Garrison , 429. 
Gates, 258. 
Gause, 146. 
Geary, 143, 343. 377, 

380. 
Geddes, 364. 
Gehring, 643. 
Geisey, 171. 
Geissinger, 299, 
George, 190, 256. 
Gerhard, 186. 
Gerhart, 463. 
Gerkey, 445, 451,452. 
Gerred, 692. 
Gerry, 223. 
Gessell, 631. 
Getz, 84. 
Gheer, 604, 606, 617, 

618. 
Giberson, 162. 
Gibson, 53, 66,73,74. 

128, 233, 239, 287, 

288, 392, 518, 523. 
Giddings, 197. 
Giesman, 495. 
GilTen, 393, 396, 410. 
Gilbert, 198. 
Gilchrist, 121, 123, 

196, 202, 210, 695, 

597. 
Gill, 573. 

Gillespie, 206,229,327. 
Gilliard,292,308,513. 
Gilliland, 197. 
Gillmor,124,125,174, 

276, 621, 622, 623, 

625. 
Gillum, 255. 
Gil man, 473. 
Gilmore, 69, 389. 



Gilmoar, 676. 
Gilroy, 512. 
Gilson, 59. 
Givin, 474. 
Gladfelter, 614.. 
Glass, 391, 400! 
Glenn, 194, 195. 
Glim. 372. 
Gloninger, 69, 169, 

445, 494-512, 647, 

648. 
Glover, 134, 138. 
Gable, 12. 
Godshal, 275. 
Goetz, 646. ■'/" 
Goldman, 643. 
Goldsborough, 142. 
Good, 115,602. 
Goodhart, 280, 418. 
Goodman, 143. 
Goodrich, 140, 357. 
Goodwin, 169. 
Gordon, 77, 362. 
Gore, 59, 187, 372. 
Gorgas, 264, 309, 
Gotwalt, 613, 615. 
Gracy, 417. 
Graff, 627. 
Graffius, 475. 
Graham, 35, 50, 55, 

57, 126, /'l 89, 190, 

f91, 192r)""2l0, 321, 

333, 336, 340, 342, 

364, 413, 483, 514, 

521, 621, 623, 625, 

626. 
Grant, 252, 423, 510, 

627. 
Gratiot, 429. 
Gray, 181, 184, 191, 

488, 547, 563, 565, 

693-695. _., 
Graybill, 60. 
Grayson, 520. 
Gregg, 33, 38, 241- 

252, 317, 517, 527, 

666, 679, 



Green, 7, 5,33-35,54, 

113, 232, 421, 468, 

546, 583, 638, 684. 
Grjeexawalt, 253- 

265, 497. 
Greenland, 476, 477. 
Greenleaf, 240. 
Greenlee, 355. 
Greer', 65, 66, 69, 73. 
Gretter, 697. 
Gridley, 139. 
Grier, 661, 690. 
Grift'en,401, 442,588. 
Griffith, 153. 
Grigs'jy, 408, 416, 556. 
Groh,547, 
Guoss, 143, 308,311, 

612, (i3(), 646, 649- 

656, 695-698. 
Grossman, 258. 
Grove, t'O, 433, 617, 

656. 
Grouf,-150. \ 
Grubb, 530, 537. 
Grunden, 55:i. 
Guest, 131. 
Guilford, 16<^«. 
Gunnison, 59)9. 
Gustine, 275, .514, 515, 

520. , .._„, 

Gutelius, 255. 
Guthrie, 692. 
Gwin, 368. 
Guyter, 389. 

Ilaart, 256. 
Habler, 627. 
Hackenburgr, 193. 
Hackett, 314, 342. 
Haddock, 449, 626. 
Hadsell, 455". 
Hagenbach, 5. 
Hager. 161,532. 
Hagan, (U4. 
Haight, Sv^. 
Haines, 5, o<o. 
Hale, 668. 



Tndeit of Surnames. 



Halfman, 295. 
HaJdeman, 134, 141, 

162. 
Hall, 215, 360, 367, 

376, 377, 378, 380, 

381, 382, 383, 392, 

408, 670. 
Haller, 88. 
Halliburton, 136. 
Halliday, 65, 72, 413. 
Halsey, 183. 
Hamil, 4, 60, 345, 

349, 350. 
Hamlin, 196, 206. 
Hamilton, 15, 17, 

53, 119, 216, .,2^6- 

285, 318, 319, 353, 

376, 389, 408, 418, 

466, 487, 489, 516, 

524, 533, 583, 587, 

675. 
Hammond, 388, 395, 

496, 502, 506, 605, 

608, 612. 
Hancock, 113, 679, 

681, 682. 
Hand, 338. 
li. ae. 294. 

Hansen, 444, 445. 
Hanson , 322, 418. 
Harbaugh, 329, 614. 
Harbert, 283, 285. 
.•ylarbine, 647. 
Harbison ,401 ,563,566. 
Harding, 188,252,273, 

524. 
Hardy, 389. 
Harkness, 167, 550. 
Harkley, 194. 
Harmar, 522. 
Harper, 294, 637. 
Harris, 32, 160, 213, 

252, 333, 337, 354, 

358, 359, 361, 367, 

476. 
Harrison, 55, 59, 192, 

391,639. 



y 



Hart, 43, 149, 611, 

615. 
Hartley, 6a8.t^' 
Hartnian, .US.' 
Harton, 195, 197. 
Hartrauft, 264, 332, 

422. > 
Hartzel, 606, 615. 
Harvey, 670. 
Harwoc 1, 156. 
Hassal, 296. 
Hassingar, 497, 500. 
Hasson, 451, 
Hastings, 328, 527, 

684. 
Hatfield, 41, 109,116, 
Hattot), 54, 12;;.. 
Hauer, 257. 
Haupt,296, 298, 299. 
Hautz, 132, 606. 
Haviland, 409. 
Hays, 17, 155, 232, 

23;i, 23!, 286-290, 

297, 518, 628, 665, 

6f,7, 671, 694, 695. 
Hay, 133, 286-290, 

516, 547. 
Hiiyes, 46, 48, 208, 

•543, 425, 462, 477, 

670, 669. 
Haw ,275,604. 
Hawkins, 488, 676. 
Hawksworth, 475. 
Heat on, 40. 
Heck, 389. 
Heilir, 131, 134,437. 
Heilnifi.n, 437. 
HeinitsJj, 293. 
Heisely, 291, 294. 
Helfenstein, 648. 
Heller, 673. 
Hemphill, 364, 389, 

669, 675. 
Henderson, 22, 102, 

luj, 191, 361, 370, 

432, 521, 531, 532, 

546, 625, 658, 659. 



Hendrickson, 306. 
Heimer, 435. 
Henning, 605. 
Henricle. 331. 
Henry, 128, 276, 393, 

399, 598. 
Hensel, 296. 
Heppioli,92, 93. 
Herbein, 83. 
Hermes, 610. 
Herron,213,235, 355, 

363, 364, 600. 
jTierr, 308, 316, 437, 

652. 
Herndoij, 549, 553. 
Hersbey, 101,619. 
Hetrick, 254, 256. 
H(^ymer, 57. 
Hicks, 617. 
Hies.er, 45, 160,217, 

246, 247, 251, 303, 

507. 
Higgins, 504. 
Hildreth, 357. 
Hill, 53. 65, 68, 70, 

76, 77,81, 137,235, 

300,401,685. 
Hillman, 677. 
Hilton. 555, 564. 
Himes, 5^", 536, 
Hindswortb, 457* 
Hines, 134, 137. 
Hinney, 306. 
Hirst, 654. 
Hiser, 8. 
Hite, 454. 
Hitt, 399. 
Hipsley, 202. 
Hitner, 339. 
Hoch, 106, 107. 
Hodgson, 81, H6. 
Hoff, 236. 294. 
Hotter, 261, 618. 
Iloffiieius, 613. 
Hoffman ,469, 473. 
Hoffmeier, 616. 



Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



^C-:JE, 273, 337, 633- 

642,661. 
Hogg, 67, 377. 
Holdeii,251. 
Holilian,133. 
Hollenback, 188. 
Holliday, 17, 235. 
Holliiigshead, 6. 
Hollister, 2, 4. 
Holmes, 168, 172,341, 

361, 369, 430, 585. 
Holy wort, 295. 
Houinn, 453. 
Hood, 72, 608. 
Hoover, 631, 611, 616, 

653. 
Hopkins, 454, 484. 
Ho ler, 198, 297, 671, 

642. ■ . 

H:.iter.^l07, 108. 
Hosack, 409. 
Hoskiasoai, 62,-ODu. 
Hosmer, 215. 
Hostetter, 602. 
Hotz, 437. 
Hough, 108,110. 
Householder, 280. 
Honseman, 65, 69, 79. 
Houser, 30J,a02. 
Hovsser, 696. 
Houston, c, ■'. >. 
Iloutz, lOJ", 115. 
Howard, 21, -jLU. 
Howe, 270, 469. 
Hoyer, 307. 
Hoyt, 171. 
Hubbard, 284, 650, 

jC^, 556. 
Hubbell, 260, 319. 
Huber, 617. 
Hubley, 295, 345,613. 
Huddlestoiie, 135. 
Hudson, 694. 
Huff, 450, 462. 
Hughes, 54, 344, 3.>0, 

590, 593. 
Huggins, 197, 198, 



Huliug, 2, 3, 181,185, 

229, 232. 
Huinbert, 39. 
Hume, 55, 633. 
Humes, 118, 695. 
Hummel, 56, 109', 224, 

257, 297, 307, .508. 
Humrich, 524. 
Hunt, 4, 60, 7(t, 192, 

236, 240, 27;5, 294, 

300, 313, 420, 425, 

488, 489. 
Hunter, 76, 81,, 296, 

447, 4.51,457, 529. 
Huntsberger, 574. 
Hurley, 166. 
Hursh, 674. 
Huston, 46, 528, 529. 
Hutchinson, 158, i59, 

V\2, 375, 426, 565, 

568, 569, "n, 6'U, 

658, 694. 
Huyett, 474. 
Hyndmau, 2 •>. 

Imboden,436, 437. 

Imbrie, 670. ' 

Inies, 454. 

Immel, 691. \ 

Ingram, 84, 85; 163, 
109, 597, 598. 

Iniuan, 182, 187. 

Innes, 35; 468. 

Irvin, 248, 249, 250, 
252, 393, 537, 66S. 

Irvine, 21, 73, 233, 
238, 239, 329, 394, 
485, 486, 517, 635, 
668, 674. 

Irwin, 64, ti5, 113,220, 
355, 360, 3(fi3, 366, 
367, 399, 444, 564, 
618, 620, 661', 671. 

Isenberg, 361;. 

isett, 108, 109, 112. 

Ivx-j., 139, 680. ■ 



Jack, 393. 

Jackson, 145, 186,194, 

2,12, 295, 336, 660. 
Jacob, 521, 530. 
Jacobs, 88, 529, 530, 

537, 589. 
Jacobus, 195, 199. 
Jacoby, 109, 116. 
James, 77, 601, 672, 

673. 
Janieson, 595. 
Janney, 613. ' 
Jarrett, 113. 
Jarvis, 401, 683, 684. 
Jeffers, 551. 
Jefferson,66, 73, 212, 

357, 358, 487. 
Jeffrey, 690. 
Jenkins, 2, 219, 446. 
Jennings, 84, 87-90, 

600. 
Jeweit, 173. 
John, 71. 
Johnson, 18, 22, 23, 

54,58,108,113,121, 

163, 305, 348, 398, 

491, 553, 555,qspu., 

649. 
Johnston, 44, 50, 53, 

54, 59, 224, 324, 343, 

348, 353, 362, 369, 

370, 673. 
.Jones, 29, 30, 46, 135, 

141, 142, 143, 146, 

155, 161, 223, 273, 

589, 618, 672. 
Jordan, 124, 377. 
Jorden, 512. 
Jourdan, 419, 461. 
Jumper, 449, 460, 461. 
Junkin,120, 289, 554. 

628. 
Kane, 24G. 
Karg, 203. 
Kauffman, 291, 294, 

295, 600. 
Kays, 295. 



Index of Surnames. 



709 



Kean,4L, 41,217,271, 

273, 274. 
Kearsley, 181. 
Keeling, 147, 477. 
Keen, 216. 
Keene, 157, 179. 
Keese, 320. 
Keet, 309. 
Keim, 303, 304. 
Kelker, 71, 146, 254, 

255.5 
Kellek, 99, 101,288, 

289, 291-299, 308, 

494. 
Kelly, 26,210.211,341, 

342,591,637.639. 
Keitli, 242, 243. 
Kelso. 331,676, 
Kelton, 222. 
Kemp, 67. 
Kemper, 395. 
Kendall, 431, 456,683. 
Kendig, 94, 300-306, 

450, 569. 
Kennedy, 28, 30, 75, 

340, 488, 529, 690. 
Kenner, 273. 
Kern, 674. 
Kerr, 18, 19, 20, 51, 

136, 147, 2.*^, 423, 

484, 498, 507, 509, 

690. 
Ketclium,382. 
Kettle!) urae, 80. 
Key, 607. 
Keys, 121,519. 
Kibby, 178. 
Kidner, 137. 
Kidwell, 483. 
Kieffer, 225, 326, 616. 
Kilgore, 68. 70, 77. 
Killiiin,437. 
Killinger, 436, 503. 
Killough, 295. 
Kimball, 586. 
Kimmel. 198, 436. 
Kincaid, 4, 27. 



King-, 95,309,343,364, 

380, 456, 466, 499, 

628, 630, 653. 
Kinney, 248, 452, 679. 
Kirk, 217. 
Kirkwood, 264. 
Kirkpatrick, 162,177, 

181, 251, 479,528. 
Kirby, 6, 420. 
Kissel, 256. 
Klster, 620. 
Kline, 1.35, 452, 463, 

686. 
Kleber, 435. 
Kling, 291, 295. 
Kloss, 275, 280. 
Klunip, 293. 
Knapp, 168. 
Knauff, 296. 
Knisely, 225. 
Kjiiffen, 454. 
Knight. 531. 
Kniip, 273. 
Knox, 118, 487, 607. 
Kocl), 614. 
Kochler, 324. 
Kolbmar, 104. 
Kolp, 95. 
Kohrbaus, 104. 
Koons, 690.. 
Kouns, 484. 
Krause, 83, 84, 86,88, 

254, 258, 494, 497, 

501,508. 
Kreider, 294, 437. 
Krider, 10, 12. 
Kring, 136. 
Krone, 620. 
Krumbacli, 625. 
Kryder, 109. 
Kucher, 493,494, 495. 
Kuhne, 69. 
Kiimbel, 127, 395,409. 
-KUNKEL, 81,94,102, 

112, 114, 292, 297, 

307-316, 574, 650, 
' 655, 656, 682. 



Kurtz, 291, 295, 651. 
Kyle, 229,233,393. 

Lacey, 69. 
Lachin, 595. 
Lafayette, 217, 480, 

482. 
Laird, 54,71,164.175, 

213, 217, 390, 399. 
Lamberson, 168. 
Laraberton, 289. 
Lambe, 661. 
Lancaster, 262. 
Landis, 114,305,616, 

690. 
L-indon, 431. 
Lane, 236, 
Lang^, 131,245. 
Langvvortliy, 349. 
Lape, 188. 
LaPorte, 351. 
Lnrimer, 251, 527. 
Lai-ner, 247. 
Larrabee, 300, 304. 
Lashells, ae2,.S68,370, 

371. 
Latimer, 670. 
I^attimore, 666. 
Latta, 468,673. 
Latsbaw.606,616,617. 
Lanb, 257, 263. 
Lauer, 130. 
Lauman, 298,303,311. 
Laurie, 696. 
Laverty, 313. 
Law, 210, 214, 216. 
Lawrence, 108, 111, 

112, 113, 216, 231, 

463, 531. 
Lawson, 543, 623. 
Lazear, 340, 346. 
"Liazenby, 150. 
Lead 1,286, 287,570. 
Leach man, 102. 
Leacock, 147. 
Learning, 671. 
Leary, 447, 456. 



710 



Penn sylvania Gen ea log ies. 



Lenson. 676. 
Leasure, 436. 
Leckey, 539, 540. 
Leddick, 198. 
Lee, 202, 219, 225,665. 
].eecl],549. 
Leet, 62. 

Lefevre, 107, ^95. 
Lehman, 231. 
Lehr, 603. 
Leib, 247, 
Leiby, 268. 
Leisenring, 432. 
Lemaii, 650. 
Lemon, 10, 256, 552. 
Leonard, 197. 
LeRoux, 282. 
Lesesne, 374. 
Lester, 5, 304. 
T^evan, 83, 85. 
Lewis, 281, 312, 479, 

543, 544, 652, 678, 

685. 
Liebendorfer, 6fi9. 
Light, 3, 19u, 499, 

50J. 
Li Her, 450. 
Lincoln, 145, 220, 

304, 377, 380, 424. 
Lindsay, 690. 
Lindsey, 287, 520. 
Line, 162, 168, 170, 

1S7, 188. 
Lindley, 465, 466, 

469. 
Lineaweaver, 497, 

502. 
Linford, 470. 
Linn, 146, 317-332, 

355, 363, 543, 587, 

592, 661,675. 
Littell, 589. 
Little, 287, 288. 
Littlejohn, 627. 
Livingston, 473, 554. 
L 1 ,285. 



Lobaugh, 606, 618, 

619. 
LOBINGIER, 433-442. 
Lochman, 71, 136, 

292, 312. 
Loch ran e, 336. 
Lockhart, 217. 
Lockridge, 449, 460. 
Lock wood, 293. 
Loesicke,^641. / 
Logan, 348, 391, 399, 

547, 548, 549, 670, 

690. 
Loire, 202. 
Lombaert, 381. 
Long, 219, 269, 530, 

619, 672. 
Loomis,5, 248, 551. 
Loose, 650, 
Ijossirjg, 2i2. 
Loucks, 310. 
Loudon, 385, 393. 
Lonthan, 670. 
Love, 491, 598, 599, 

667. 
Lowden, 251. 
Lowdermilch, 126. 
Lowe, 449. 
Lower, 502. 
Lowrey, 15-17. 
Lowrie, 344, 349, 527. 
Lowry, 346. 
Ludlow, 266, 268, 

272, 273, 284, 
Lueder, 188, 
Lucas, 2, 
Lukens, 171,356. 
Lnther, 223, 277, 

506, 669. 
Lutz, 56, 605. 
Lutzen, 103. 
Lybarger, 692. 
Lyon, 46, 47, 114, 

235, 333-352, 360, 

366, 368, 380, 517, 

526, 584, 586, 635. 



Lytle, 35, ^^3, 552, 
556. 

Mace, 670. 

Mackey, 50, 52, 

Madera, 272, 

Madison, 212. 

Magee, 484. 

Magoffin, 553. 

Magraw, 85. 

Maguire,584, 638,657. 

Mahany, 629, 632. 

Mahargue, 9. 

Mahon,529. 

Mains, 331. 

Makel, 644. 

Ma]lery,367,378,379. 

Mallory, 589. 

Maltby, 188. 

Maloney, 345, 351. 

Mankin, 128. 

Mann, 7, 448, 608. 

Manning, 41, 42, 80, 

Mannon, 256. 

Mansell, 549, 553. 

Mansfield, 296, 

Manns, 86. 

Marchand,439. 

March, 175. 

Marks, 325, 340, 530. 

Maris, 114. 

Markle, 438, 439. 

Mark well, 692. 

Marquis, 53. 

Marr, 250. 

Marshall, 11, 117, 156, 
164, 500, 589. 

Martin, 55, 114, 128, 
134, 138, 150, 333, 
335, 890, 451, 530, 
533, 546, 547, 554, 
560, 626. 

Martyr, 390. 

Marvin, 459. 

Mason, 253, 263,337, 
372, 



Index of Surnames. 



Ill 



Matlack, 95. 
Matteer, 548. 
Matthews,65, 74, 193, 

199. 
Matthewson, 589. 
Maul, 489. 
Maulfair, 556. 
Maiist, 459. 
Mawhiney, 74. 
Maxwell, 207, 616, 

688. 
May, 559, 692. 
Mayes, 1, 9, 465, 468, 

563, 564, 565, 566, 

569, 570. 
Meader, 565, 568. 
Means, 393. 
Mears, 135. 
Medill, 416. 
Meehan, 389. 
Mehara, 675. 
Mehard;fi77. 
MeisttT, 255, 
MentnMigem,^ 104, 

105. 
Mentzer, 603. 
Mercer 199 ,356. 
Merchant, 601. 
Meredith, 34, 548. 
Merriman, 196. 
Mesick, 79, 656. 
Messemer, 646. 
Meteer, 243. 
Metcalf , 62. 
Metzgar, 235. 
Meyers, 186, 477. 
Meyer, 256. 
Meyrick, 659. 
Micliener, ti73. 
Middlecotf, 301,302. 
Middleton, 95. 
Mitlin, 34,69,107, 123, 

157, 211, 334, 335, 

398, 468, 476, 496, 

634. ^ 

Miles, 117, 326, 467, 

537, 637. 



Miller, 187, 233, 256, 
257, 262, 292, 295, 
372, 377, 381. 461, 
473, 498, 511, 517, 
537, 602, 603, 615, 
625, 640, 667, 670, 
G76. 

Milli£ran,343. 

Milliken,114, 149. 

Millman, 11. 

Mills, 413, 440. 

Miltent)erger, 584, 
590. 

Miner, 28, 154. 

Minor, 378. 

Mish,99, 102,502. 

Minsker, 646. 

Minton, 426. 

Mitchel, 271, 519. 

Mitchell, 55, 60, 81, 
179, 247, 250, 268, 
303, 393, 556, 598, 
600, 654. 

Mitchelson, 347. 

Moffitl, 111,508. 

Mo n ah an, 185. 

Montgomery, 41, 43, 
124, 178, 210, 212, 
2ia, 243, 246, 292, 
314, 396, 410, 457, 
605, 609. 

Moorbach, 105. 

Moore, 40, 75, 98, 114, 
117, 118, 170, 209, 
210, 211, 257, 288, 
289, 322, 400, 441, 
517, 580, 582. 

Moorhead, 8, 50, 53, 
58, 61, 74, 174, 184, 
547, 550, 552, 600. 

Mordah,561,562,566, 
694. 

More, 197, 199. 

Morford, 320. 

Morgan, 328, 345, 480, 
483, 524, 531. 

Morman, 625. 



Morrett,132,135,495, 

499. 
Morris, 232, 296, zm^T 

545, 668. 
Morrison, 35, 54, 59, 

176, 389, 550, 669. 
Morrow, 323, 623. 
Morse, 552. 
Morsell,338. 
Morton, 402, 637, 

675. 
Mosher, 103. 
Mossgrove, 77. 
Mossier, 431. 
Mott, 473. 

Motter, 94, 314. 

Mount, 300. 
Mowry, 164, 205, 667. 
Moyer, 188, 436, 437, 

438, 675, 679, 695, 

696. 
Muhlenberg, 39, 251, 

257, 433. 
Mulhallon, 615. 
Mulholland,339,345, 

457. 
Mullen, 309. 
Miiller, 103, 132, 260, 

433-442, 602, 603. 
Mulligan, 235. 
Mummert, 613. 
Munroe, 681. 
Murdock, 179, 183, 

■663. 
Mureamer, 649. 
Murphy, 101, 201, 323, 

372, 379. 
Murray, 35, 65, 164, 

214, 231, 304, 323, 

395, 4'43-477, 515, 

517, 525, 526, 534, 

535, 536, 555, 625. 
Musgrave, 485. 
Musselman, 110. 
Musser, 608. 
Muzio, 215. 
Myer, 505. 



712 



Pennsylvan ia Genealogies. 



Myers, 81, 93, 133, 

168, 303, 800, 309. 
Mytinger, 107, 108. 

McAllen,27, 28. 

McAllister, 155, 157, 
178, 190, 268, 270, 
272, 278, 347, 470, 
476,567,527. 

Mc Arthur, 691. 

McAteer, 115. 

McBay, 694. 

McBetl),328. 

McCallum, 133. 

McCalmont, 322, 323. 

McCammon,159. 

McCaiidless, 477, 675, 
677. 

McCandlisb,397. 

McCarrell, 196, 207. 

McCartney, 400. 

McCauley, 75, 172. 

MeChesney, 221,408, 
621. 

McCiain,207. 

McClave, 562. 

McCleary, 410, 528, 
546. 

McChiy, 580. 

McClellan, 22, 230, 
235, 550. 

McClelland, S22, 828, 
367, 392, 402, 

Mc(>Ienagluui, 178, 
190. 

MeClintock, 8, 559. 

McCloy, 64, 67, 75. 

McCluiig, 587. 

McClure, 54, 55, 57, 
64-67,117, 123, 164, 
177, 181, 182, 184, 
205, 240, 260, 342, 
864, 382, 385, 388, 
513, 518, 530, 571, 
028, 6l'!, 071. 

McC'lurg. 195, '^m 

McCoiiib, 07 ,, ^^^^, 200, 



McConaughey, 441. 

McConiiell, 41, 163, 
172, .194, 196, 198, 
199, 206, 207, 519, 

549, 552. 
McCook,301. 
McCord, 431, 547,549, 

550, 554. 
McCoRMiCK, 8,20,28, 

30, 66, 74, 101, 127, 

230, 233, 315, 318, 

363, 384-425, 565, 

570, 685, 636. 
McCosli, 97. 
McCoskry , 518, 529. 
McCoy, 184, 516, 531, 

587, 592. 
McCracken, 57. 
McCrea, 638. 
McCrearyj 598, 599, 
McCreerie, 528. 
MeCreiglit, 118. 
McCae, 295. 
McCulloug]i,228,230. 
McCune, 354. 
McDonald, 98, 137, 

149, 329, 353, 354, 

368. 
McDonougb, 372. 
McDowell, 235, 275, 

280, 513. 
MeElfatrJck, 93. 
McElroy, 386, 
McEnderfer, 608. 
McEwen, 1,2, 9, 10, 

52, 54, 622, 623. 
McFadden, 10, 147. 
MacFarlane, 276, 277, 

393. 
McFarland, 300, 304. 
McFarquliar, 19. 
McFerran, 638. 
McGaughey, 695. 
McGinley, 364. 
McGrath, 85. 
McGuire, 191, 192, 

386,483. 



McGuffy, 590, 594. 
McHenry, 665, 672, 

673. 
Mclllienny, 53, 592. 
Mclntire, 454. 
Mclntyre, 577. 
McKallip, 285, 376, 
McKay, 207, 636, 
McKean, 157, 274, 

334. 
McKeehan, 185. 
McKee, 11, 63, 65, 

66, 67, 72, 78, 75, 

163, 173, 246. 
Mc Keen an, 637. 
McKeever, 473. 
McKeig, 30. 
McKenny,400. 
McKibbin,490, 492. 
McKinley, 156, 227, 

687. 
McKinney, 155, 162, 

192, 454, 549, 688. 
McKinstry, 417. 
McKissack, 635. 
McKnight, 222,, 349, 

355,365,-386 -123. 
McLanahan, 247, 
Mc Lane, 282. 
McLean, 219, 266, 

465, 467. 
Maclay, 83, 155, 

277, 318, 339, 344, 

853-383, 426. 
Maclean, 38, 271, 

273, 278, 279. 
McMath, 195, 198. 
McMeen,534. 
McMicbael, 891. 
McMicken,215. 
McMillan, 58,227.' 
McMinn, 251. - 
McMordie, 28, 29. 
McMullin, 69, 78.-- 
McMurray, 100, 247. 
McMurtrie, 248, 251, 

305. 



Index of Surnames. 



713 



McNair, 100, 140, 
149, 192, 426-432, 
621, 665, 670, 671, 
672. 

McNamava, 9, 11. 

McNaiighton, 329, 
364. 

McNeil, 40, 41, 226. 

McPherson, 342, 577, 
640, 641, 642. 

Mclioberts, 595. 

McSlierry, 303. 

McQueen, 27. 

McTeer, 222. 

McVeagh, 149, 380. 

McVey, 336. 

Nagle, 412. 
ISTash, 577. 
Naudain,277, 282. 
Nazor, 444, 450. 
Neal, 4,281. 
Neely, 342. 
Neil, 389. 
Nelson, 64, 66, 210, 

548, 588, 609. 
Nesbit, 156, 163, 165, 

676. 
Nestsky, 644. 
Keville, 45, 478- 
: 492. 
Nevin, 17, 366, 491, 

533. 
Newell, 196, 201,683. 
Newraan, 684. 
Newson, 609. 
Newton, 180,479. 
Nicholas, 285. 
Nichols, 137,203,343. 
Nicholson, 589. 
Nicols, 349. . 
Neiwiler, 105, 
Nimrao, 128. 
Nintker, 135. 
Nisbet, ?97. 
Nisley, 692. 
Nisonger, 392, 402. 



Nixon, 305. 
Noble, .163,548. 
Nolen, 88. 
Norris, 446, 455. 
North, 215.- 
N or ton, 296. 
Noxon, 345. 
No5^es, 461. 
Nunemacher, 310. 
Nunemaker, 453. 
Nye, 291,294. 

Oden,78. 
Ogden,343, 473. 
O'Hara, 483, 523. 
Ohr, 168. 
Older, 199. 
Oldham, 479, 483. 
Oliver. 10, 335, 336, 

347, 385, 387, 388, 

397, 398, 527, 584, 

636. 
Olivier, 428. 
O'Neal, 79. 
Onslow, 185. 
Orbison, 648. 
Ormsby, 4e0. 
Orr, 490, 497, 503. 
Orrick, 367. 
Orth, 20, 84, 135, 

493-512. 
Orvis, 349. 
Orwig, 272. 
Osman , 665. 
Osterdyke, 644, 645. 
Oswald, 1 04, ii95. 
Ott, 12, 106, 434. 
Otto, 378, 507. 
Overmier, 431. 
Oves, 57. 
Owens, 220, 597. 

Page, 671. 

Painter, 9, 436, 438, 

.439. 
Palmer, 40, 139, 364, 

382, 549, 667. 



Pancoast, 39, 252, 
449, 461. 

Pardee, 447, 457. 

Pardon, 259. 

Parham, 39. 

Parke, 236. 563, 565. 
567, 571,609,695. 

Parker, 29, 198,'280, 
285, 463, 513-538, 
680. 

Parkinson, 671. 

Parkispn, 619. 

Parmer, 399. 

Parr, 443. 

Parry, 281. 

Parsons, 313. 

Parks, 195, 200. 

Parthemore, 94. 

Partridge, 144, 507. 

Patterson, 50,58.85, 
134, 138, 151, 155, 
195, 268, 281, 287, 
318, 324, 325, 329. 
332, 336, 341, 342, 
348, 362, 366, 367, 
387, 394, 550, 580, 
582, 586, 588, 606, 
617, 642. 

Patheal, 134. 

Patton, 175, 177, 190, 
211, 274, 288, 344, 
868, 470, 474, 475, 
628. 

Paul, 458. 

Paulding, 60. 

Pauli, 263. ^ 

Pawling, 569, 574; 

Paxson,44. 

Paxton, 523. 

Peacock, 88, 3,00. 

Pearson, 6. 383. 

Peebles, 386.' 

Peek, 462, 463. 

Peeples,27, 28. 

Peifer, 258. 

Peiper, 193. 



714 



Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



Penn, 14, 268, 334, 

356, 357. 
Penny, 382. 
Percels, 198. 
Percy, 56. 
Perkins, 28, 30, 473, 

600. 
Perrine, 4, 300, 460. 
Perry, 417. 
Peters, 44, 321, 445, 

453, 459. 
Pettigrew, 659. 
Pevee, 390. 
Phelps. 454. 
-Phillips, 116,191,351, 
• 453; '537. 
Piatt, 305, 673. 
Pierce, 670. 
Pierepont, 249. 
Pietrochen, 644. 
Pifer, 610. 
Pike, 345. 
Pilsbury,409, 421. 
Piper, 162, 165, 166, 

498, 505. 
Pires, 663. 
Pitt, 23. 
Pixley, 453. 
Plitt, 292, 297. 
Pliimer, 17, 366,449, 

460,461. 
Plunket, 354,361, 363. 
Poe, 523. 

Poffenberger, 650. 
Polk, 282, 635. 
Pollarcl, 180,181,185. 
Pollock, 5, 53, 59, 236, 

252, 329, 330, 332, 

373, 525, 
Pomeroy, 364. 
Pontius, %"! I . 
Pool, 108, 110, 254, 

257. 
Poor, 196, 203. 
Poorman, 256. 
Pope, 479, 480, 553. 



Pore, 605, 608, 009. 

Porter, 38, 88, 108, 
109, 114, 115, 119, 
145, 296, 308, 344, 
345, 350, 351, 448, 
459, 501, 503, 506, 
518, 596. 

Posey, 78, 

Postlethwaite, 235 

Potter, 123, 124, 246, 
247, 266, 267, 674, 
678, 

Potts, 79, 99. 

Pouillet, 179, 180. 

Powell, 79, 179. 

Power, 274. 

Powers, 455. 

Pratt, 138. 

Prentice, 680, 681. 

Presley, 10. 

Preston, 138, 285, 
504. 

Prewett, 392. 

Price, 5, 8, 457, 491, 
504, 552. 

Prince, 27. 

Proctor, 309, 485. 

Proud, 326. 

Proudflt, 332, 372. 

Prudden, 198. 

Prudy, 672. 

Pugh, 347, 608. 

Purviance, 367. 

Pnsey, 329. 

Putnam, 469.' 

Pyre, 106. 

Quail, 635, 636. 
Query, 353, 362. 
Quigley, 385, 638, 
Quinn, 519, 

Radford, 674. 
Eainey, 549. 
Rahm, 308, 494, 498, 
689, 690. 



Raley, 392. 
Ralston, 42, 44, 199, 

444, 447, 458, 459, 

520, 666, 667. 
Ramsey, 3, 5, 10, 189, 

235, 259, 470, 476, 

541, 548, 619. 
Randall, 449. 
Randolph, 478, 517, 

573. 
Rankin, 386, 548, 637. 
Rapiere, 439. 
Rapp, 83. 
Ratcliffe, 549. 
Rathbone, 213, 
Rauhauser, 651. 
Raush, 135. 
JEay, 109,403,654. 
Rea, 354. 
Read, 314, 483. 
Ream, 609. 
Record, 247, • 
Redfleld, 179, 180, 
Redick, 634, 
Redsecker, 297, 313, 

559, 
Reece, 5. 
Reed, 34, 40, 41, 120, 

137, 207, 212, 213, 

323, 337, 346, 367, 

^76, 465, 508, 582, 

586, 605, 612, 683, 
Reel, 86,311, 
Reehra,253, 
Reemer, 527, 
Reese, 237, 445, 452. 
Reeves, 160, 462. 
Regenue, 294. 
Reifsnyder, 450. 
Reigard,433, 435. 
Reigart, 231. 
Reily, 134, 137, 170, 

309, 498, 505-508, 
Reimsnyder, 310. 
Reinhart, 348, 
Reist, 92,93, 



Index of Surnames. 



715 



Eeitzell, 68. 
Eemington, 265. 
Renick, 229, 596, 

597. 
Reniier, 618. 
Renninger, 575, 603, 

605. 
Rex, 454. 
Reynolds, 78, 99,159, 

204, 249, 339, 345, 

355, 362, 365, 410, 

422,441,585. 
Rhoads, 574, 675. 
Rice, 305, 372, 584. 
Richards, 4, 163, 172, 

247. 
Richardson, 369. 
Richert, 609. • 
Richey, 162. • 
Richie, 351. 
Richmond, 40, 205, 

206. 
Rieketts, 166, 413. 
Ridgway, 139, 447, 

458. 
Riddle, 7, 9, 342, 

388. 
Rife, 94, 311, 313, 

6(15. 
Righter, 432. 
Ring, 473. 
Ringland, 93, 94, 95, 

96, 305. 
Ringwalt, 279. 
Riske,273. 
Ritchey,117,119,167, 

192. 
Ritchie, 526. 
Ritner, 23, 120, 239, 

370, 505, 630. 
Ritscher, 650. 
Rittenhouse, 661. 
Roades, 696. 
Roan, 7, 49, 97, 98, 

153, 181, 539-544. 
Robb, 475. 



Roberdeaa, 396. 

Roberts, 203, 240, 
279, 342, 348, 489, 
505, 559. 

Robertson, 329, 556, 
623. 

Robeson, 581, 588. . 

ROBiNSOisr, 17, 34, 
56,61,71, 116, 117, 
128, 138, 151, 156, 
163, 289, 326, 373, 
401, 448, 459, 461, 
518, 5-i8, 545-560, 
584, 693, 694. 

Rochambeau, 482. 

Rodenberger, 92. 

Rodgers, 212, 325, 
424, 432, 466, 467, 
583, 625. 

Roe, 446. 

Rogers, 4, 8, 55, 190, 
191, 192, 198, 263, 
392, 402, 403, 600. 

Roller, 10. 

Roop, 692. 

Roper, 524. 

Rorabaugh, 608. 

Rosebrugh, 671. 

Rose, 43, 485. 

Ross, p5, 166, 222, 
30^, 309, 312, 34'2, 
347, 358,' 391, 510, 
556, 559, 560, 648, 
654. 

Rossiter, 296. 

Rotharmel, 257. 

Roumfort, 311. 

Rowan, 142, 540. 

Rowe, 137. 

Rowland, 152. 

Rowson, 102. 

Royse, 198. 

Rudy, 78. 

Rumbaugh, 600. 

Runck, 300. 

Rush, 213, 247. 



Russell, 145, 163, 173, 
337, 342, 343, 381, 
692. 

Rutherford, 64,66,. 
120, 174, 185, 300, 
306, 308, 315, 561- 

. 578, 597^693, 694, 
695. 

Ryan, 622, 650, 697. 

Ryenearson, 207. 

Ryschacker, 104. 

Sage, 134, 352,-317, 

327, 328. 
Saddler, 445, 450, 

453, 462. 
■^adtler, 297. 
Sahler, 649. 
Salvage, 445. 
Sample, 387, 396, 

590, 593. 
Sanders, 464. 
Sanderson, 385, 391, 

392. 
Sanford, 113. 
Sankey, 563. 
Sausser, 203. 
Savaore, 335, 340. 
Sawyer, 7, 9, 10, 60, 

117,119. 
Scheaffer, 93, 291 , 

292, 293, 296, 297, 

435,601. 
Schee, 2S2. 
Scheffer, 87. 
Schell, 440. 
Schindel, 141. 
Schmidt, 136. 
Schmucker, 644. 
Scholl, 577. 
Schoolcraft, 526. 
Schooley, 395. 
Schoonover, 187. 
Schrack, 675. ^ 
Schram, 295. 
Schriner, 93. 



■16 



Pennsylvania Genealogies. 



Scliriver, 614. 
Schrombiiugh, 602. 
Schroover, 165. 
Scott, 46, 48, 67, 81, 

109, 110, 'll5, 116, 

161, 229, 231, 243, 

246, 268, 273, 542, 

548, 635. 
Scriveii, 320. 
Scudder, 550. 
Seabaug-h, 300, 305. 
Seal, 607. 
Sears, 618. 
Searles, 2. 
Seegrist, 436. 
Seibert, 296, 308, 493-. ' 
Seller, 84, 85,146,509. 
Seiple, 696, 698. 
Selzer, 292. 
Semple, 76, 337, 623, 

627, 693. 
Sergeant, 186. 
Servis, 329. 
Sener, 298, 
Setzer, 432. 
Sevier, 541. 
Sewalt, 312. 
Seymour, 819, 
Sheaffer, 101,251. 
Sliaffei-, 56. 
Sliaffiier, 2-3 1.255,494. 
Shaler, 480. 
Shellenberger, 410. 
Shandy, 141,150. 
Sbarinoii, 191,400. 
Sharon, 167, 184,270, 

344, 368, 385, 659. 
Sliari), 1S5, 293, 400, 

544, 665, 689. 
Shatzer, 256. 
Shaw, 3,4, 55,389,400, 
Sheetz, 43. 
Shelby, 401,402. 
Sheldon, 135,249,272. 
Shelly, 94, 300, 305. 
Shelmire, 42, 43. 



Shepard, 680, 681. 
Sherer, 52, 55,56,163, 

172. 173, 175, 320, 
566, 582, 585. 
Sherk, 450, 615, 653. 
Sherman ,183,42 1,626. 
Shesser, 403. 
ShervA^ood, 551. 
Shields, 58, 68,76,408, 

417, 488, 595, 597. 
Shiley, 645. 
Shippen, 161. 
Shipley, 196, 206. 
Ships, 43. 
Shira, 55, 61, 
Shively, 690. 
Shoe, 455. 
Shoemaker, 311. 
Sliorb, 586. 
Shrom, 65, 71, 146, 

517, 550. 
Shuart, 199. 
Shiigert, 23, 592. 
Shultz, 566, 571, 618. 
Shultze. 105. 
Shulze, 45, 206, 212, 

247, 279, 280, 302, 

501, 503. 
Shunk,218, 238, 249, 

376. 
Shupe, 59. 
Sigler, 147. 
Sigraund, 220. 
Silvers, 60, 552. 
Sinicox, 93. 
Siniison, 515, 524. 
Sinmiis, 483. 
Simmers, 612. 
Simmons, 139, 140, 

215, 387, 395. 
Simpson, 151,155,179,' 

272, 456, 467, 470, 

474, 475, 476, 622. 
SlMONTON", 274, 308, 

657-663. 
Sinclair, 77. 



Siney, 330. 

Sisson, 325. 

Skerrett, 38, 39. 

Skyles, 547. 

Slack, 617. 

Slagle, 301, 303, 307, 
613. 

Slausson, 197. 

Slaymaker, 222, 225, 
642. 

Sloan, 101, 127, 395. 

Slocum, 555. 

Slote, 396, 410. 

Sly, 525. 

Small, 280, 308, 690. 

Smallvvood, 110, 212. 

Sraaltz, 260. 

Smead, 235, 

Smethers, 78. 

Smith, 7. 11, 18, 42, 
46,47,59,71, 86,94, 
96,102,123,126,127, 
133, 136, 137, 148, 
149, 153, 156, 163, 
164, 172. 174, 195, 
196, 197, 198, 246, 
250, 263, 275, 285, 
297, 311, 318, 329, 
348, 352, 362, 365, 
393, 394, 41G, 437, 
4.38, 441, 446, 449, 
453, 458, 459, 494, 
501, 520, 527, 560, 
566, 602, 625, 654, 
673, 682, 684, 692, 

Smock, 140. 

Smyser, 613. 

Smythe, 188, 284. 

Snetlien, 80. 

S noddy, 546. 
./Snodgrass, 1, 2, 7, 8, 
52,56,57,58,61,127, 
195, 276, 355, 365, 
5. >, 587, 588, 658, 
659, 661, 

Snook, 611, 



Index of SurnaMes: 



717 



Snow, 282,321. 
SnoMTlen, 18, 26, 35, 

68,69,366,367,394, 

520,598, 607. 
Snurr, 449. 
Snyder, 84, 107, 123, 

160, 238, 239, 274, 

293, 294, 302, 307, 

322, 368, 451, 497,- 

498. 
Sober, 86. 
Somerville, 112. 
Sordis, 170. 
Soule, 197. 
Southwick, 300. 
Spain-, 101. 
Spalding, 139. 
Spangler,271,279,310, 

373, 614. 
Spayd,274. 
Spear, 393. 
Speed, 321. 
Speer, 3, 528, 59. 
Spencer, 131, 133, 212. 
Spinning, 591. 
Sponsler, 302. 
Sprague, 589. 
Sprigg, 526. 
Spring, 523. 
Springer, 487. 
. Spyker, 130, 602. 
Stabin, 105. 
Stacarn , 273. 
Stacey, 99. 
Stackhonse, 372, 379. 
Stahl,291,294. 
Stanley, 401. 
Stan pole, 536. 
Stansberry, 530. 
Stark, 59. 
Stauffer, 46, 438, 439, 

614, 691. 
Steedinan,674. 
Steel or Steele, 38, 41, 
81, 153, 195, 200, 
206, 207, 246, 386, 
387, 388, 392, 401, 
402, 412, 426, 593. 



Stees, 255, 272. 
Stehley, 257. 
Stein, 84,498. 
Steinor, 104, 105, 495. 
Stein man, 435, 669. 
Stelling, 313. 
Stenger, 616. 
Stephen, 3, 5, 155, 158. 
Stephens, 139.. 
Stephenson, 530, 538. 
Sterner, 330. 

Sterrett, 35, 337, 339, 
341, 342, 346, 366, 
393. 
Sterry, 374. 
Stevens, 199,432. 
Stevenson, 323, 523, 
525, 678, 693. 

StewaPwT, 1^ 2, 56, 
57,'59,'60', 177| 182,' 
198, 227, 329, 344, 
389, 394, 440, 466, 
579-600, 666, 672. 

Stilz, 647. 

Stimmel, 612. 

Stine, 307, 309. 

Stinson, 192. 

Stirling, 24. 

Stobo, 490. 

Stockman. 540, 544. 

Stockton, 185. 

Stoddard, 199, 429. 

Stoehr, 254, 256. 

Stone, 62, 297, 494, 
685. 

Story, 240. 

Stoucli, 298. 

Stough,452,463, 692. 

Stout, 282. 

Stover, 257. 

Stowe, 618. 

Strain, 3, 8, 118, 127, 
430. 

Strawbridge, 98. 

Street, 196, 204. 

Strine, 294. 

Strock, 617. 

Strode, 336. 



Strobm,3, 602, 604. 
Stroman, 451. 
Stroud, 39. 
Stroup, 291, 296. -" 
Strumpf, 345. 
Stryker, 588. 
Stuart, 216. 
Stubs, 460. 
Studebaker, 310. 
Sturgeon, 33, 60, 61, 

117, 186, 430, 546, 

551, 598, 600. 
Sturges, 294. 
Sturgis, 550. 
Sturtz, 552, 
Stuveysant, 13, 14. 
Sullivan, 485, 492. 
Summers, 175, 454. 
Sumner, 214, 216, 218, 

219, 627. 
Sutherland, 331. 
Suydam, 346. 
Swan, 63, 64, 565, 

569, 595-600. 
Swartz, 255, 261, 263, 

312, 313, 389. 
Swartzwelder, 480. 
Swearingen , 538. 
Sweeny, 256. 
Swenk, 105. 
Swift, 76. 
Swingley, 4. 
Swisher, 676. 
Swoope, 108. 
Symonds, 380. 

THbret,294. 

Taggart, 189. 

Tannehill, 526, 687. 

Tapley, 681. 

Tate, 26, 516, 527. 

Taylor, 39,54, 74, 151,^ 
156, 177, 304, 339, j 
393, 400, 483, "188, I 
597,605,667. / 

Teall, 219, 220. 

Templeton, 164,354, 
360, 514 580, 583. 



718 



Pennsylva n ia Genealogies. 



Templin, 654. 

Tennet, 691. 

Tennent, 102. 

Terry, 313. 

Thaker, 451. 

Thedus, 644. 

Tluelmann, 136. 

Thorn, 244, 245. 

Thomas, 131, 132, 
133, 145, 224, 295, 
340, 433, 451, 601- 
620, 626, 670. 

Tliomason, 277, 283, 
284. 

Tliompson, 3, 18, 34, 
109, 126, 131, 135, 
153, 155, 157, 159, 
173, 223, 225, 280, 
281, 322, 331, 393, 
444, 449, 451, 400, 
461, 540, 580, 596, 
619,667. 

Thori], 131, 134, 320, 
547, 549. 

Thornburg, 450. 

ThurmH)i,420, 425. 

Tice, 164. 

Tidd, 681, 683. 

Tilglimau, 239. 

Tillman, 417. 

Tillsoii, 514. 

Tilly, 182. 

Timberlake, 213. 

Tittle, 379. 

Tobias, 019. 

Todd, 1, 9, 56, 75, 
100, 102, 186, 625. 

Tomb, 528. 

Torbert, 140, 671. 

Torrance, 229. 

Torrence, 60. 

Towles, 69, 79, 313. 

Townsend, 199, 300, 
551, 555. 

Trabue, 399. 

Tracy, 345, 351. 

Trauger, 448, 459. 



Tressler, 293, 298. 
Tripp, 523. 
Tripple, 678. 
Trimble, 317, 668. 
Tritt,331. 
Trosell, 453. 
Trowbiidge, 403. 
Truesdale, 556. 
Truman, 101. 
Tryon, 39. 
Turbett,340. 
Tucker, 248, 399, 449. 
Tugard, 201. 
Turley, 79. 
Turner, 265, 453. 
Tuttle, 551. 
Tyler, 44, 627. 

Uhland, 254. 
TJhler, 602. 
Ulmer, 104. 
Ulp, 398, 411. 
Uncles, 527. 
Unger, 225, 643. 
Updegratr, 691. 
Urie, 444, 447, 448, 

449, 456, 459, 519, 

521. 

Vail. 2. 

Valentine, 344, 349. 
Valodin, 577. 
Van Campen, 182. 
Van Cleve, 3, 5. 
Vance, 311,393. - 
Vandivender,295,474, 

679. 
Van Doren, 4. 
Van Dyke, 331. 
Van Dwyn, 197. 
Van Eman, 111. 
Van Gundy, 71. 
Van Horn, 87,90,119, 

120. 
Van Hook, 275. 
Van liiper, 2. 
Vanvalzah, 530, 533. 



Van Vliet, 273, 372. 
Vaughn, 279. 
Veach, 570. 
Veith, 103, 105. 
Venable, 400. 
Verdi, 523. 
Vest, 458 
Vickers, 11. 
Viers, 452, 463. 
Vincent, 346,410,432, 
Vogelsang, 135. 
Von Buskirk,281. 
Vondersmith, 294. 
Von Treupel, 133,13(5. 
Voorhees, 510. 

Waddell, 402,403,413, 

678. 

Wade, 195, 197, 198, 
199. 

Wagner, 136, 647, 

Waldschmid, S3. 

Walker, 18, 70, 220, 
242, 245, 325, 341, 
387, 401, 421, 503, 
539, ^72, 581, 584, 
590, 618, 634, 635, 
636, 637, 638, 639, 
666, 671. 

Wall, 165. 

Wallace, 54,55, 58, 
60, 74, 97, 98, 124, 
155, 159, 173, 207, 
221, 283, 285, 286, 
287, 288, 360, 366, 
372, 373, 375, 376, 
417, 430, 595," 607, 
621-642, 677, 694. 

Wallingford, 490,492. 

Walsh, 72. 

Ward, 429, 455, 680. 

Ward well, 688. 

Warford, 377, 383. 

Warner, 83, 533. 

Wainock, 675. 

Warren, 401. 

Warring, 455, 



Index of Surnames. 



719 



Washburn, 284, 449, 

461. 
Waslnngton,-; 14,225, 

318, 338, 357, 358, 

478, 479, 480, 487, 

685. 
Waters, 16. 
Watson, 18, 69,76, 79, 

111, 141, 249, 250, 

309, 338, 410, 519, 

530, 559, 683. 
Watls, 119. 
Watigh,28,72,79,80, 

81, 136, 314, 635, 

661. 
Weakley, 26. 
Weatherly, 44. 
Weaver, 254, 432, 454, 

608, 651 . 
Webb, 134, 140. 
Webber, 139. 
Webster, 152,153,431, 

446, 532, 539. 
Weed, 409. 
AVeems, 150. 
Weidler, 261. 
WeidmiiiJ, 502. 
Weigle, 614. 
Weir, 628-632, 648. 
Weiser, 494, 498. 
Weiss, 601,683, 686. 
Weizgarver, 215. 
Wellendorf, 524. 
Welles, 215, 669. 
Wells, 76, 188, 293, 

378, 440. 
Welsh, 304, 382, 651, 
Welsh of er, 307. 
Wenner, 441 . 
Wesley, 236. 
West, 15, 17, 677. ^ 
Westbrook, 224. "^ 
Westcott, 179, 
Wetherill, 501. 
Wever, 272. 
Wheaton, 235. 



Wheeler, 553,557,589, 
White, 65,71,156,164, 

166, 400, 519, 596, 

598, 599, 669. 
Whitehead, 518. 
Whitehill, 118, 120, 

172, 274, 498, 504, 

505. 
Whiteley, 215. 
Whiteman, 273. 
Whiteside, 76, 156, 

163, 172, 181, 271, 

573. 
AVhittield,152, 
Whitlock, 134, 137, 
Whitmore, 617, 
Whitney, 610. 
Whittlesey, 345. 
Wickard,455. 
Wickersham, 263. 
Wicklen,420. 
Wideiier, 495. 
Wiggin,385, 388. 
Wiggins, 657-663. 
Wilcox, 326. 
Willar, 676. 
Willard. 684. 
Willets, 320, 469, 
Wiley, 456. 
Wilmoth, 587. 
WiESTLING, 95, 629, 

631, 64.3-656. 
Wikoff, 120. 
AVilhelm, -308, 313, 

314. 
Wilkins,181,483,515, 

522,523. 
Williams, 5, 98, 99, 

135, 198, 215, 236, 

284, 367, 377, 436, 

454, 515, 521, 528, 

535, 551, 661. 694, 

697. 
Williamson, 26, 141, 

370, 371. 387, 430, 

431,529, .536, 668, 



Willis, 365, .550, -551, 
5-55, 

Wills, 120, 621, 623, 
626, 627. 

Willson,221,222. 

Wilson, 2,10,19,20, 
51, 53, 64, 67, 138, 
155, 161, 164, 177 
185, 221, 222, 248, 
249, 252, 272, 300, 
317,^324, 329, 330, 
332, 341, .347, 454, 
484, 509, 530, .533, 
563, 567, 582, 5S7, 
.591, 597, 606, 664- 
679, 681, 682,695. 

WiiicheJ, 623, 625. 

WiMebrenner,3 12,559 
560, 606, 

Wing, 168, 

Wingerd, 656. 

Wingert, 690. 

Winship, 680,681 ,682, 
684. 

Winslow, 684. 

Winters, 4, 136, 665. 

Winthrop, 378. 

Wiseman, 548, 

Wishart, 527. 

Wistar, 87. 

Withers, 648, 

Witte, 299. 

Witman, 498,504,507, 
508. 

Witherspoon, 212, 

Withrow, 677. 

Wolcott, 205. 

Wolf, 4.5,46, 433,468, 
558, 567, 615, 687. 

Wolfersberger, 258, 
602, 604. 

Wonderly, 55. 

Worrall, 278, 368. 

Wood, 87, 187, 188, 
273, 432, 504, 649, 

Woodburn, 447, 550. 



r20 



Pennsnhan ia Genealogies. 



Woodhull, 373. 

Woodrow, 387. 

Woods, 177, 178, 181, 
189, 190. 

Wool, 627. 

Work, 232. 

Workman, 450. 

Worst, 453. 

Worth, 652. 

Wray, 121,236. 

Wrenshall, 478, 480. 

Wright, 29, 67, 118, 
134, 138, 139, 184, 
194, 195, 213, 214, 
218, 219, 345, 351, 
388, 401, 410, 684. 

Wyckoff, 379. 



Wyeth, 218,680-688. 
Wylie, 191, 546, 547, 

596. 
Wynkoop, 575. 

Yerkes, 41,42, 
Yesler, 614. 
Yetter,94. 
Yingling, 81. 
Young, 1, 74,110,116, 

206, 213, 215, 276, 

296, 438, 519, 564, 

626, 665, 678. 
Youngblood ,444,445. 
Younghaus, 644. 
Yonse,646, 647, 648, 

652. 



Youtz,552. 
Yting, 136. 
Yunker, 103. 

Zacharias, 262. 
Zahm, 294,495. 
Zeagly, 609. 
Zed wick, 434. 
Zeller, 103. 
Ziegler, 298, 307,308, 

614, 615, 656. 
Zimmerman, 257,577, 

605. 
Zlnn, 254, 257, 261,. 

262. 
Zoll, 76. 
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